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Plague
- noun - a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
- an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
- annoy continually or chronically;
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
- cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
Plaguy
- adjective - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
- in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!"
Plaice
- noun - flesh of large European flatfish
- large European food fish
Plaids
- noun - a cloth having a crisscross design
Plains
- noun - a basic knitting stitch
- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
- extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
Plaint
- noun - (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
Plaits
- noun - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
- make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
- weave into plaits; "plait hair"
Planar
- adjective - flat
- involving two dimensions