| amphidiploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | - |
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| amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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| anadiplosis | (noun) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next | Synonyms: reduplication |
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| aneuploidy | (noun) an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete) | - |
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| aplomb | (noun) great coolness and composure under strain | Synonyms: assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid |
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| blaxploitation | (noun) the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) | - |
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| counterplot | (noun) a plot intended to subvert another plot | Synonyms: counterplan |
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| deployment | (noun) the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work | - |
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| diplococcus | (noun) Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs | - |
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| diplodocus | (noun) a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America | - |
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| diploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number | - |
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| diploidy | (noun) the condition of being diploid | - |
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| diploma | (noun) a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study | Synonyms: sheepskin |
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| diplomacy | (noun) subtly skillful handling of a situation | Synonyms: delicacy, discreetness, finesse |
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| (noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs | Synonyms: statecraft, statesmanship |
| (noun) negotiation between nations | Synonyms: diplomatic negotiations |
| diplomat | (noun) an official engaged in international negotiations | Synonyms: diplomatist |
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| (noun) a person who deals tactfully with others | - |
| diplomate | (noun) medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group | - |
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| diplomatist | (noun) an official engaged in international negotiations | Synonyms: diplomat |
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| diplopia | (noun) visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects | Synonyms: double vision |
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| diplotene | (noun) the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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| employ | (noun) the state of being employed or having a job | Synonyms: employment |
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| employable | (noun) a person who is qualified and ready to work | - |
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| employee | (noun) a worker who is hired to perform a job | - |
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| employer | (noun) a person or firm that employs workers | - |
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| employment | (noun) the occupation for which you are paid | Synonyms: work |
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| (noun) the act of using | Synonyms: exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
| (noun) the act of giving someone a job | Synonyms: engagement |
| (noun) the state of being employed or having a job | Synonyms: employ |
| exploit | (noun) a notable achievement | Synonyms: effort, feat |
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| exploitation | (noun) the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | Synonyms: development |
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| (noun) an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | Synonyms: using, victimisation, victimization |
| exploiter | (noun) a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically | Synonyms: user |
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| exploration | (noun) a careful systematic search | - |
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| (noun) to travel for the purpose of discovery | Synonyms: geographic expedition |
| (noun) a systematic consideration | - |
| explorer | (noun) someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | Synonyms: adventurer |
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| explosion | (noun) the act of exploding or bursting | Synonyms: burst |
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| (noun) a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball | - |
| (noun) the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | Synonyms: plosion |
| (noun) a sudden outburst | - |
| (noun) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | Synonyms: blowup, detonation |
| (noun) a sudden great increase | - |
| (noun) the noise caused by an explosion | - |
| explosive | (noun) a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck | - |
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| haploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes | - |
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| haploidy | (noun) the condition of being haploid | - |
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| haplosporidian | (noun) parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance | - |
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| haplotype | (noun) (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together | - |
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| heteroploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species | - |
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| heteroploidy | (noun) the condition of being heteroploid | - |
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| implosion | (noun) the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant | - |
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| (noun) a sudden inward collapse | - |
| overexploitation | (noun) exploitation to the point of diminishing returns | Synonyms: overuse, overutilisation, overutilization |
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| peplos | (noun) a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist | Synonyms: peplum, peplus |
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| ploce | (noun) (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning | - |
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| plod | (noun) the act of walking with a slow heavy gait | Synonyms: plodding |
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| plodder | (noun) someone who moves slowly | Synonyms: slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud |
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| (noun) someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours | Synonyms: slogger |
| (noun) someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner | Synonyms: slogger, trudger |
| plodding | (noun) hard monotonous routine work | Synonyms: donkeywork, drudgery, grind |
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| (noun) the act of walking with a slow heavy gait | Synonyms: plod |
| plonk | (noun) the noise of something dropping (as into liquid) | - |
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| (noun) a cheap wine of inferior quality | - |
| plop | (noun) the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash | - |
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| plosion | (noun) the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | Synonyms: explosion |
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| plosive | (noun) a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it | Synonyms: occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant |
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| plot | (noun) a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) | Synonyms: game, secret plan |
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| (noun) the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. | - |
| (noun) a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object | - |
| (noun) a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | Synonyms: patch, plot of ground, plot of land |
| plotter | (noun) an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures | - |
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| (noun) a member of a conspiracy | Synonyms: coconspirator, conspirator, machinator |
| (noun) a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action | Synonyms: schemer |
| (noun) a clerk who marks data on a chart | Synonyms: mapper |
| plough | (noun) a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing | Synonyms: plow |
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| ploughboy | (noun) a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow | Synonyms: plowboy |
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| ploughing | (noun) tilling the land with a plow | Synonyms: plowing |
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| ploughland | (noun) arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops | Synonyms: cultivated land, farmland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, tilth |
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| ploughman | (noun) a man who plows | Synonyms: plower, plowman |
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| ploughshare | (noun) a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil | Synonyms: plowshare, share |
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| ploughwright | (noun) a workman who makes and repairs plows | Synonyms: plowwright |
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| plover | (noun) any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers | - |
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| plow | (noun) a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing | Synonyms: plough |
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| plowboy | (noun) a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow | Synonyms: ploughboy |
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| plower | (noun) a man who plows | Synonyms: ploughman, plowman |
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| plowing | (noun) tilling the land with a plow | Synonyms: ploughing |
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| plowland | (noun) arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops | Synonyms: cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, tillage, tilled land, tilth |
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| plowman | (noun) a man who plows | Synonyms: ploughman, plower |
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| plowshare | (noun) a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil | Synonyms: ploughshare, share |
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| plowwright | (noun) a workman who makes and repairs plows | Synonyms: ploughwright |
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| ploy | (noun) a maneuver in a game or conversation | Synonyms: gambit, stratagem |
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| (noun) an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker | Synonyms: gambit |
| polyploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | - |
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| polyploidy | (noun) the condition of being polyploid | - |
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| redeployment | (noun) the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively | Synonyms: redisposition |
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| sexploitation | (noun) the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material | - |
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| shipload | (noun) the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car | Synonyms: boatload, carload |
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| snowplough | (noun) a vehicle used to push snow from roads | Synonyms: snowplow |
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| snowplow | (noun) a vehicle used to push snow from roads | Synonyms: snowplough |
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| splodge | (noun) an irregularly shaped spot | Synonyms: blotch, splotch |
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| splotch | (noun) an irregularly shaped spot | Synonyms: blotch, splodge |
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| symploce | (noun) repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe | - |
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| unemployed | (noun) people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) | Synonyms: unemployed people |
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| unemployment | (noun) the state of being unemployed or not having a job | - |
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