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