162
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
pit
pit
noun a large hole in something
» Tim carefully crawled away
from the edge of the pit.
chasm, hole, potholepity^1
verb to feel sorry for someone
» I pitied Austin for not being
allowed out to the fair.
feel for, feel sorry for,
sympathize withpity^2
noun sympathy for other
people’s suffering » She
saw no pity in their stony faces.
charity, compassion,
kindness, mercy, sympathy,
understanding, clemency,
forbearancepity^3
noun a regrettable fact
» It’s a pity we can’t all
have the same opportunities.
crying shame, shameplace^1
noun any point or area
» We meet in the same place
every week.
area, location, point,
position, site, spotplace^2 : take place
verb to happen » The meeting
took place on Thursday.
come about, go on,
happen, occurplace^3
verb to put something
somewhere » Chairs were
placed in rows for the parents.
deposit, locate, plant,
position, put, situateplain^1
adjective very simple in style
with no decoration » It was
a plain, grey stone house.
austere, bare,
spartan, stark
antonym: fancyplain^2
adjective obvious and easy
to recognize or understand
» It was plain to me that
we were lost.
clear, comprehensible,
distinct, evident, obvious,
unmistakableplain^3
noun a level, often treeless,
extent of land » The plain
stretched as far as the horizon.
flat, flatland, grassland,
llano, lowland, mesa,
plateau, prairie, savannah,
steppe, tablelandplan^1
noun a way thought out to do
something » We made a plan
of what to do on holiday.
method, proposal, scheme,
strategy, systemplan^2
noun a detailed diagram of
something » The receptionist
gave us a plan of the hotel.
blueprint, diagram, layout,
scale drawingplan^3
verb to decide in detail what is
to be done » I always plan
my birthday party months
in advance.
arrange, design, devise,
draft, formulateplay^1
verb to take part in games or
use toys » Polly was playing
with her teddy bear.
amuse yourself,
entertain yourself,
frolic, have funplay^2
verb to take part in a sport
or game » Alan was playing
cards with his friends.
compete, participate,
take on, take part, vie withplay^3
noun a piece of drama
performed on stage, radio,
or television » The school took
us to see a play by Shakespeare.
comedy, drama,
pantomime, show, tragedyplead
verb to beg someone for
something » She pleaded
with her mother to let her
go on the ride.
appeal, ask, beg,
beseech (literary), implorepleasant^1
adjective enjoyable or attractive
» We have a pleasant garden
full of flowers.
agreeable, delightful,
enjoyable, lovely, nice,
pleasurable
antonym: unpleasantpleasant^2
adjective friendly or charming
» The hotel staff were pleasant
and helpful.
affable, amiable, charming,
friendly, likable or likeable,
nice
antonym: unpleasantplease
verb to give pleasure to
» I tidied my bedroom
to please my mother.
amuse, charm, delight,
entertainpleased
adjective happy or satisfied
» I’m pleased my best friend
is coming on holiday with us.
contented, delighted, glad,
happy, satisfiedpleasure
noun a feeling of happiness
and satisfaction » The dog
takes pleasure in having its
chest scratched.
amusement, enjoyment,
happiness, joy, satisfactionplentiful
adjective existing in large
amounts » We have a
plentiful supply of food
for our expedition.
abundant, ample, bountiful,
copious, infinite, lavish,
profuse
antonym: scarceplenty
noun a lot of something
» Our pet hamster has plenty
of energy and loves to run in
its wheel.
enough, a great deal,
heaps (informal),
lots (informal), plethoraplot^1
noun a secret plan made by
a group of people » The boys
made a plot to ambush their
little sister.
conspiracy, intrigue,
plan, scheme, cabal,
machination, stratagemTim carefully crawled away from
the edge of the pit.The plain stretched as far
as the horizon.We have a pleasant garden full
of flowers.The dog takes pleasure in having
its chest scratched.156-174_P.indd 162 13/01/17 10:53 am