Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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postcava

noun

receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and emp...

posterboard

noun

a cardboard suitable for making posters

postfix

noun

an affix that is added at the end of the word

posthitis

noun

inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by...

posthouse

noun

an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders

postimpressionist

noun

an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted again...

postponer

noun

someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or ha...

postum

noun

trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post an...

posturer

noun

someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mis...

potamogalidae

noun

otter shrews

potamogeton

noun

a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temp...

potamogetonaceae

noun

plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includ...

potamophis

noun

ground snakes

potentiation

noun

(medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simulta...

poterium

noun

a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae

pothos

noun

evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage

potomania

noun

an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to...

potoroinae

noun

rat kangaroos

potorous

noun

potoroos

potos

noun

a genus of Procyonidae

potterer

noun

a person who putters about

potyokin

noun

a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Cathe...

pouffe

noun

thick cushion used as a seat

poulette

noun

allemande sauce with chopped parsley

pouteria

noun

tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel)

powderer

noun

someone who applies or scatters powder

powderiness

noun

having a very fine texture

powderpuff

noun

a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applyin...

powerbroker

noun

a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes t...

powerfulness

noun

possession of controlling influence

powhatan

noun

Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of trib...

poxvirus

noun

any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in ver...

poyou

noun

Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underpa...

pplo

noun

a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of...

practicability

noun

the quality of being usable

practicableness

noun

the quality of being usable

praesidium

noun

a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that...

praetorium

noun

the tent of an ancient Roman general

praiseworthiness

noun

the quality of being worthy of praise

praisworthiness

noun

the property of deserving praise

prankishness

noun

the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks

praunus

noun

a genus of Mysidae

pravachol

noun

an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce b...

pravastatin

noun

an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce b...

prazosin

noun

antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress)

preachification

noun

moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner

prearrangement

noun

something arranged in advance

precava

noun

receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties...

precentorship

noun

the position of precentor

preceptorship

noun

the position of preceptor