Search results for 'plan':

plan-overs (noun) : meals made in large amounts so that there are leftovers that can be used later

Having plan-overs makes sense economically and saves time.

Submitted by: Opra Windoodles from Pennsylvania on Mar. 16, 2009 08:46

plancident (noun) : an oxymoronic answer to teenagers when they emphatically promise you they will not get into an accident

You never plan to get into an accident. If accidents were planned, they would be called plancidents.

Submitted by: Ginny from Illinois on Apr. 02, 2008 22:48

PLAnel (noun) : A panel made from the combination of polylactic acid (PLA) and any fibrous cellulose-based material.

The PLAnel was used to manufacture desks and bookcases. —Ron Whitehouse, Press Release, September 2007

Submitted by: Ron Whitehouse from Minnesota on Mar. 21, 2008 06:57

Planetary system (noun) : A system which has a star, stellar remnant, brown dwarf, or a sub-brown dwarf being orbited by a sub-stellar object with enough mass to round itself.

This planetary system involves a sub-brown dwarf and a brown dwarf in mutual obit.

Submitted by: Bernard Asper from Pennsylvania on Jan. 06, 2008 12:23

planetification (noun) : the process by which a planet is formed

Cosmic particles and debris can congeal and begin the process of planetification.

Submitted by: J.C. from Pennsylvania on Nov. 14, 2007 12:12

planful (adjective) : prepared, well-planned, and careful

Faculty became much more planful about their teaching, but also much more demanding of credible advice about instruction. —Jackson, Sally; Brent, Wayne, Supporting Planful Teaching: Embedding Instructional Design in Ongoing Assessment, 1998

Submitted by: Colleen Kelly from New York on May. 14, 2008 12:23

Planject (noun) : A specialized type of project whose output is the production of plan for a large, complex or long term project. Etymology: French planter to plant, fix in place Latin, jacere to throw.

Phil quickly put together a planject to create a comprehensive workplan for the 36 month software development project. —John Hart, Universal Business Model, 10/17/2001

Submitted by: John Hart from Pennsylvania on Feb. 19, 2008 14:20

Plant Ecology (noun) : The study of ecological patterns and processes in plant populations and communities

Florida ziziphus is one of about twenty Lake Wales Ridge plants monitored and studied by the Archbold Biological Station's Plant Ecology Lab. —unknown, www.archbold-station.org/abs/plantspp/ziziphus.htm, unknown

Submitted by: Derek Baker from Massachusetts on Oct. 30, 2005 20:38

plant sitter (noun) : a person who maintains and waters houseplants during the plant owner's absence

Submitted by: The Wizard of Words from Papua New Guinea on Oct. 15, 2009 10:54

Planters Butt (noun) : A flat and flabby butt from being planted at a desk all day.

I always roll my eyes in disgust when I notice some 'planters butt' at my job.

Submitted by: J.C. Moore from Pennsylvania on Jul. 25, 2007 15:05

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