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| a powder mixed with water that is spread on walls and ceilings to make them smooth.
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| plastic
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| a light, manufactured material made from chemicals. Many types of plastic can be heated up and molded into different shapes and products.
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| plate
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| a flat dish that is used for serving food on.
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| plateau
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| a high, wide, flat area of ground.
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| platform
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| the flat, raised area at a train station where people get on and off trains.
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| platypus
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| an Australian mammal with a bill like a duck’s, webbed feet, and a long, flat tail. Platypuses live in water and, unusually for a mammal, lay eggs. They eat plants, worms, insects, and water animals
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| play
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| to take part in a game, usually with other people
| Playing with a balloon.
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| pleasant
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| enjoyable or well-liked.
| A pleasant evening.
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| please
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| a word used when you ask for something politely.
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| pleasure
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| enjoyment or satisfaction.
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| pleat
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| a fold that is pressed or sewn into cloth.
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| plenty
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| a large amount of something. Do you want some candy?
| I have plenty.
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| plot
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| to make a secret plan.
| The thieves plotted to rob the bank.
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| plot
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| the story of a book, play, or movie
| The book has a complicated plot
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| plow
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| a farm tool that has large blades for cutting and turning the soil. Plows are used to prepare the soil for planting crops and are pulled by a tractor or an animal.
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| plunge
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| to fall or dive very quickly
| The bridge broke in two and plunged into the river.
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| plural
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| a word used to describe two or more things or people.
| The plural of baby is babies.
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| plus
| preposition
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| added to.
| 4 plus 2 equals 6.
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| plus
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| a symbol in mathematics that means add.
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| pocket
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| a small pouch or fold sewn into clothing or a bag where you can put your belongings.
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| pod
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| a long seed case that holds the seeds of some plants.
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| poem
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| a piece of writing, set out in lines that sometimes rhyme. Poems describe things in a thoughtful and imaginative way
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| poet
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| a person who writes poetry.
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| poetry
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| a general name for poems.
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| point
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| the sharp end of an object
| Each star has six points.
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| point
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| to show where something is with your finger
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| poison
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| a substance that can kill or harm animals or plants.
| A deadly poison can be made from this frog’s skin.
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| poke
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| to push something with a stick, your finger, or another pointed object.
| He poked the fire with a stick.
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| polar bear
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| a large mammal that lives in Arctic regions. Polar bears eat animals such as seals and fish. Their white fur camouflages them against the snow and ice where they live.
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| pole
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| a long, rounded rod made from wood, metal, or plastic.
| A row of flagpoles.
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