Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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pomelo

noun

southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling gr...

pomology

noun

the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits

ponderosity

noun

the property of being large in mass

pondweed

noun

submerged freshwater perennials

pongee

noun

a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation)

pongid

noun

any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae

poniard

noun

a dagger with a slender blade

ponselle

noun

United States soprano (1897-1981)

pontifex

noun

a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome

pontos

noun

(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father...

pood

noun

a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds

popinjay

noun

an archaic term for a parrot

popover

noun

light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorksh...

porbeagle

noun

voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacifi...

porkfish

noun

black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Braz...

porkpie

noun

man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim

porosity

noun

the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids

porousness

noun

the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids

porphyrin

noun

any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues

porringer

noun

a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)

porterage

noun

the charge for carrying burdens by porters

portiere

noun

a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

portraitist

noun

a painter or drawer of portraits

portunus

noun

type genus of the family Portunidae

poseuse

noun

a woman poseur

positivism

noun

the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptua...

posology

noun

the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of dr...

postbag

noun

letter carrier's shoulder bag

postdiluvian

noun

anything living after Noah's flood

postdoc

noun

a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research

posteriority

noun

following in time

posthole

noun

a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post

postiche

noun

a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for dis...

postillion

noun

someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide...

postilion

noun

someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide...

postlude

noun

a voluntary played at the end of a religious service

postmistress

noun

a woman postmaster

postposition

noun

(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after an...

postulant

noun

one submitting a request or application especially one seeki...

postulator

noun

(Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a...

postulation

noun

(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something t...

potamogale

noun

amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an ot...

potation

noun

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

potawatomi

noun

a member of the Algonquian people originally of Michigan and...

potboy

noun

a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and...

poteen

noun

unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

potence

noun

the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual...

potentiometer

noun

a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustab...

potentilla

noun

chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinq...

potholder

noun

an insulated pad for holding hot pots