Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z plaguing annoyance; harassment plaguish Synonym of plaguey. plagusiid Any crab in the family Plagusiidae. plaice Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots. plaid A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. plaided Of the material of which plaids are made; tartan. plaiden A coarse, woollen cloth plaiding plaid cloth; tartan cloth plaidless Without a plaid. plaidman A man who wears a plaid. plaidoyer An act of pleading; a plea. plain Flat, level. plainant someone who makes complaint; the plaintiff. plainchant Synonym of plainsong. plainclothed plainclothes; wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform in order to avoid detection. plainclothes Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection. plainclothesman A police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty. plainclothesperson A police officer (especially a detective) of any gender who wears civilian clothes when on duty. plainclotheswoman A female police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty. plainer A policeman who wears plainclothes. Plainfield A rural community of Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. plainfin Used to describe various creatures with plain fins. plainful Full of lamentation. plainhead A variety of bird without a crest. plainie A plain throw in children's games, without any action performed at the same time such as clapping. plaining A lamentation. plainish Somewhat plain in appearance. plainland Flat land with relatively little vegetation. plainlike Resembling or characteristic of a plain (flat land with relatively little vegetation). plainly In a plain manner; simply; basically. plainness The condition of being plain (in all senses) plains The Great Plains region of North America. plainsawn flatsawn Plainsboro A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. plainscraft The skills needed to survive on the open plains. plainsfolk People who dwell on the plains. plainsies In children's games, such as jacks, the simplest style of play, without additional actions such as clapping. plainsman A native, inhabitant or settler of a plains region, but especially of the United States prairies plainsong A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches. plainspeople Synonym of plainsfolk plainspoken Speaking in a forthright manner. plainspokenly In a plainspoken manner. plainspokenness The quality of being plainspoken. plainswoman The female equivalent of a plainsman. plaint A complaint. plaintext Consisting only of plain text. plaintful complaining; sorrowful plaintiff A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser. plaintiffship The role or status of a plaintiff. plaintive Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic. plaintively In a plaintive manner. plaintiveness The state or condition of being plaintive. plaintless Without complaint; uncomplaining. Plainview A minor city in Yell County, Arkansas. Plainville A town in Hartford County, Connecticut. plainward Toward a plain. plainware ancient minimally decorated pottery found in Oceania Plair A surname. plaisance A surname. plaisanteur A jokester. Plaisir A commune of Yvelines department, France. Plaisted A surname. Plaistow A hamlet in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3556). plait A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat. plaiter Someone who plaits. plaiting plaited material plaitless Without a plait or pleat. plaitwork A plaited design, a form of knotwork. plakat Synonym of Siamese fighting fish. plakea A curved plate of cells formed during the development of chlorophytes of the family Volvocaceae plakeal Relating to a plakea plakin Any protein that associates with junctional complexes and the cytoskeleton plakinid Any member of the Plakinidae. plakkie Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, Kalanchoe luciae, and related plants. plakoglobin A catenin protein that is a component of desmosomes. plakohypaphorine Any of a group of iodine-containing indole alkaloids resembling hypaphorine and first reported in the Caribbean sponge Plakortis simplex. plakophilin Any of a family of proteins, found in the cytoskeleton, that are essential for the formation and stabilization of desmosomal cell contacts. plakous A flatbread, of Ancient Greek origin, thought to be a precursor of pizza. plamasser A person who convinces another to do something by means of sweet talk and flattery. Plambeck A surname from German. Plame A surname Plamegate A 2005 controversy around the alleged leaking to the media of the identity of Valerie Plame, a covert CIA agent. plamodel Any of a range of plastic die-cast models, kits, or similar merchandise. Plamondon A surname from French. plan A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. planable Suitable for smoothing with a plane (woodworking tool). planachromatic achromatic throughout a plane Planada A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States. Former name: Geneva. planal Of or relating to a geometric plane. planapochromatic Describing an apochromatic lens system that produces a planar (flat) field planar Of or pertaining to a plane. Planargia A subregion of Sardinia, Italy. planarian Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments. planariform Resembling the planarians. planariid Any flatworm in the family Planariidae. planarioid Resembling planarians. planarity The condition of being planar planarization The act or process of planarizing. planarize to flatten, or make into a plane planarizing The process of making something planar; flattening planarly In a planar fashion. Planas A surname from Catalan. planate flat, flattened. Resembling a plane, or otherwise planar. planation The formation of a flat surface by erosion and deposition Planavsky A surname. planaxid Any sea snail of the family Planaxidae. Plancarte A surname. planch A plank. plancha A type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots. planche A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support. plancher A floor made of wood. planchet A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin. planchette A small plank. planchier The soffit of the corona in a cornice. planching The laying of floors in a building; flooring. Planck Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory. Planckian Of or pertaining to Max Planck (1858–1947), German physicist and founder of quantum theory. planckon A Planck particle. planctomycete Any of many aquatic bacteria of the phylum Planctomycetes. planctus A lament or dirge, a popular literary form in the Middle Ages. plandemic A deliberately planned pandemic, typically supposed as part of a conspiracy theory. (Often associated with COVID-19.) plandid A photograph that appears to be candid but was in fact planned. plandok The Java mouse-deer, Tragulus javanicus. Plandome A village and census-designated place in the town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. plandomizer A randomizer mod (game modification) where what gets randomized is manually predefined by the player, as opposed to complete randomization. plane Of a surface: flat or level. planectomy The removal of the nasal planum (the flat tip of the nose in cats and dogs). planeful Enough to fill an aeroplane. planeitis A supposed sickness from airplanes. planelike Resembling or characteristic of a geometrical plane. planeload As much, or as many, as a plane can carry planemaker A company that manufactures (commercial) aircraft. planemo an astronomical object with enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to initiate core fusion at any time in its existence. That is, it is rounded in shape and is smaller than a star. Planemos include planets, dwarf planets, and the larger moons of the Solar System (satellite planets), but also sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets between the stars. planeness The condition of being plane. planer A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed. planerite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Planescaper A player of Dungeons & Dragons in the Planescape campaign setting. planesick Airsick from travelling in an airplane. planeside Beside an airplane; particularly used of baggage check or security searches planespot To take part in planespotting. planespotter Someone interested in planespotting. planespotting The observation and logging of the registration numbers (tailnumbers) of aircraft as a hobby. planeswalker A wizard who can travel across planes of existence. planet Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. planetabler A surveyor who uses a plane table. planetal Of or relating to planets; planetary. planetality Membership of a particular planet or moon, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. planetarian astrologer planetarily In a planetary manner or context; like planets. planetarium A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.