Pluff (n.) A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder.
Pluff (n.) A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it.
Plug (n.) Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
Plug (n.) A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
Plug (n.) A high, tapering silk hat.
Plug (n.) A worthless horse.
Plug (n.) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails.
Plugged (imp. & p. p.) of Plug
Plugging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plug
Plug (v. t.) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
Plugger (n.) One who, or that which, plugs.
Plugging (n.) The act of stopping with a plug.
Plugging (n.) The material of which a plug or stopple is made.
Plum (n.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the Prunus domestica, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
Plum (n.) A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
Plum (n.) A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of £100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it.
Plumae (pl. ) of Pluma
Pluma (n.) A feather.
Plumage (n.) The entire clothing of a bird.
Plumassary (n.) A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.
Plumassier (n.) One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
Plumb (n.) A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below.
Plumb (a.) Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.
Plumb (adv.) In a plumb direction; perpendicularly.
Plumbed (imp. & p. p.) of Plumb
Plumbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plumb
Plumb (v. t.) To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.
Plumb (v. t.) To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
Plumb (v. t.) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.
Plumb (v. t.) To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
Plumbage (n.) Leadwork
Plumbagin (n.) A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (Plumbago) family.
Plumbagineous (a.) Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera.
Plumbaginous (a.) Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate.
Plumbago (n.) Same as Graphite.
Plumbago (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.
Plumbean (a.) Alt. of Plumbeous
Plumbeous (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, lead.
Plumbeous (a.) Dull; heavy; stupid.
Plumber (n.) One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.
Plumber block () A pillow block.
Plumbery (n.) The business of a plumber.
Plumbery (n.) A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
Plumbic (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide.
Plumbiferous (a.) Producing or containing lead.
Plumbing (n.) The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc.
Plumbing (n.) The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building.
Plumbism (n.) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
Plumbous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
Plumbum (n.) The technical name of lead. See Lead.
Plume (v.) A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
Plume (v.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.
Plume (v.) A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers.
Plume (v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
Plume (v.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses.
Plumed (imp. & p. p.) of Plume
Pluming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plume
Plume (v. t.) To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink.
Plume (v. t.) To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
Plume (v. t.) To adorn with feathers or plumes.
Plume (v. t.) To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill.
Plumeless (a.) Without plumes.
Plumelet (n.) A small plume.
Plumery (n.) Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage.
Plumicorn (n.) An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.
Plumigerous (a.) Feathered; having feathers.
Plumiliform (a.) Having the of a plume or feather.
Plumiped (a.) Having feet covered with feathers.
Plumiped (n.) A plumiped bird.
Plummet (n.) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
Plummet (n.) A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
Plummet (n.) Hence, any weight.
Plummet (n.) A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.
Plumming (n.) The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial, the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.
Plummy (a.) Of the nature of a plum; desirable; profitable; advantageous.
Plumose (a.) Alt. of Plumous
Plumous (a.) Having feathers or plumes.
Plumous (a.) Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf; plumose tentacles.
Plumosite (n.) Same as Jamesonite.
Plumosity (n.) The quality or state of being plumose.
Plump (adv.) Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.
Plump (n.) A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears.
Plump (a.) To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.
Plump (a.) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
Plump (a.) To give a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
Plumped (imp. & p. p.) of Plump
Plumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plump
Plump (v. t.) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
Plump (v. t.) To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water.
Plump (v. t.) To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
Plump (a. & v.) Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
Plumper (n.) One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
Plumper (n.) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
Plumper (n.) A voter who plumps his vote.
Plumper (n.) A downright, unqualified lie.
Plumply (adv.) Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve.
Plumpness (n.) The quality or state of being plump.
Plumpy (a.) Plump; fat; sleek.
Plumule (pl. ) of Plumula
-las (pl. ) of Plumula