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plasterboard |
Noun
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wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard |
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pistol |
Noun
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a firearm that is held and fired with one hand |
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pillow block |
Noun
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a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing |
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plastering trowel |
Noun
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a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster |
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pillow lace |
Noun
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a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins |
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plastic art |
Noun
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the arts of shaping or modeling |
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plastic bag |
Noun
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a bag made of thin plastic material |
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pistol grip |
Noun
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a handle shaped like the butt of a pistol |
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pillow sham |
Noun
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bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow |
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plastic bomb |
Noun
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a bomb made of plastic explosive |
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piston |
Noun
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mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
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pilocarpine |
Noun
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cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma |
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plastic explosive |
Noun
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an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
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plunger |
Noun
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mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
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plunger |
Noun
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hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end |
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plunger |
Noun
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someone who dives (into water) |
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plunger |
Noun
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someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains |
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pilot balloon |
Noun
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meteorological balloon used to observe air currents |
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plastique |
Noun
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an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
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pilot bit |
Noun
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a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill |
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plastic laminate |
Noun
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a laminate made by bonding plastic layers |
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piston ring |
Noun
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seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall |
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pilot boat |
Noun
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a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships |
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plastic wrap |
Noun
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wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic |
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piston rod |
Noun
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connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston |
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pilot burner |
Noun
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small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |
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plat |
Noun
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a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) |
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plat |
Verb
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make a plat of |
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pilot light |
Noun
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small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |
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pilot light |
Noun
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indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
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pitfall |
Noun
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a trap in the form of a concealed hole |
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pitfall |
Noun
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an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty |
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pilot cloth |
Noun
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a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc |
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photographic plate |
Noun
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a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded |
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pilot engine |
Noun
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a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track |
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plate glass |
Noun
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glass formed into large thin sheets |
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pitchfork |
Noun
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a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay |
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pitchfork |
Verb
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lift with a pitchfork |
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pilothouse |
Noun
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an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated |
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plate iron |
Noun
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a plate of iron |
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pitching wedge |
Noun
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a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles |
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pickaxe |
Noun
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a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends |
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pilot lamp |
Noun
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indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
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platen |
Noun
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the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike |
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platen |
Noun
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the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type |
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platen |
Noun
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work table of a machine tool |
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pitch pipe |
Noun
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a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency |
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plectrum |
Noun
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a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument |
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pithead |
Noun
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the entrance to a coal mine |
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plectron |
Noun
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a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument |