| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| portamento | noun | In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to another; a gliding from tone to tone. |
| portcrayon | noun | A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon. |
| portcullis | noun | A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy., An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; — so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse., To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar. |
| portending | present participle & vb. noun | of Portend |
| portension | noun | The act of foreshowing; foreboding. |
| portentive | adjective | Presaging; foreshadowing. |
| portentous | adjective | Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous., Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. |
| portioning | present participle & vb. noun | of Portion |
| portionist | noun | A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain academical allowance or portion; — corrupted into postmaster., One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two or more rectors or vicars. |
| portliness | noun | The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness., Bulkiness; corpulence. |
| portmantle | noun | A portmanteau. |
| portraying | present participle & vb. noun | of Portray |
| portuguese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal. |