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Words Starting with "P"

Pitch-correction
C1noun
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Pitch-correction

An electronic audio processor or software algorithm that detects vocal or instrumental performance and adjusts off-key notes to the nearest correct pitch.

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Pitch-perfect
C1adjective
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Pitch-perfect

Demonstrating flawless accuracy, appropriateness, or exactness in tone, style, or musical pitch.

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Plagiarism
C1noun
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Plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

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Plaguy
C2adjective
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Plaguy

Causing annoyance, vexation, or trouble; troublesome or bothersome.

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Plant
A1noun
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Plant

A living organism of the kind typified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site by absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots.

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Plantation
B2noun
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Plantation

A large estate or farm on which crops such as coffee, sugar, tobacco, or rubber are grown, usually by resident workers.

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Planter
B1noun
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Planter

A container, typically made of plastic, ceramic, wood, or stone, used for growing flowers or ornamental plants.

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Platform bed
B2noun
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Platform bed

A low-profile bed frame featuring a solid or slatted base designed to support a mattress directly, eliminating the need for a box spring.

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Plausibility
C1noun
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Plausibility

The quality of seeming reasonable or probable.

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Plausible
B2adjective
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Plausible

Seeming reasonable or probable; believable or trustworthy on the surface.

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Play
A1verb
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Play

To engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.

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Play your cards close to your vest
C1verb phrase
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Play your cards close to your vest

To keep one's intentions, plans, or resources secret from others.

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