Luis A. Waller Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words poraille noun Poor people; the poor. porifera noun pl. A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; — called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiae, Keratosa or Fibrospongiae, and Silicea. poriform adjective Resembling a pore, or small puncture. poriness noun Porosity. poristic adjective Alt. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words priapean noun A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each, having generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an amphimacer in the third; — applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words practice noun Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise., Customary or constant use; state of being used., Skill or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pourlieu noun See Purlieu. pourtray verb t. See Portray.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words quadrans noun A fourth part of the coin called an as. See 3d As, 2., The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See Cur. quadrant noun The fourth part; the quarter., The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90ยก, or one … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words proatlas noun A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles. probable adjective Capable of being proved., Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; likely., Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words qua-bird noun The American night heron. See under Night. quacking present participle & vb. noun of Quack quackery noun The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism. quackish adjective Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery. quackism noun Quackery. quackled imp. & … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words psychian noun Any small moth of the genus Psyche and allied genera (family Psychidae). The larvae are called basket worms. See Basket worm, under Basket. psychics noun Psychology. psychism noun The doctrine of Quesne, that there is a fluid universally diffused, end equally animating all living beings, the difference … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words qua-bird noun The American night heron. See under Night. quacking present participle & vb. noun of Quack quackery noun The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism. quackish adjective Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery. quackism noun Quackery. quackled imp. & … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words postable adjective Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. postanal adjective Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus. postcava noun The inferior vena cava. postdate verb t. To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time … Read more