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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 .