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pull the plug |
Verb
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prevent from happening or continuing |
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perpetrate |
Verb
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perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
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persecute |
Verb
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cause to suffer |
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phosphoresce |
Verb
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to exhibit phosphorescence |
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pal up |
Verb
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become friends |
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put on the line |
Verb
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expose to a chance of loss or damage |
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put on airs |
Verb
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act like the master of |
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pull through |
Verb
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bring into safety |
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pull through |
Verb
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continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) |
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pass with flying colors |
Verb
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to succeed at easily |
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preexist |
Verb
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exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time |
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play hooky |
Verb
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play truant from work or school |
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pig it |
Verb
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live like a pig, in squalor |
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punish |
Verb
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impose a penalty on |
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penalize |
Verb
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impose a penalty on |
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penalise |
Verb
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impose a penalty on |
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pamper |
Verb
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treat with excessive indulgence |
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perennate |
Verb
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survive from season to season, of plants |
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pull round |
Verb
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continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) |
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pertain |
Verb
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be a part or attribute of |
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pertain |
Verb
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be relevant to |
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piddle away |
Verb
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waste time |
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protuberate |
Verb
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form a rounded prominence |
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protuberate |
Verb
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cause to bulge out or project |
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pullulate with |
Verb
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exist in large quantity |
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procrastinate |
Verb
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postpone doing what one should be doing |
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procrastinate |
Verb
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postpone or delay needlessly |
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postpone |
Verb
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hold back to a later time |
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preponderate |
Verb
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weigh more heavily |
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perpetuate |
Verb
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cause to continue or prevail |
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persist in |
Verb
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do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop |
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poke out |
Verb
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reach outward in space |
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pretty penny |
Noun
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a significant amount of money |
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paper over the cracks |
Verb
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conceal problems, often hastily |
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polytypic |
Adjective
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having, represented by, or exsiting in several or many variants, types or subdivisions |
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prepper |
Noun
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someone who believes a great disaster is coming and is preparing to survive it |
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polyamorous |
Noun
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having a romantic relationship with more than one person |
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poxy |
Adjective
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of poor quality or useless; an item, thought or event regarded as worthless |
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psithurism |
Noun
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the sound of leaves rustling |
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pie bird |
Noun
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a hollow ceramic device shaped like an upstretched, open-beaked bird, used to support or vent steam from pies during baking |
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parkour |
Verb
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to run freely, using the environment to perform acrobatic feats |
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parkour |
Noun
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the act of running freely and using the environment to perform acrobatic feats |
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis |
Noun
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a word created to be the longest word in the English language |
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis |
Noun
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a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of fine ash and sand dust; silicosis |
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Pinot |
Noun
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any of several varieties of wine grape, especially the chief varieties Pinot Noir, a black grape, and Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris, white grapes |
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pilcrow |
Noun
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a paragraph mark |
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prepone |
Verb
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to move an event earlier, to advance |
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pre-pone |
Verb
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to move an event earlier, to advance |
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quite |
Adverb
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to the greatest extent |
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quite |
Adverb
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to a degree (not used with a negative) |