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pluck

pluck /pl_k/ VerbTake hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place; pick. NounSpirited and determined courage: “it took a lot …

plump

heavy sound of landing

plunk

plunk /pl_NGk/ VerbPlay a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument. NounThe sound made by abruptly plucking a string of a stringed instrument.

Poke

poke /p_k/ VerbJab or prod (someone or something), esp. with one’s finger. NounAn act of poking someone or something.

poof

poof /po_of/ ExclamationUsed to convey the suddenness with which someone or something disappears. Nounoffensive. An effeminate or homosexual man.

poomb

Sound of an old pistol firing, according to a post on Yahoo!Answers

poop

poop /po_op/ NounThe aftermost and highest deck of a ship.

pop

pop /pŠp/ VerbMake a sudden, sharp, explosive sound. NounA sudden sharp explosive sound.

popped

popped past participle, past tense of pop (Verb) VerbMake a sudden, sharp, explosive sound.

plain chachalaca

(Ortalis vetula) a large bird in the Cracidae family. The call is a loud, raucous RAW-pa-haw or cha-cha-LAW-ka, often by several birds …