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- POLITEWell-mannered, civilized.
- POLITESSECivility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; genteel politeness or an instance of this.
- POLITIQUEA politician, especially one seen as being unprincipled.
- POLLINOSISAn allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever.
- POLONIUMA rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84. An atom of this element.
- POLVERINEGlassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, used in the manufacture of fine glass.
- POLYPODYAny of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.
- POLYZOARIUMA polyzoary
- POMADEA greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
- POMEA type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- POMEGRANATEThe fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tar
- POMICULTUREthe cultivation of fruit; fruit-growing
- POMPOSITYThe quality of being pompous; self-importance.
- PONDERTo wonder, think of deeply.
- PONDERALPertaining to weight.
- PONDERATETo have weight or influence.
- PONDEROSAA pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).
- PONDEROUSHeavy, massive, weighty.
- PONEA writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
- PONIARDA dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
- PONSA bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
- PONTAGEA duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
- PONTALOf or relating to the pons or bridges.
- PONTICA false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge.
- PONTIFEXA pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
- PONTIFFA member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex.
- PONTIFICAlternative form of pontifical
- PONTIFICALOf or pertaining to a pontiff. Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal. Of or pertaining to a pope; papal.
- PONTIFICATEThe status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
- PONTIFICEBridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
- PONTILEOf or relating to the pons.
- PONYA small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- POOHExpressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- POPLARAny of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
- POPLITEALOf or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee).
- POPLITEUSA small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.
- POPULACEThe common people of a nation.
- POPULARCommon among the general public; generally accepted.
- POPULARITYThe quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.
- POPULATETo supply with inhabitants; to people.
- POPULISMA political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
- POPULISTA person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
- PORCHA covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch oft
- PORCINEOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
- PORCUPINEAny of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, not
- PORKThe meat of a pig.
- POROUSFull of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
- PORPOISEA small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
- PORTAThe part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum.
- PORTABLEAble to be carried or easily moved.
- PORTAGEAn act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
- PORTALAn entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
- PORTANCEThe manner in which one carries oneself; behaviour.
- PORTANCESThe manner in which one carries oneself; behaviour.
- PORTCULLISA gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
- PORTENDTo serve as a warning or omen of.
- PORTENTSomething that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
- PORTICOA porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
- PORTIONAn allocated amount.
- POSITSomething that is posited; a postulate.
- POSITIONA place or location.
- POSITIVEIncluded, present, characterized by affirmation.
- POSSETA beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
- POSSIBLEAble but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
- POSTA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
- POSTBELLUMOf the period following a war. Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
- POSTERITYAll the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
- POSTILA Bible commentary written in its margins.
- POSTLUDEThe final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.
- POSTULATESomething assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant
- POSTULATORYOf the nature of a postulate.
- POSTUREThe way a person holds and positions their body.
- POTATIONThe act of drinking.
- POTATORYOf or pertaining to drinking.
- POTENCEPower or strength; potency.
- POTENCYPower, authority.
- POTENTPowerful; possessing power; effective. Possessing authority or influence; persuasive, convincing.
- POTENTATEA powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
- POTENTIALA currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
- POTENTILLAAny of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.
- POTIONA small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
- POULEA girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
- POULTA young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).
- POULTICEA soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
- POULTRYDomestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).
- POUNCEA type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.
- POURTo cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- POVERTYThe quality or state of being poor; lack of money
- POWDERThe fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. Cocaine in powder form (as opposed to crack
- POWERThe ability to do or undergo something.
- PRAEDIALOf or pertaining to land or its products.
- PRAESIDIUMAlternative form of presidium.
- PRAGMATICALRelating to affairs of state.
- PRATINCOLEAny of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
- PRATIQUEPermission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
- PRAVITYPerversion, depravity; wickedness.
- PREACHTo give a sermon.
- PREAMBLEA short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
- PREAMBULATETo walk before; figuratively, to precede.
- PREBENDA stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.