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Playing PeriodnounMWE(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceedsverified
Playmakernouna player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can scoreverified
Plazanounmercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisersverified
Plea BargainnounMWEin criminal law, a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious chargeverified
Plea BargainingnounMWE(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious chargeverified
Plea of InsanitynounMWE(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the timeverified
Pleading in the AlternativenounMWEa pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely onverified
Pleasancenouna fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experienceverified
Pleasurenouna fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experienceverified
Pleasure BoatnounMWEa large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on boardverified
Pleasure CraftnounMWEa large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on boardverified
Plebiscitenouna vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importanceverified
Plectognathnountropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spinesverified
Plectognath FishnounMWEtropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spinesverified
Plectronnouna small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrumentverified
Plectrumnouna small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrumentverified
Pledge TakernounMWEa volunteer who records, usually by telephone, contributions pledged in a fund driveverified
Pledgeenounsomeone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledgeverified
Pleochroismnounthe phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directionsverified
Pleomorphic RhabdomyosarcomanounMWEform of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adultsverified
Pleomorphic RhabdosarcomanounMWEform of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adultsverified
Pleomorphismnoun(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organismsverified
Pleopodnounone of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimmingverified
Plesiosaurnounextinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbsverified
Plesiosaurusnounextinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbsverified
Plessimeternouna small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinationsverified
Plessornouna small medical hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexesverified
Plethysmographnouna measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains)verified
Pleural SpacenounMWEthe small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleuraverified
Pleurisy RootnounMWEerect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowersverified
Pleurocarpnouna moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalkverified
Pleurocarpous MossnounMWEa moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalkverified
Pleurodontnounan animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without socketsverified
Pleuropneumonialike OrganismnounMWEa mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of pneumonia in humansverified
Pleurothallisnounany of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowersverified
Pleximeternouna small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinationsverified
Plexornoun(medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexesverified
Plexusnouna network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vesselsverified
Plexus BrachialisnounMWEa network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulderverified
Plexus CeliacusnounMWEa large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomachverified
Plexus ChoroideusnounMWEa vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressureverified
Plexus LumbalisnounMWEa plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nervesverified
Plexus MyentericusnounMWEa plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestinesverified