plen tiful /'plentifl/ (also plent eous) adj. available or existing in large amounts or numbers AilEft ; &=£ (ft ; % & (ft ; X H Em abundant : a plentiful supply of food 0 In those days jobs were

plentiful ► plen-ti-ful-ly /-fali/

adv.-. Evidence is plentifully available. J|₀ O

She kept them plentifully supplied with gossip. IMlWMWIfligo plenty On /'plenti/ pron., adv., noun, det. m pron. ~ (of sth) a large amount; as much or as many as you need A ft ; plenty of eggs/money/

time ^^(ft^Jf/^/BtiBj 0 ‘Do we need more milk?’ ‘No, there’s plenty in the fridge. ’ “ fief] Jc T lr #T m ? ” , n XX'To ” O They always

gave us plenty to eat. iMl&Ji£nfcCl£F^7®l£o 0 We had plenty to talk about. fMTTH&TirclftilT £> note at MANY, MUCH

■ adv. 1 ~ more (of) (sth) a lot A fi; fit ^ : We have plenty more of them in the warehouse.

0 There’s plenty more paper if you need it: 2 ~ big, long, etc. enough (to do sth) (informal) more than big, long, etc. enough Tf A: The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground. Mjf 3 (NAmE) a lot;

very # #; T#; tft: We talked plenty about our kids.

0 You can be married and still be plenty lonely. AlRlX

mnoun [U] (formal) a situation in which there is a large supply of food, money, etc. H : Everyone is

happier in times of plenty. II M,

0 We had food and drink in plenty, f^f] (ft ik$}

m det. (NAmE or informal) a lot of tM T ; AS: There’s plenty room for all of you!

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ple num /'pliinam/ noun a meeting attended by all the members of a committee, etc.; a plenary meeting ( ft

MW^lft )

ple on asm /'pliianaezam/ noun [U, C] (technical Ain) the use of more words than are necessary to express a meaning. For example, ‘see with your eyes’ is a pleonasm because the same meaning can be expressed using ‘see’. % ^ ; % ]£ ; M & ► pleonastic /,pli:a- ’naestik / adj.

pleth-ora /'pleGara/ noun [sing.] (formal) an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used ; MS;

Mill Em EXCESS

pleura /'pluara; NAmE 'plura/ noun (anatomy ftf) (pi. pleurae /-ri:/) (anatomy $?) one of the two membranes that surround the lungs f&JlI

pleur isy /'pluarasi; NAmE 'plur-/ noun [u] a serious illness that affects the inner covering of the chest and lungs, causing severe pain in the chest or sides J$j M

A; IMA

Plexi-glas™ /'pleksiglais; NAmE -glaes/ noun [U] (NAmE) = Perspex

plexus O SOLAR PLEXUS

pli-able /'plaiabl/ adj. 1 easy to bend without breaking J§ ft ^ iU EDG3 flexible 2 (of people A) easy to influence or control H3tlfP|R](ft; 7 M (ft; § Jl If Aft

ES7T1 IMPRESSIONABLE

pli-ant /'plaiant/ ad/ 1 (of a person or their body XM A#) soft and giving way to sb, especially in a sexual way ^Jift: her pliant body MM

<0> She lay pliant in his arms, IteftlT

X ₀ 2 (sometimes disapproving) willing to accept

change; easy to influence or control fiJUlft; WMIf A (ft : He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor. ffe&jgTS, liAlftiHT#®.

fto ► pliancy /'plaiansi/ noun [U] pliantly adv. pli-ers /'plaiaz; NAmE -arz/ noun [pi.] a metal tool with handles, used for holding things firmly and twisting and cutting wire 1ST; Alt: a. pair of pliers — ffilST — picture o scissors, tool plight /plait/ noun, verb

m noun [sing.] a difficult and sad situation |r$£; B H^

^_: the plight of the homeless

The African elephant is in a desperate plight. f'/jtl Ip. IE S'

imm .

mverb ITSTOI plight your 'troth (old use or humorous) to make a promise to a person saying that you will marry them; to marry sb if j#;

plimsoll /'plimsal/ (also 'gym shoe, pump) (all BrE) noun a light simple sports shoe made of canvas (= strong cotton cloth) with a rubber sole famm-. a pair of plimsolls

Plimsoll line (also 'load line) noun a line on the side of a ship showing the highest point that the water can safely reach when the ship is loaded ( Jtftift )

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plinth /plinG/ noun a block of stone on which a column or statue stands ( Jftf#^1iTft > l£®> plod /plnd; NAmE plaid/ verb (-dd-) [+adv./prep.] to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired Em trudge: [V] Our

horses plodded down the muddy track. f£f] ft^'/&ITil£iT /J'SliSItT 0 We plodded on through the rain. f£f] 1 o [VN] I watched her plodding her way

across the field, mm► plod noun [sing.] IJ!l;Vi ,plod a'long/'on to make very slow progress, especially with difficult or boring work M M

mm () heislog

plod der /'plDdafc); NAmE 'plaid-/ noun a person who works slowly and steadily but without imagination Hjfe

m

plod-ding /'plndir); NAmE 'plaid-/ adj. working or doing sth slowly and steadily, especially in a way that other people think is boring i; T It ® A fl ft; IKIIliMA j£ft

plonk /plnrjk; NAmE plaiqk; ploirjk/ verb, noun

■ verb (especially BrE) (NAmE usually plunk) [VN] (informal)

1 [+adv./prep.] to put sth down on sth, especially noisily

or carelessly iklckx; : He plonked the books

down on the table. Wlft-^ieT^HiJTJlTXo o Just plonk your bag anywhere. IE ^% (ft ^T \f. ^ 7 iP J L ⁿB „

2 ~ (yourself) (down) to sit down heavily or carelessly

SSMT; He just plonked himself

down and turned on the TV. — IS IS; ^ T wl ff ff T flic

mnoun (informal, especially BrE) 1 [U] cheap wine that is not of good quality IITM 2 [C, usually sing.]

a low sound like that of sth heavy falling and hitting a surface ( $ ) flft^lX th

HIT She sat down with a plonk. MthM— plonk er /'plDrjk0(r); NAmE 'plaipk-; 'ploiqk-/ noun (BrE, slang) a stupid person {^T; ^T; plop /plop; NAmE plaip/ noun, verb mnoun [usually sing] a short sound like that of a small object dropping into water ( ) AM/T

■ verb (-pp-) 1 [V +adv./prep.] to fall, making a plop n& Hfe

'^T: The frog plopped back into the water. ‘

p [U 7X T ₀ O A tear plopped down onto the page she was reading. —}jliBII?@i#|i$£—$feIE&i|?lft%K±o 2 [VN] to drop sth into sth, especially a liquid, so that it makes a plop •••.$[A ( ) : Can you

just plop some ice in my drink?

? 3 [VN, V] t (yourself) (down) to sit or lie down

heavily or in a relaxed way ( ) J*

T, ITF

plo sive /’plausiv; NAmE 'plou-/ noun (phonetics #) a speech sound made by stopping the flow of air coming out of the mouth and then suddenly releasing it, for example /t/ and /p/ in top ( in top T (ft /t/ fP

Ip I ) ► plosive adj.

plot On /pint; NAmE plait/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C, U] the series of events which form the story of a novel, play, film/movie, etc. T ‘tf T; 7 Mi: a conventional plot about love and marriage T't# 7 0 The book is well organized in terms of plot. M XTlfti&I^M + ^'riio 2 [C] ~ (to do sth) a secret plan made by a group of people to do sth wrong or illegal BiT TiS Em conspiracy 3 [C] a small piece of land that is used or intended for a special purpose ( 7) ) She bought a small plot of land to