16-letter words containing pl
- precontemplation — the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
- processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
- project planning — project management
- projective plane — (mathematics) The space of equivalence classes of vectors under non-zero scalar multiplication. Elements are sets of the form {kv: k != 0, k scalar, v != O, v a vector} where O is the origin. v is a representative member of this equivalence class. The projective plane of a vector space is the collection of its 1-dimensional subspaces. The properties of the vector space induce a topology and notions of smoothness on the projective plane. A projective plane is in no meaningful sense a plane and would therefore be (but isn't) better described as a "projective space".
- prosecco plotter — one of a group of Labour politicians who allegedly plotted to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown from office in the summer of 2008
- pull the plug on — a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
- purple gallinule — a purple, blue, green, and white gallinule, Porphyrula martinica, inhabiting warmer areas of the New World, having a bright red, yellow, and blue bill, and lemon-yellow legs and feet.
- purple sandpiper — a sandpiper, Calidris maritima, of arctic regions of the New and Old World, having in winter a slate-gray back with purplish reflections.
- quasi-diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- query by example — (database, language) (QBE) A user-friendly query language developed by Moshé Zloof of IBM in 1975.
- reflection plane — a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- replacement part — a part of (an engine, device, etc) used to replace or substitute an older or broken part
- restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
- rice-paper plant — an araliaceous plant, Tetrapanax papyriferum of Taiwan, the pith of which is pared and flattened into sheets to make rice paper
- robin's plantain — the rattlesnake weed, Hieracium venosum.
- scarlet eggplant — a hairy, prickly plant, Solanum integrifolium, of the nightshade family, native to Africa, grown for its furrowed, nearly round, scarlet or yellow ornamental fruit.
- self-complacency — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-disciplined — Someone who is self-disciplined has the ability to control themselves and to make themselves work hard or behave in a particular way without needing anyone else to tell them what to do.
- self-explanatory — explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.
- self-explication — the act of explicating.
- self-replicating — reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature: self-replicating organisms.
- sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
- shepherd's plaid — a checkered black and white pattern
- shopping complex — a shopping centre
- showy crab apple — a large Japanese bush or tree, Malus floribunda, of the rose family, having red fruit and rose-colored flowers that fade to white.
- simple extension — an extension field of a given field, obtained by forming all polynomials in a specified element with coefficients contained in the given field.
- simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
- sony playstation — Playstation
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
- special pleading — Law. pleading that alleges special or new matter in avoidance of the allegations made by the opposite side.
- spin the platter — a game in which one member of a group spins a platter on its edge and a designated member must catch it before it falls or pay a forfeit.
- splanchnic nerve — Anatomy. any of several nerves to the viscera and blood vessels of the chest and pelvic areas.
- splanchnopleural — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
- split infinitive — an expression in which there is a word or phrase, especially an adverb or adverbial phrase, between to and its accompanying verb form in an infinitive, as in to readily understand.
- sticking plaster — an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.
- stomach stapling — Stomach stapling is an operation in which part of the stomach is removed in order to help a person to eat less and lose weight.
- sugar plantation — a large area of land where sugar is grown
- summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
- sun in splendour — a representation of the sun with rays and a human face
- swash plate pump — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and imparts reciprocating motion to push rods parallel to the shaft axis
- take one's place — to take up one's usual or specified position
- the first couple — the US president and their spouse
- the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
- to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
- to lose the plot — If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.
- to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.