| piranha |
A piranha is a small fish that can be found in some rivers in South America. Piranhas are small, but they attack and eat much larger animals. |
| pirate |
A pirate is someone who attacks or robs ships at sea. |
| pistil |
The pistil is the part of a flower where seeds grow. The pistil is the female part of a flower. |
| pit1 |
A pit is a wide, deep hole in the ground. |
| pitch1 |
When you pitch something, you throw it. [3 definitions] |
| pitcher1 |
A pitcher is a container that is used to hold and pour things like milk, juice, or water. A pitcher has a handle on one side and something called a spout on the other. The spout guides the liquid out of the container and lets you pour without spilling. |
| pitcher2 |
A pitcher is the baseball player who throws the ball to the person who will hit the ball. |
| pitchfork |
A pitchfork is a long tool that looks like a big fork. It is used for lifting up and moving hay or straw. |
| pizza |
Pizza is a food that people eat for lunch or dinner. To make pizza, a kind of flour dough is made into a round shape and pressed flat. Then the dough is usually covered with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven. Other things often go on top of pizza too, such as sausage or vegetables. |
| place |
A place is an area of space where someone or something can be. Homes, stores, schools, and rooms are some kinds of places. Something like a cupboard or a closet or a rug can also be a place. A cupboard can be a place for food. A closet can be a place for clothes. A rug can be a place for your dog. [5 definitions] |
| plaid |
When a shirt, jacket, or skirt is plaid, it has a pattern of stripes of different sizes and colors that cross each other. |
| plain |
When something is plain, it has nothing added to it. When your clothes are plain, it means that they are simple and have no decoration. If you eat plain bread, it means that you don't put anything on it. [3 definitions] |
| plan |
When you have a plan, it means that you have something in your mind to do. [3 definitions] |
| plane1 |
Plane is a short word for airplane. |
| planet |
A planet is a large thing in space that moves around a star. Planets are much smaller than stars, and they don't give off light as stars do. Earth is a planet that moves around the star that we call the sun. The other planets that move around the sun are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. |
| planetarium |
A planetarium is a place where you can see a show about stars, planets, and other things in space. When you look up at the big, round ceiling in a planetarium, it looks like the night sky, and the show makes you feel as if you are traveling through space. |
| plant |
A plant is a living thing that has leaves and roots that usually grow in the ground. Plants use light from the sun to make their own food. Grass, trees, vegetables, and flowers are plants. [3 definitions] |
| plastic |
Plastic is a substance made from certain kinds of chemicals. Plastic begins as a soft substance and then becomes more solid. It can be made into many kinds of shapes when it is soft. Toys, dishes, furniture, and many other things can be made of plastic. |
| plate |
A plate is a flat dish used to hold food. There are plates of many sizes for serving and eating food. |
| plateau |
A plateau is a very high piece of land that is quite flat. Some plateaus are like flat hills or mountains, but some plateaus are high areas of land that stretch out for hundreds of miles. |
| play |
When you play, you do things to have fun. [5 definitions] |