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`With Principal Thesaurus Text by
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`mal of Australia, with webbed feet and a ducklike bill;
`duckbill
`plasticize / plaza
`plau-dit (plé‘dit) n. [< L plawdere, applaud] [usualty pl.}
`tallic compounds, synthetically produced, which can be
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`applause
`molded and hardened for commercial use 2 [Inf.] a
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`plau-si-ble (plé’za bal) adj.
`I< L plaudere, applaud}
`eredit card or credit cards, or credit based on their use
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`seemingly true, trustworthy, honest, etc. —plau’si-bil’i-
`—plas-tic’ity (-tis’a ta) n.
`ty A.
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`plas’ti-cize’ (-ta siz’) vt., vi. -cized", -ciz'ing to make or
`play (pla) vi. [OE plegan]
`1 to movelightly, rapidly, etc.
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`become plastic
`{sunlight played on the water] 2 to engage in recreation
`plastic surgery surgery dealing with the repair of
`3 to take part in a gameor sport 4 to trifle (with a thing
`deformedor destroyed parts of the body, as by transfer-
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`or person) 5 to perform on a musical instrument 6 to
`ring skin, bone, ete. from other parts —plastic surgeon
`give out sounds 7 to act in a specified way /to play
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`plat (plat) a. Ivar, of PLOT] 1a small piece of ground 2a
`dumb/ 8 to act ina drama 9 to impose unserupulously
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`maporplan, as of a subdivision —vt, plat'ted,plat’ting
`(on another's feelings) —vt. 1 to take part in (a game or
`to make a map orplan of
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`sport) 2 to oppose (a person, team, etc.) in a game 3 to
`plate (plat) n. [< Grplatys, broad] 1a smooth,flat, thin
`do, as in fun [to play tricks/ 4 to bet on_5 to cause to
`piece of metal, ete., specif, one on which an engraving is
`move, etc.; wield 6 to cause {to play havoc] 7 to perform
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`cut 2 an impression taken from an engraved surface 3
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`(music, a drama, ete.) 8 to perform on (an instrument)
`dishes, utensils, ete. of, or plated with, silver or gold da
`9 to act the part of /to play Hamlet/—n.
`1 motion or
`shallow dish 5 the food in a dish; a course 6 a denture,
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`activity, esp. when free or rapid 2 freedom for motion or
`specif. that part af it which fits to the mouth 7 Baseball
`action 3 recreation; sport 4 fun; joking 5 the playing of
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`short for HOME PLATE 8 Photog. a sheet of glass, metal,
`agame 6a move or act in a game 7 a dramatic compo-
`ete. coated with a film sensitive to light 9 Printing a
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`sition or performance; drama —in (or out of) play
`cast to be printed from —vt.plat'ed, plat'ing 1 to coat
`Sports in (or not in) the condition for continuing play:
`with gold, silver, etc. 2 to cover with metal plates
`said of a ball, ete. —play down to attach little impor-
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`pla-teau (pla to’) n. Fr: see prec] 1 an elevated tract of
`tance to —played out exhausted —play up [Inf,] to give
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`level land 2 a period of relative stability or little change
`prominence to —play up to [Inf] to try to please by
`flattery
`plate glass polished, clearglass in thick sheets, for win-
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`dows, mirrors, etc.
`play’act’ vi, 110 pretend 2 to behave in an affected or
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`dramatic manner —play’act'ing n.
`plate-let (plat/lit) n. a small blood cell involved in clot-
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`ting
`play’back' n. 1 reproduction of sounds, images, etc. from
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`a recorded disc, tape, etc. 2 the control or device for
`plat-en (plat’n) n.
`[< OFr plat, flat) Tin a printing
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`such reproduction
`press, a flat metal plate which presses the paper against
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`the type 2 a typewriter roller on which the keys strike
`play’bill’ n, 12 poster advertising a play 2a program of
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`a play, listing the cast, etc.
`plate tec-ton-ics (tek tan’iks) Geol. the theory that the
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`earth's surface consists of plates whose constant motion
`play’boy’ n. a man of means whois given to pleasure-
`explains continental drift, ete.
`seeking
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`plat-form (plat’férm‘) n. [Fr plate-forme, lit., flat form]
`play’er n. 1 one who plays a specified game, instrument,
`etc. 2 an actor
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`1a raised horizontal surface, as a stage for speakers,
`etc, 2 a statementof policy, esp. of a political party
`play‘ful adj. 1 fond of play or fun 2 jocular —play‘ful-ly
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`adv. —play’ful-ness n.
`plati-num (plat’’n am) n. [< Sp plate, silver] a silvery,
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`metallic chemical element, resistant to corrosion: used
`play’go’er(-go‘ar) n. one who goes to the theater fre-
`quently or regularly
`for jewelry, etc.
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`plat-i-tude (plat’a tood’) n. [Fr < plat, flat, after latitude,
`play’ground’ n, a place, often near a school, for outdoor
`recreation
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`ete.} a commonplace ortrite remark
`play‘house’ n. 1a theater for live dramatic productions
`Pla-to (plat’6) 4277-3477 B.c.; Gr, philosopher
`2a small house for childrento play in
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`Pla-ton-ic (pla tan’ik) adj. 1 of Plato or his philosophy 2
`playing cards cards used in playing various games,
`[wsteadly p-] not sexual but purely spiritual: said of a
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`arranged in four suits
`relationship,etc.
`play’mate’ n. a companion in games and recreation
`pla-toon (ple toon’) n. [Fr peloton, a ball, group} 1a
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`play’off’ n. a contest to break:atie or to decide a champi-
`military unit composed of two or more squads 2 Sports
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`onship
`any of the specialized squads making up a team —vt.
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`play on wordsa pun or punning
`Sports to alternate (players) at a position
`play’pen’ n. a portable enclosure for an infant to play or
`plat-ter (plat’er) n. [< OF plat, flat} a large, shallow
`crawl in safely
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`dish, usually oval, for serving ft
`play’thing’ n. a toy
`plat-y (plat’é) n., pl. plat’y, plat’ys, or plat'ies [clipped <
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`playwright’(-rit)) 9. one who writes plays
`ModL Platypoccilus, genus name} a brightly colored,
`freshwaterfish of Central America: used in aquariums
`pla-za(plii’za, plaza) n. [Sp < L platea,street] 1 a public
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`square ina city or town 2a shopping center 3 a service
`plat-y-pus (plat’s pas) 7., pl. -pus-es or -pi’ (-pr') [< Gr
`area along a superhighway
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`platys, flat + pows, foot} a small, egg-laying water mam-
`I THESAURUS
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`kle, pipe,
`toot, blow, pump, fiddle,
`platter; sce DISH 1, PLATE 3.
`plate n. 1[A flat surface] lamina,
`sound, strike, scrape, twang, pound,
`plausible a. probable, credible,
`slice, stratum; see PLANE 1. 2 [A full-
`thump, shake, beat, pluck, clash. 4
`believable; see LIKELY 1.
`page illustration] photograph,
`litho-
`[To engage in sport] participate,
`play n.
`1 [Amusement] enjoyment,
`graph, etching; see ILLUSTRATION,
`diversion, pleasure; see ENTERTAIN-
`engage, practice; see COMPETE. 5 (To
`PICTURE 3. 3 [A flattish dish] dinner
`MENT,
`2 [Recreation]
`relaxation,
`pretend) imagine, suppose, think; see
`plate, soup plate, salad plate, casse-
`PRETEND 1. —play down belittle, hold
`game, sport; see ENTERTAINMENT. 3
`role, dessert plate, platter, trencher,
`back, minimize; see RESTRAIN.
`[Fun] frolic, happiness, sportiveness;
`china, serving dish; see also DISH 1, 4
`player n.
`71 [One who takes part in
`see FUN. 4 {A drama] performance,
`[Food served on a plate] helping,
`a game]
`team member, athlete,
`musical, show; see DRAMA. 5 [Sport]
`serving, course; see MEAL 2. 5 [In
`Sportsman, sportswoman, amateur,
`exhibition, match, competition; see
`baseball, the base immediately in
`professional, gymnast, acrobat,
`swim-
`SPORT1, 3. 6 [Action] activity, move-
`front of the catcher] home base, home
`mer, diver, trackman, champ*, pro*,
`ment, working; see ACTION 1, —make
`plate, home; see BASE 4,
`semipro®, jock*; see also CONTESTANT.
`a play for* make advances to, court,
`layer,
`plate v.
`laminate, stratify,
`2 [An actor] performer, entertainer,
`try to attract, see TRY 1.
`seale,
`flake, overlay, gild, nickel,
`thespian; see ACTOR, ACTRESS.
`play v.
`1 [To amuse oneself] enter-
`bronze, chrome, silver, enamel,
`playful a. joking, whimsical, comi-
`encrust, cover.
`tain oneself, revel, make merry,
`cal; see FUNNY 1.
`carouse, play games, rejoice, have a
`plateau n. tableland, mesa, eleva-
`playground on, playing field, park,
`tion; see HILL, PLAIN.
`good
`time,
`idle
`away,
`horse
`school ground, municipal playground,
`around*.—Ant, MOURN, grieve, sulk.
`platform n. 1[A stage] dais, pul-
`yard, schoolyard, diamond, gridiron,
`2 [To frolic] frisk, sport, cavort, joke,
`pit, speaker’s platform, rostrum,
`playmate n. schoolmate, neighbor,
`dance, play games, make jokes, be a
`stand, floor, staging,
`terrace.
`2 [A
`companion; see FRIEND.
`practical joker, show off, jump about,
`program] principles, policies,
`the
`plaything nm. gadget, amusement,
`skip, gambol, caper.—Ant. DRAG,
`party planks*; see PROGRAM2.
`trinket; see DOLL, GAME 1, TOY 1.
`mope, droop, 3 (To produce music]
`platoon n. detachment, military
`playwright n.scriptwriter, drama-
`perform, execute, work, cause to
`unit, company; see ARMY 2.
`tist, tragedian; see AUTHOR, WRITER.
`sound, finger, pedal, bow, plunk, tin-
`platter n. tray, serving dish, meat
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