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plunder v. 1 pillage, loot, rob, ravage, ransack, rifle, despoil,<br />

spoil, vandalize, sack, strip, maraud, devastate, desolate, lay<br />

waste: <strong>The</strong> attacking army plundered the villages. 2 prey on or<br />

upon, pirate, capture, seize: <strong>The</strong> buccaneers plunder the<br />

Spanish treasure ships on the high seas.<br />

--n. 3 pillage, looting, robbery, depredation, rapine,<br />

despoliation, spoliation, vandalization, sack, vandalism,<br />

vandalizing, sacking: It is said that the plunder <strong>of</strong> Rome took<br />

no more than a fortnight. 4 booty, loot, spoils, prizes, Slang<br />

boodle: <strong>The</strong> police displayed an Aladdin's cave <strong>of</strong> plunder<br />

recovered from the thieves.<br />

plunge v. 1 descend, drop, plummet, dive, pitch, nosedive, fall<br />

(headlong): <strong>The</strong>y lost their footing, and both Holmes and<br />

Moriarty plunged into the abyss. 2 submerge, sink, immerse;<br />

engulf, overwhelm: I plunged my hand in the icy water to<br />

retrieve the keys. She plunged herself into her work to try to<br />

forget him.<br />

--n. 3 dive, nosedive, fall, pitch, plummet, drop, descent;<br />

submersion, immersion: After the scandal his career took a<br />

plunge from which it never recovered. Every winter they take a<br />

plunge into the icy waters <strong>of</strong> the Serpentine. 4 gamble, wager,<br />

bet, risk: Are you taking the plunge with an investment in<br />

South America?<br />

plus prep. 1 and, added to, increased by, with the addition <strong>of</strong>, with<br />

an increment <strong>of</strong>, (coupled) with, together with: Two plus three<br />

equals five. Your initial deposit plus accumulated interest will<br />

make a substantial sum.<br />

--adj. 2 added, additional, supplementary, extra: One must<br />

take into account the plus value <strong>of</strong> the good publicity.<br />

--n. 3 addition, bonus, extra, gain, benefit, asset, advantage,<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>it, return: Improvements constitute a big plus in<br />

evaluating the building.<br />

plush adj. luxurious, posh, costly, (de) luxe, palatial, lavish,<br />

rich, opulent, sumptuous, regal, elegant, Colloq ritzy, classy,<br />

Old-fashioned swank(y): I had no idea that you lived in such<br />

plush surroundings.

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