The weather here is very pleasant.
He's a very pleasant person.
—ANTONYM unpleasant ► pleas • ant • ly / ' plezsntli / adverb a pleasantly cool room
please 1Ф7 pliz / exclamation
a word that you use when you ask for something politely
What time is it, please?
Two cups of coffee, please.
"Would you like some cake?" " Yes, please ."
please 2 Ф Ри2 / verb
( pleas es , pleas • ing , pleased )
to make someone happy I wore my best clothes to please my mother.
pleased Ф / plizd / adjective
happy
He wasn't very pleased to see me. Are you pleased with your new watch? Word building
playing cards
spade
heart
You are usually glad or pleased about a particular event or situation: I'm glad he's feeling better. ♦ I'm pleased to say that you passed your exam. You use happy to describe a state of mind: I always feel happy when the sun is shining. You also use happy before a noun: a happy child .
pleas .ure Ф/ 'pi-pr/ noun
[ noncount ] the feeling of being happy or enjoying something
She gets a lot of pleasure from her music.
Are you in New York for business or for pleasure?
[ count ] something that makes you happy It was a pleasure to meet you.
it's a pleasure
You say "it's a pleasure" as a polite way of answering
someone who thanks you
"Thank you for your help." "It's a pleasure."
with pleasure
You say "with pleasure" to show in a polite way that you are happy to do something
"Can you help me move these boxes?" "Yes, with pleasure."
pleat / plit / noun [ count ] a fold that is part of a skirt, a pair of pants, etc. ► pleat • ed / ' plitsd / adjective
a short, pleated skirt
pled
form of plead
plen .ty Ф / 'plenti/ pronoun
as much or as many as you need; a lot
"Do we need more chairs?" "No, there are plenty."
We have plenty of time to get there.
pli • ers / ' plaisrz/ noun [ plural ]
a tool for holding small objects or for cutting wire Do you have a pair of pliers ?
plod / plad / verb ( plods , plod ding , plod • ded )
to walk slowly in a heavy, tired way We plodded up the hill in the rain.
plot1 / plat / noun [ count ]
1 ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) what happens in a story, play,
or movie
This book has a very exciting plot.
a secret plan to do something bad a plot to kill the president
a small piece of land that you use or you plan to use for a special purpose
She bought a small plot of land to build a house on. a vegetable plot
plot 2 / plat / verb ( plots , plot . ting , plot • ted )
to make a secret plan to do something bad They plotted to rob the bank.
plow / plau / noun [ count ]
a large farm tool that is pulled across a field to dig the soil —Look at snowplow .
► plow verb ( plows , plow ing , plowed )
The farmer plowed his fields.
pluck / pl.\k / verb ( plucks, pluck • ing, plucked )
to remove something by pulling it quickly
He plucked the letter from her hands.
We needed to pluck the chicken (= remove its feathers ) .
plug1 / pL\g / noun [ count ]
a thing with metal pins that joins a lamp, machine, etc. to a place in the wall (called an outlet ) where there is electricity
a round thing that you put in the hole of a container to keep the water in
She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away. —Look at the picture at sink .
