place (verb) — sense 3 To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).: To finish second, especially of horses or…
plane (noun) — sense 2 Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
plane (noun) — sense 3 A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
plane (noun) — sense 4 A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.: An imaginary plane which…
planet (noun) — sense 1 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.
planet (noun) — sense 2 Any body that orbits the Sun, including the asteroids (as minor planets) and sometimes the moons of those bodies (as satellite planets)
planet (noun) — sense 3 A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion…
planning (noun) — sense 1 Verbal noun of plan: action of the verb to plan.: The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.
planning (noun) — sense 2 Verbal noun of plan: action of the verb to plan.: The act of making contingency plans.
plan (noun) — sense 1 A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing…
plan (noun) — sense 2 A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
plan (noun) — sense 3 A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building…
plant (noun) — sense 1 An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather…
plant (noun) — sense 2 An organism of the kingdom Plantae, and now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a…
plant (noun) — sense 3 Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
plant (verb) — sense 4 To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
plant (verb) — sense 6 To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
plastic (noun) — sense 1 A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
plate (noun) — sense 1 Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes.
plate (verb) — sense 1 To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
plate (verb) — sense 2 To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
platform (noun) — sense 1 A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
platform (noun) — sense 2 A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.