Nouns

plovdiv

noun

an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of a...

plowboy

noun

a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow

plowshare

noun

a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

plugboard

noun

telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcor...

plumbago

noun

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

plumbery

noun

the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes...

plumbism

noun

toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead...

plumcot

noun

hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus arme...

plumule

noun

down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds

plunker

noun

(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

pluteus

noun

a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; t...

plutocrat

noun

someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth

pluviose

noun

fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and Febru...

pluviometer

noun

gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of...

plyer

noun

someone who plies a trade

plzen

noun

a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated

pneumatics

noun

the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical prope...

pneumatophore

noun

an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function...

pneumococcus

noun

bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans

pneumoconiosis

noun

chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or m...

pneumoencephalogram

noun

an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a...

pneumogastric

noun

a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs...

pneumonectomy

noun

surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)

pneumonoconiosis

noun

chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or m...

pockmark

noun

a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of small...

podetium

noun

an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowt...

podiatry

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the feet

podophyllum

noun

perennial rhizomatous herbs

podsol

noun

a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates und...

podzol

noun

a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates und...

poesy

noun

literature in metrical form

poetics

noun

study of poetic works

pogge

noun

northern Atlantic sea poacher

pogey

noun

money received from the state

pogonia

noun

any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchi...

pogy

noun

money received from the state

poilu

noun

thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern...

poinsettia

noun

tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tape...

poinciana

noun

small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not r...

pointel

noun

a tool used by an engraver

pointillism

noun

a genre of painting characterized by the application of pain...

pointsman

noun

a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic

pokeweed

noun

perennial of the genus Phytolacca

polarimeter

noun

an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane...

polarisation

noun

the condition of having or giving polarity

polariscope

noun

an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane...

polarography

noun

an electrochemical method of chemical analysis

polder

noun

low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by d...

polemicist

noun

a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in t...

polemist

noun

a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in t...