Part 59

~Petroleum~, _n._ Rock-oil, mineral oil, mineral pitch, mineral tar, Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil.

~Petticoat~, _n._ Skirt.

~Pettifogger~, _n._ Petty lawyer.

~Pettish~, _a._ Peevish, fretful, PETULANT.

~Petty~, _a._ ~1.~ Little, small, trifling, trivial, frivolous, inconsiderable, unimportant, insignificant, slight, of small moment, of small account.

~2.~ Inferior, of a low grade.

~Petty-chaps~, _n._ Fig-pecker, fig-eater, becafico, garden warbler, greater petty-chaps (_Sylvia hortensis_).

~Petulance~, _n._ Peevishness, fretfulness, testiness, waspishness, crustiness, pettishness, snappishness, irritability, ill-temper.

~Petulant~, _a._ Irascible, irritable, fretful, peevish, hasty, touchy, testy, crusty, pettish, waspish, choleric, snappish, snarling, cross, crabbed, captious, censorious, acrimonious, perverse, froward, ill-tempered, out of sorts.

~Pewit~, _n._ Lapwing (_Tringa vanellus_).

~Phalansterianism~, _n._ Fourierism, socialism, humanitarianism, Saint Simonianism.

~Phantasm~, _n._ Vision (_fancied_), appearance, apparition, spectre, phantom, illusion.

~Phantasmagoria~, _n._ ~1.~ Magic lantern.

~2.~ Illusive images, optical illusions.

~Phantom~, _n_. PHANTASM.

~Phantom-like~, _a._ Spectral.

~Pharisaic~, _a._ Sanctimonious, hypocritical.

~Pharisaical~, _a._ Sanctimonious, hypocritical.

~Pharisaism~, _n._ Hypocrisy, formalism, sanctimoniousness, cant, pietism, phariseeism, assumed piety.

~Phariseeism~, _n._ PHARISAISM.

~Pharmacopœia~, _n._ Dispensatory.

~Phascolome~, _n._ Wombat (_Phascolomys ursinus_).

~Phase~, _n._ Appearance (_as of the moon or a planet_), aspect.

~Phenomenon~, _n._ [_pl. Phenomena._] ~1.~ Appearance, what is seen (_as distinguished from its essence or substance_).

~2.~ Prodigy, wonder, marvel, miracle.

~Philander~, _v. n._ Coquet, flirt, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship.

~Philanthropic~, _n._ Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane.

~Philanthropical~, _n._ Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane.

~Philanthropy~, _n._ Humanity, love of mankind, general benevolence, good will to all men.

~Philibeg~, _n._ [Written also and usually _Fillibeg_.] Kilt.

~Philippic~, _n._ Invective.

~Philomel~, _n._ Nightingale.

~Philomela~, _n._ Nightingale.

~Philosopher~, _n._ ~1.~ Searcher after truth, student of first principles, seeker of wisdom.

~2.~ Theorist, theorizer, man of abstractions, speculator.

~Philosophic~, _a._ ~1.~ Of philosophy.

~Philosophical~, _a._ ~1.~ Of philosophy.

~2.~ Of a philosopher, of philosophers.

~3.~ Wise, rational, reasonable.

~4.~ Calm, cool, collected, composed, unruffled, sedate, serene, tranquil, imperturbable, stoical, Platonic.

~Philosophy~, _n._ ~1.~ Science of causes or first principles, science of the absolute, the science of sciences.

~2.~ Principles (_of any department of knowledge_), laws.

~3.~ Hypothesis, theory, system, doctrine.

~Philosophy of the Academy~, Philosophy of Plato, Platonic philosophy.

~Philosophy of the Garden~, Philosophy of Epicurus, Epicurean philosophy.

~Philosophy of the Lyceum~, Philosophy of Aristotle, Peripatetic philosophy.

~Philosophy of the Porch~, Philosophy of Zeno and the Stoics, Stoical philosophy.

~Philter~, _n._ Love potion, love charm.

~Phiz~, _n._ [_Humorously so used._] Face, visage, countenance, physiognomy.

~Phlebotomy~, _n._ Venesection, bloodletting.

~Phlegm~, _n._ ~1.~ Mucus, excrementitious humor.

~2.~ Apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, coldness, sluggishness.

~Phlegmatic~ _a._ Apathetic, stoical, dull, sluggish, tame, cold, frigid, unfeeling, unsusceptible, impassible, impassive, indifferent, cold-blooded.

~Phonetic~, _a._ Phonic, phonical.

~Phonetical~, _a._ Phonic, phonical.

~Phonetics~, _n._ Phonics, phonology.

~Phonic~, _a._ PHONETIC.

~Phonical~, _a._ PHONETIC.

~Phonology~, _n._ Phonetics, phonics.

~Phosphorus~, _n._ [_Poetical._] The morning star, Lucifer, Venus.

~Phrase~, _n._ ~1.~ Expression (_forming part of a sentence_).

~2.~ Idiom, peculiar expression, turn of expression.

~3.~ Style, diction, phraseology, manner of expression, mode of speech.

~Phrase~, _v._ _a._ Call, name, style, term, denominate, entitle, designate, christen, dub.

~Phraseology~, _n._ Diction, style, phrase, manner of expression, mode of speech.

~Phrenitis~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Inflammation of the brain.

~Phrenology~, _n._ Craniology, craniognomy.

~Phrensy~, _n._ [Written usually _Frenzy._] Madness, rage, fury, delirium, insanity, lunacy, aberration of mind.

~Phthisis~, _n._ (_Med._) Consumption (_particularly of the lungs_), marasmus, emaciation, wasting, atrophy, decline, tabes, pulmonary consumption.

~Phylactery~, _n._ Charm, amulet, talisman.

~Physic~, _n._ ~1.~ Drug, medicine, remedy, medicament, NOSTRUM.

~2.~ Cathartic, purge, purgative medicine.

~Physic~, _v._ Purge, drench, give physic to.

~Physical~, _a._ ~1.~ Material, corporeal, bodily, natural, sensible.

~2.~ Medicinal, cathartic, purgative.

~Physician~, _n._ Doctor, medical man.

~Physics~, _n._ Natural philosophy, science of nature.

~Physiognomy~, _n._ Face, countenance, PHIZ, visage, cast of countenance, expression of countenance.

~Physiology~, _n._ Science of life, animal and vegetable economy, science of organized beings, science of the functions of animals and vegetables.

~Phytivorous~, _a._ Grass-eating, graminivorous, phytophagous.

~Phytophagous~, _a._ PHYTIVOROUS.

~Picaroon~, _n._ Pirate, corsair, buccaneer, freebooter, marauder, sea- robber, sea-rover.

~Piccolo~, _n._ [It.] Octave flute.

~Pick~, _v._ _a._ ~1.~ Pluck, pull off, pick off.

~2.~ Open (_as a lock_).

~3.~ Choose, select, cull, single out, pick out, fix upon, pitch upon.

~4.~ Clean, cleanse.

~Pick~, _n._ ~1.~ Pickaxe.

~2.~ Choice, selection.

~Pickaxe~, _n._ (Written also _Pickax._) Pick.

~Picket~, _n._ ~1.~ Stake, pale.

~2.~ (_Mil._) Sentinel (_on the outposts_), guard, watchman, guardsman, sentry.

~Pickings~, _n._ _pl._ Refuse, leavings, remnants, remains, odds and ends.

~Pickle~, _n._ ~1.~ Salt and water (_for preserving meat_).

~2.~ Vinegar (_for preserving meats or vegetables_).

~3.~ Sorry condition, sad plight.

~Pickle-herring~, _n._ Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, jester, droll, punch, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, merry-Andrew, jack-pudding, punchinello.

~Pick off~, ~1.~ Pluck, pick, pull off.

~2.~ Kill (_by shooting, as a marksman_).

~Pick out~, Select, cull, choose, single out, fix upon, pitch upon.

~Pick up~, Take up.

~Picturesque~, _a._ Beautiful (_as a scene in a picture_), graphic.

~Picture~, _n._ ~1.~ Painting, drawing, engraving, print.

~2.~ Image, resemblance, semblance, likeness, representation, similitude.

~Picture~, _v. a._ Paint, draw, represent, delineate, form an image of.

~Piddle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Trifle, act with levity, be busy about trifles.

~2.~ [_Child's word._] Urinate, make water, void urine.

~Piddling~, _a._ Trifling, trivial, frivolous, petty, unimportant, insignificant, immaterial, inconsiderable, worthless, of little value or consequence, of no moment.

~Piebald~, _a._ Motley, mottled, variegated, pied, party-colored, many- hued, many-colored, divers-colored, of various colors.

~Piece~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, portion, section, fragment, bit, scrap.

~2.~ Composition, writing, lucubration, literary production.

~3.~ Gun, cannon, fire-arm.

~Piecemeal~, _ad._ In pieces, by fragments, part by part.

~Piece-work~, _n._ Job-work.

~Pied~, _a._ Variegated, PIEBALD.

~Pierce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Transfix, penetrate, perforate, drill, bore, enter, force a way into.

~2.~ Affect, move, touch, strike, thrill.

~Pierce~, _v. n._ Penetrate, enter, thrill, force a way.

~Piercing~, _a._ ~1.~ Penetrating, perforating.

~2.~ Sharp, keen, acute, thrilling.

~Piety~, _n._ ~1.~ Filial reverence.

~2.~ Godliness, religion, devotion, holiness, sanctity, grace.

~Pig~, _n._ Young hog.

~Pigeon-berry~, _n._ Poke, poke-weed, garget (_Phytolacca decandra_).

~Pigeon-house~, _n._ Columbary, dove-cot.

~Piggery~, _n._ Pig-sty, hog-sty, pig-pen.

~Pig-headed~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, wilful, heady, headstrong, intractable, perverse, cross- grained, self-willed.

~Pigment~, _n._ Paint, color, coloring matter.

~Pig-pen~, _n._ PIGGERY.

~Pig-sty~, _n._ PIGGERY.

~Pigwidgeon~, _n._ Fairy, elf, fay.

~Pile~, _n._ ~1.~ Heap, accumulation, mass, collection.

~2.~ Building, structure, edifice, fabric, erection.

~3.~ Large stake.

~4.~ Filament, thread, fibre, staple.

~Pike~, _n._ ~1.~ Turnpike-gate.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Turnpike, turnpike road.

~3.~ (_Ich._) Luce, true-jack.

~Pile~, _v. a._ Accumulate, amass, heap, collect or gather into a heap.

~Piles~, _n. pl._ (_Med._) Hemorrhoids.

~Pilfer~, _v. a._ Steal (_by petty theft_), filch, purloin, CABBAGE, bob.

~Pilfer~, _v. n._ Steal, thieve, practise petty theft.

~Pilfering~, _n._ Stealing, thieving, thievery, larceny, petty theft, petty larceny.

~Pilgarlic~, _n._ Wretch, outcast, Pariah, Troglodyte, miserable fellow.

~Pilgrim~, _n._ Traveller (_especially on a religious errand_), wanderer, wayfarer, PALMER, crusader.

~Pilgrimage~, _n._ Journey (_especially to some hallowed place_), expedition, tour, excursion.

~Pillage~, _n._ ~1.~ Spoliation, depredation, destruction, devastation, plundering, rapine.

~2.~ Plunder, booty, spoil, prey.

~Pillage~, _v. a._ Plunder, spoil, despoil, sack.

~Pillar~, _n._ ~1.~ COLUMN (_for supporting something_), shaft, post.

~2.~ Prop, support, supporter, maintainer.

~Pillow-block~, _n._ Plumber-block.

~Pill-wort~, _n._ Pepper-grass (_Pilularia globulifera_).

~Pilot~, _n._ Steersman, guide, conductor.

~Pilot~, _v. a._ Guide, direct, conduct, steer, have or take the direction of.

~Pilot-bread~, _n._ Hard-bread, ship-biscuit.

~Pimento~, _n._ Allspice, Jamaica pepper.

~Pimp~, _n._ Procurer, pander.

~Pimp~, _v. n._ Pander.

~Pimple~, _n._ Blotch, eruption, pustule.

~Pin~, _n._ ~1.~ Peg, BOLT.

~2.~ Straw (_as something of no value_), fig, button, rush, feather, farthing, brass farthing.

~Pin~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fasten with a pin.

~2.~ Fasten, fix, make fast.

~Pinch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nip, squeeze, compress, gripe.

~2.~ Oppress, straiten, distress.

~Pinch~, _v. n._ Bear hard.

~Pinch~, _n._ ~1.~ Nip, gripe.

~2.~ Emergency, exigency, crisis, strait, difficulty, push.

~Pinchbeck~, _n._ Dutch gold.

~Pinched~, _a._ Distressed, straitened, reduced, indigent, destitute, needy, poor, necessitous, penniless, moneyless, in need, in want, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket.

~Pine~, _v. n._ Languish, droop, flag, waste, decay, waste away.

~Pinion~, _n._ ~1.~ Wing, pennon.

~2.~ Fetter (_for the arms_).

~Pinion~, _v. a._ Restrain (_by binding the arms_), bind, fasten, shackle, fetter, chain.

~Pink~, _n._ ~1.~ Rose-color.

~2.~ (_Ich._) Minnow, minion (_Lencisous phoxinus_).

~3.~ Paragon, model, BEAU IDEAL.

~Pinnacle~, _n._ ~1.~ Turret, minaret.

~2.~ Top, summit, apex, acme, zenith, highest point, culminating point, utmost height.

~Pin one's faith upon~, Believe, put confidence in, rely upon, take at one's word.

~Pintado~, _n._ Guinea hen.

~Pious~, _a._ ~1.~ Filial.

~2.~ Religious, godly, holy, devout, saintly.

~Pip~, _v. n._ Chirp (_as a chicken_), mewl, peep.

~Pipe of peace~, Calumet.

~Piping~, _a._ ~1.~ Whining, feeble, sickly, weak.

~2.~ Simmering, boiling.

~Pipsissewa~, _n._ [_Indian name._] Winter-green (_Chimaphila umbellata_).

~Piquancy~, _n._ ~1.~ Pungency, high flavor.

~2.~ Sharpness, tartness, severity.

~Piquant~, _n._ ~1.~ Pungent, biting, pricking, stinging, high- flavored, high-seasoned.

~2.~ Sharp, tart, severe, cutting, pointed.

~Pique~, _n._ Resentment (_slight_), grudge, umbrage, offence, wounded pride.

~Pique~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Stimulate, incite, urge, instigate, spur, goad, set on, stir up.

~2.~ Offend, displease, affront, provoke, incense, irritate, chafe, nettle, vex, fret, sting, exasperate, wound, give offence to, give umbrage to.

~Pique one's self~, Plume one's self, take pride.

~Pirate~, _n._ Corsair, buccaneer, picaroon, free-booter, sea-robber, sea-rover.

~Piratic~, _a._ Robbing, predatory.

~Piratical~, _a._ Robbing, predatory.

~Pish~, _interj._ Pshaw.

~Pismire~, _n._ Ant, emmet.

~Piston~, _n._ Plunger.

~Pit~, _n._ ~1.~ Excavation, hole, cavity, hollow, indentation, dent, dint, depression, dimple.

~2.~ Gulf, abyss.

~3.~ Parquet, parterre.

~Pit against~, Set to fight (_as cocks in a pit_), set in opposition, match for a contest, set together by the ears.

~Pit-a-pat~, _ad._ In a flutter, with throbs, with palpitation.

~Pitch~, _n._ ~1.~ Degree of elevation.

~2.~ Degree, measure, extent, range, rate.

~3.~ (_Mus._) Elevation of the key-note.

~Pitch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Throw, cast, fling, hurl, toss, launch, send, dart, lance, jaculate.

~2.~ Set (_as a tent_), fix, plant, place, station, locate, settle, establish.

~Pitch~, _v. n._ Fall, plunge, throw one's self.

~Pitch-coal~, _n._ Bituminous coal, caking coal.

~Pitch dark~, Dark as pitch, very dark.

~Pitch into~, [_Colloquial._] ATTACK, assail, assault.

~Pitch upon~, Choose, select, decide on, determine on, fix upon.

~Pitchy~, _n._ Dark, black, dismal, rayless, sunless, Cimmerian.

~Pit-coal~, _n._ Mineral coal.

~Piteous~, _a._ ~1.~ Sorrowful, mournful, woful, doleful, rueful, affecting, distressing, grievous, moving pity, exciting compassion.

~2.~ Pitiable, deplorable, wretched, miserable, deserving pity, to be pitied.

~Pith~, _n._ ~1.~ Heart, marrow.

~2.~ Essence, quintessence, substance, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part.

~3.~ Weight, moment, importance.

~4.~ Force, strength, energy, vigor.

~Pithy~, _a._ ~1.~ Forcible, energetic.

~2.~ Terse, laconic, brief, concise, short, compact, pointed, sententious, full of meaning, not loose, not verbose, not prolix.

~Pitiable~, _a._ Deplorable, wretched, miserable, piteous, deserving pity, to be pitied.

~Pitiful~, _a._ ~1.~ Compassionate, tender, tender-hearted, sympathetic, kind, merciful, lenient, mild.

~2.~ Mean, base, vile, low, paltry, sorry, abject, rascally, contemptible, despicable, insignificant, worthless.

~Pitiless~, _a._ Merciless, unmerciful, unpitying, relentless, ruthless, implacable, inexorable, cruel, unfeeling, unsympathizing.

~Pittance~, _n._ ~1.~ Allowance (_out of pity or charity_), dole, allotment, charity, gift.

~2.~ Modicum, trifle, fragment, small portion, small allowance.

~Pity~, _n._ Compassion, commiseration, sympathy, fellow-feeling, bowels of compassion, melting mood.

~Pity~, _v. a._ Commiserate, compassionate, sympathize with, feel for, have pity or compassion for, feel sorry for, condole with.

~Pivot~, _v. n._ Turn, hinge, depend.

~Pivotal~, _a._ Turning, hinging, depending.

~Placability~, _n._ Placableness, forgiving disposition.

~Placable~, _a._ Appeasable, reconcilable, forgiving.

~Placableness~, _n._ PLACABILITY.

~Placard~, _n._ Poster, bill, hand-bill, broadside.

~Placard~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Advertise (_by placards_), publish, announce, make known, blaze abroad, spread abroad.

~2.~ Post, expose to obloquy.

~Place~, _n._ ~1.~ Situation, position, locality, location, station, spot, site, ground.

~2.~ Office, charge, function, employment, post.

~3.~ Rank, standing, grade, condition, occupation, calling.

~4.~ Mansion, residence, abode, dwelling seat.

~5.~ Town, village, city.

~Place~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put, set, station, lay, settle, deposit, commit, locate, seat, fix, establish, dispose, arrange.

~2.~ Invest, put at interest.

~Placenta~, _n._ Secundines, after-birth.

~Placid~, _a._ Quiet, tranquil, undisturbed, unmoved, unruffled, calm, peaceful, halcyon, palmy, serene, composed, collected, cool.

~Placidity~, _n._ Calmness, quietness, serenity, composure, coolness, tranquillity, imperturbability.

~Plagiarism~, _n._ Literary theft.

~Plagiarist~, _n._ Plagiary.

~Plague~, _n._ ~1.~ Pestilence, pest.

~2.~ Affliction; annoyance, vexation, trouble, nuisance, curse, torment, thorn in one's side.

~Plague~, _v. a._ Annoy, tease, vex, worry, trouble, molest, torment, harass, harry, disturb, fret, gall, chafe, bore, incommode, bother, pester, badger, hector, irritate, disquiet.

~Plain~, _a._ ~1.~ Even, level, smooth, flat, plane.

~2.~ Manifest, visible, obvious, clear, unmistakable, apparent, certain, palpable, conspicuous, notable, notorious, glaring, patent, open, evident.

~3.~ Unequivocal, unambiguous, distinct, explicit, intelligible, perspicuous.

~4.~ Simple, unadorned, unvarnished.

~5.~ Homely, ugly, ill-looking, ill-favored, not handsome.

~6.~ Artless, natural, honest, sincere, candid, frank, open, downright, direct, unsophisticated, ingenuous, undesigning, straightforward, single-minded, open-hearted, above-board.

~Plain~, _n._ Plateau, champaign, savanna, pampas, tableland, champaign country.

~Plain-dealing~, _n._ Honesty, sincerity, frankness, candor, ingenuousness, openness, truthfulness, plainness, straightforwardness.

~Plain-spoken~, _a._ Frank, candid, blunt, open, free-spoken, plain of speech.

~Plaint~, _n._ Lamentation, lament, moan, wail, cry, complaint.

~Plaintiff~, _n._ Accuser, prosecutor.

~Plaintive~, _a._ ~1.~ Complaining, lamenting, moaning.

~2.~ Mournful, sorrowful, sad, piteous, woful, rueful, grievous, dirge- like.

~Plait~, _n._ Fold, doubling, double, PLICATURE, gather.

~Plait~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fold, double.

~2.~ Braid, plat, weave, mat.

~Plan~, _n._ ~1.~ Draft, sketch, plot, drawing, map, chart.

~2.~ Scheme, project, system, method, device, design, contrivance, proposal, proposition.

~Plan~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Delineate, figure, represent, mark out, chalk out, sketch out.

~2.~ Devise, contrive, scheme, project, plot, invent, design, concoct, digest, lay out, prepare, hatch.

~Plane~, _a._ Level, flat, even, smooth, plain.

~Plane-tree~, _n._ ~1.~ [_U. S._] Sycamore, button-wood, button-ball-tree, water-beech (_Platanus Occidentalis_).

~2.~ [_Scotland._] Sycamore maple (_Acer pseudo-platanus_).

~Planetarium~, _n._ Orrery.

~Plant~, _n._ Vegetable.

~Plant~, _v. a._ Fix, establish, settle, found.

~Plant~, _v. n._ Sow, scatter seed, put in seed.

~Plant-louse~, _n._ Aphis, vine-fretter, puceron.

~Plant one's self~, Pitch one's tent, take up one's quarters, establish one's self.

~Plash~, _v. a._ Dash, spatter.

~Plash~, _v. n._ Splash, dabble in water.

~Plash~, _n._ ~1.~ Dash, splash.

~2.~ Puddle, pool, collection of standing water.

~Plaster~, _n._ ~1.~ Mortar, stucco, cement.

~2.~ EMPLASTRUM.

~Plaster~, _v. a._ Parget, cover with plaster.

~Plasterer~, _n._ Pargeter.

~Plaster of Paris~, Calcined gypsum or sulphate of lime.

~Plastic~, _a._ ~1.~ Formative.

~2.~ Soft, pliable, easily moulded.

~Plastic art~, Sculpture.

~Plat~, _v. a._ Braid, weave, plait, mat.

~Plat~, _n._ Plot, piece of ground.

~Plate~, _n._ ~1.~ Lamina, layer.

~2.~ Dish, platter.

~Plateau~, _a._ Plain (_elevated_), table-land.

~Platina~, _n._ Platinum.

~Platitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Insipidity, flatness, dulness, mawkishness.

~2.~ Twaddle, verbiage, palaver, trash, chatter, stuff, fudge, nonsense, moonshine, flummery, wish-wash, balderdash, jargon, nonsense, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.

~Platonic~, _a._ ~1.~ Academic, of Plato.

~2.~ Contemplative, speculative, philosophical, theoretical.

~3.~ Passionless, impassible, unimpressible, cold, apathetic, cool, calm, serene.

~Platter~, _n._ Large dish.

~Plaudit~, _n._ Applause, acclamation, clapping of hands, acclaim, shout of approbation.

~Plausible~, _a._ Specious, colorable, seemingly fair.

~Play~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Sport, disport, frolic, skip, frisk, gambol, revel, romp, caper, make merry, make fun.

~2.~ Trifle, toy, wanton.

~3.~ Game, gambler.

~4.~ Act (_on the stage_), take a part.

~Play~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put in action, put in operation.

~2.~ Perform on, play on or upon.

~3.~ Act (_on the stage_), enact, represent, exhibit, perform.

~4.~ Personate, act the part of, take the part of.

~5.~ Engage in, take part in.

~Play~, _n._ ~1.~ Sport, frolic, amusement, pastime, gambols.

~2.~ Drama, tragedy, comedy or farce, dramatic performance.

~3.~ Practice, use, manner of dealing.

~4.~ Scope, swing, elbow-room, opportunity, liberty of action, a fair field.

~5.~ Gaming, gambling.

~6.~ Motion, movement, activity, exercise, action.

~Player~, _n._ ~1.~ Performer, operator.

~2.~ Actor, stage-player, tragedian or comedian.

~Playful~, _a._ Frolicsome, frisky, sportive, merry, jolly, mirthful, DAFT, gamesome, debonair, vivacious, lively, sprightly, full of play, full of fun.

~Play false~, Break one's word, sell one's self, turn traitor, go over to the enemy.

~Play fast and loose~, Be inconstant, be giddy, be fickle or undecided.

~Play second fiddle~, [_Colloquial._] Be subordinate, take a subordinate part.

~Play the devil (or the deuce) with~, [_Colloquial._] Impair, spoil, injure, hurt, damage, ruin, make bad work with.

~Play the fool~, Cut capers, cut didoes, act the buffoon, act like a fool, make a fool of one's self, play tricks or pranks.

~Play upon~, ~1.~ Perform upon (_as a musical instrument_).

~2.~ Impose upon, make sport of, make fun of, make merry with.

~Plea~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Allegation.

~2.~ Defence, excuse, apology, justification, vindication.

~Plead~, _v. n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Make an allegation, carry on a suit.

~2.~ Reason, argue, offer reasons, use arguments.

~3.~ Apologize, offer apology or justification, make defence.

~Plead~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Allege, offer in excuse.

~2.~ Argue, discuss, defend, maintain by arguments.

~Pleader~, _n._ Assertor, vindicator, defender.

~Plead guilty~, Confess guilt, acknowledge the charge, own the soft impeachment, cry _peccavi_, sing _miserere_, make a clean breast of it, be down on one's marrow-bones.

~Pleasant~, _a._ ~1.~ Pleasing, agreeable, delightful, delectable, gratifying, grateful, pleasurable, acceptable, welcome.

~2.~ Cheerful, gay, lively, sprightly, vivacious, merry, good-humored.

~3.~ Witty, facetious, humorous, jocose, jocular, sportive, amusing.

~Pleasantry~, _n._ ~1.~ Gayety, merriment, sport, fun, frolic.

~2.~ Facetiousness, jocularity, jocoseness, drollery, good humor.

~3.~ Lively or witty remark, sprightly saying.

~Please~, _v. a._ Gratify, delight, gladden, rejoice, TICKLE, make glad, give joy to, take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, do one's heart good.

~Please~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Like, prefer, choose.

~2.~ Condescend, be pleased.

~Pleasing~, _a._ Agreeable, grateful, gratifying, acceptable, welcome, pleasant, delectable, pleasurable, charming, delightful.

~Pleasurable~, _a._ PLEASING.

~Pleasure~, _n._ ~1.~ Enjoyment, gratification, comfort, delight, joy, gladness, temporary happiness.

~2.~ Sensuality, voluptuousness, luxury, animal gratification.

~3.~ Will, choice, preference, purpose, wish, mind.

~Plebeian~, _a._ Ignoble, low, mean, base, vulgar, untitled, base- born, low-born.

~Pledge~, _n._ ~1.~ Pawn, gage, deposit.

~2.~ Guarantee, security, earnest.

~3.~ Health (_in drinking_).

~Pledge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pawn, impawn, plight, hypothecate, put in pledge, deposit as security.

~2.~ Engage, commit.

~3.~ Toast, drink to, drink the health of, drink in honor of.

~Pledgee~, _n._ (_Law._) Pawnee.

~Plenary~, _a._ Full, complete, entire.

~Plenipotentiary~, _n._ Ambassador, minister, envoy.

~Plenitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Abundance, fulness, PLENTY.

~2.~ Repletion, plethora.

~Plenteous~, _a._ Abundant, PLENTIFUL.

~Plentiful~, _a._ Abundant, ample, copious, full, plenteous, productive, fruitful, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, PLENTY, in profusion.

~Plenty~, _n._ ~1.~ Fulness, sufficiency, plenitude, enough, adequate supply.

~2.~ Abundance, copiousness, luxuriance, exuberance, profusion, affluence, fertility, overflow.

~Plenty~, _a._ [_Inelegant._] Abundant, PLENTIFUL.

~Pleonasm~, _n._ Redundancy, diffuseness, tautology, redundant expression.

~Pleonastic~, _a._ Redundant, tautological, diffuse.

~Plethora~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Med._) Fulness (_of blood_), repletion, plenitude.