| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| poak | noun | Alt. of Poake |
| pock | noun | A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and vaccine diseases. |
| poco | adverb | A little; — used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or movement; as, poco piu allegro, a little faster; poco largo, rather slow. |
| poem | noun | A metrical composition; a composition in verse written in certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme, and characterized by imagination and poetic diction; — contradistinguished from prose; as, the poems of Homer or of Milton., A composition, not in verse, of which the language is highly imaginative or impassioned; as, a prose poem; the poems of Ossian. |
| poet | noun | One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer. |
| pogy | noun | The menhaden. |
| poke | noun | A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; — called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine., A bag; a sack; a pocket., A long, wide sleeve; — called also poke sleeve., To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire., To thrust with the horns; to gore., To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox., To search; to feel one’s way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about., The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs., A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person., A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward. |
| poky | adjective | Confined; cramped., Dull; tedious; uninteresting. |
| pole | noun | A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander., A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber’s pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained., A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5/ yards, or a square measure equal to 30/ square yards; a rod; a perch., To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops., To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn., To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat., To stir, as molten glass, with a pole., Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth’s axis; as, the north pole., A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian., One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle., The firmament; the sky., See Polarity, and Polar, n. |
| poll | noun | A parrot; — familiarly so called., One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman., The head; the back part of the head., A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals., Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election., The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll., The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls., The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax., The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a)., To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree., To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; — sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass., To extort from; to plunder; to strip., To impose a tax upon., To pay as one’s personal tax., To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one., To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent., To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll., To vote at an election. |
| polo | noun | A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback., A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates. |
| polt | noun | A blow or thump., Distorted. |
| poly | noun | A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus. |
| pome | noun | A fruit composed of several cartilaginous or bony carpels inclosed in an adherent fleshy mass, which is partly receptacle and partly calyx, as an apple, quince, or pear., A ball of silver or other metal, which is filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service., To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. |
| pomp | noun | A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant., Show of magnificence; parade; display; power., To make a pompons display; to conduct. |
| pond | noun | A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake., To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming., To ponder. |
| pone | noun | A kind of johnnycake. |
| pons | noun | A bridge; — applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See Brain. |
| pony | noun | A small horse., Twenty-five pounds sterling., A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib., A small glass of beer. |
| pood | noun | A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds or about thirty-six English pounds avoirdupois. |
| pooh | interj. | Pshaw! pish! nonsense! — an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt. |
| pool | noun | A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon., A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle., The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes., A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table., In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners., Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join., A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into the pool., A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement., An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities., To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic., To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction. |
| poon | noun | A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, C. inophullum, and Sterculia foetida; — called also peon. |
| poop | noun | See 2d Poppy., To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind., A deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost or after part of a vessel’s hull; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. See Poop deck, under Deck. See also Roundhouse., To break over the poop or stern, as a wave., To strike in the stern, as by collision. |
| poor | superl. | Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent., So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public., Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected, Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc., Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits., Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings., Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; — said of land; as, poor soil., Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture., Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night., Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse., Worthy of pity or sympathy; — used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt., Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek., A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); — called also power cod. |
| pope | noun | Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop., The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal., A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church., A fish; the ruff. |
| pore | verb | One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc., A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones., To look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the attention; to be absorbed; — often with on or upon, and now usually with over. |
| pork | noun | The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food. |
| port | noun | A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol., A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used also figuratively., In law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages., A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal., An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening., A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face., To carry; to bear; to transport., To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms., The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of living; as, a proud port., The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively., To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; — said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm. |
| pory | adjective | Porous; as, pory stone. [R.] Dryden. |
| pose | adjective | Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; — said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast., A cold in the head; catarrh., The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist’s model or of a statue., To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait., To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude., To interrogate; to question., To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand. |
| poss | verb t. | To push; to dash; to throw. |
| post | adjective | Hired to do what is wrong; suborned., A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house., The doorpost of a victualer’s shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt., The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station., A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post., A military station; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station., The piece of ground to which a sentinel’s walk is limited., A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman., An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported., Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier., One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station., A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger., A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper., To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills., To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice., To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, or the like., To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel., To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger., To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter., To inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted with the details of a subject; — often with up., To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste., To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting., With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post. |
| posy | noun | A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring., A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. |
| pott | noun | A size of paper. See under Paper. |
| poup | verb i. | See Powp. |
| pour | adjective | Poor., To pore., To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust., To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly., To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly., To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater., A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. |
| pout | noun | The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl., To shoot pouts., To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure; hence, to look sullen., To protrude., A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness., The European whiting pout or bib. |
| powp | verb i. | See Poop, v. i. |
| poze | verb t. | See 5th Pose. |