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noun
- A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
- A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.
- A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.
- A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
- An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
verb
- (transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
- (transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
- (transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
- (context, transitive, baseball) To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.
- He really parked that one.
- (context, intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.
- They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
- (context, transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
- He came in and parked himself in our living room.
- Park your bags in the hall.
- (context, transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, specially while awaiting other opportunities.
- We decided to our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
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initialism - Partido Comunista de Venezuela
- positive crankcase ventilation
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noun
- (context, electricity) A pronged connector, connecting device which fits into a mating socket.
- I pushed the back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.
- Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
- Pull the out of the tub so it can drain.
- A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
- He preferred a of tobacco to loose chaw.
- (context, US, slang) A high, tapering silk hat.
- (context, US, slang) A worthless horse.
- That sorry old is ready for the glue factory!
- (context, construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.
- A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.
- During the interview, the author put in a for his latest novel.
- (Geology) A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.
- Pressure built beneath the in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.
- (context, fishing) A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.
- The fisherman cast the into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.
verb (plug, g, ed)
- (transitive) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
- He attempted to the leaks with some caulk.
- (transitive) To mention a particular product or service.
- The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.
- (intransitive) (informal) To persist or continue with something.
- Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.
- (transitive) To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
- 1884, s:Author:H. Rider Haggard, H. Rider Haggard, s:The Witch's Head/Book II/Chapter II, The Witch's Head
- :I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve and plugged him; it would have been better if you could have nailed him through the right shoulder, which would not have killed him...
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noun s (used for removing blockages).]]
- A device that is used to remove blockages from a toilet or sink by suction.
- The remote sliding activator of an explosive device.
- The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
- One who plunges.
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noun (plural plies)
- A layer of material. (two-ply toilet paper)
- Short for plywood.
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noun
- The premature detonation of a charge in w:four-stroke cycle, Four-stroke cycle engines. It is sometimes referred to as knocking.
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noun
- the earliest stage
- the most active, thriving, or successful stage or period
- the chief or best individual or part
- (music) The first note or tone of a musical scale.
- (fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
- (context, algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
- 3 is a prime.
- (backgammon) Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.
- I'm threatening to build a prime here.
verb (prim, es)
- (transitive) To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
- You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.
- (transitive) To apply a coat of primer paint to.
- I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.
adjective
- First in time, order, or sequence
- Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.
- First in excellence, quality, or value.
- This is a prime location for a bookstore.
- (mathematics) Having no integral factors except itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
- Thirteen is a prime number.
- First in importance, degree, or rank.
- Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.
- (mathematics) Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.
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noun
- The shaft which transmit, transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
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initialism - post scriptum
- Postal Service
- public school, Public School
- Public Services
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abbreviation
- (geography) w:Palau, Palau
initialism
- Password
- w:Petawatt, Petawatt
- w:Publisher's Weekly, Publisher's Weekly
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