Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words popeling noun A petty or deputy pope., An adherent of the pope. popelote noun A word variously explained as “a little puppet,” “a little doll,” or “a young butterfly.” Cf. Popet. popinjay noun The green woodpecker., A parrot., A target in the form of a parrot., A trifling, chattering, … Read more
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 posingly adverb So as to pose or puzzle. positing present participle & vb. noun of Posit position noun The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position., The spot where a person or … 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
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 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 preached imp. & past participle of Preach preacher noun One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects., One who inculcates anything with earnestness. preamble noun A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of a statute, which states … 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 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 ovariole noun One of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed. ovarious adjective Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food. ovaritis noun Inflammation of the ovaries. ovariums plural of Ovarium ovenbird noun Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America … Read more