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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

point-blank
adjective close enough to go straight to the target; `point-blank range`; `a point-blank shot`

point-of-sale
adjective of or relating to or being the location where something is purchased

pointed
adjective direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; `a pointed critique`; `a pointed allusion to what was going on`; `another pointed look in their direction`

pointed arch
noun an arch with a pointed apex

pointed-leaf maple
Acer argutum noun small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn

pointedly
adverb in such a manner as to make something clearly evident; `he pointedly ignored the question`

pointer
Spanish pointer noun a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game

pointilism
noun a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France

pointilist
pointillistic adjective of or relating to pointilism

pointillism
noun a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer`s eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France

pointing out
noun indication by demonstration

pointing trowel
noun a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cement

pointless
purposeless adjective lacking import; `a pointless remark`; `a life essentially purposeless`; `senseless violence`

pointlessly
adverb in a pointless manner; `he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery`

pointsman
noun a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic

pointy-toed
pointed-toe adjective having a pointed toe; `pointy-toed shoes`

poise
noun a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

poise
verb hold or carry in equilibrium

poised
adjective marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; `a gull in poised flight`; `George`s poised hammer`

poison
noun anything that harms or destroys; `the poison of fascism`

poison arrow plant
Acocanthera oblongifolia noun medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits

poison ash
poison dogwood noun smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil

poison bush
noun any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods

poison camas
Zigadenus nuttalli noun a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas

poison gas
noun a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare

poison hemlock
poison parsley noun large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous

poison ivy
markweed noun climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact

poison milkweed
horsetail milkweed noun milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock

poison oak
noun dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant

poison pea
noun any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods

poison pill
noun the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer

poison sumac
noun dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant

poisoner
noun someone who kills with poison

poisoning
noun the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

poisonous
toxicant adjective having the qualities or effects of a poison

poisonous parasol
Lepiota morgani noun an agaric regarded as poisonous

poisonous plant
noun a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

poisonously
venomously adverb in a very malevolent manner

Poisson distribution
noun a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large

Poitiers
battle of Poitiers noun the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French

Poitou-Charentes
Poitou noun a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay

poke
pigeon berry noun tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

poke check
noun knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick

poke milkweed
Asclepias exaltata noun milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed

poke out
reach out verb reach outward in space; `The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk`

poker
stove poker noun fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

poker alumroot
poker heuchera noun plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America

poker chip
noun a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

poker face
noun a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)

poker hand
noun the 5 cards held in a game of poker

poker plant
Kniphofia uvaria noun clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers

pokeweed
noun perennial of the genus Phytolacca

Pokomo
noun a Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East Africa

polack
noun a person of Polish descent

Poland
Republic of Poland noun a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II

Polanisia
genus Polanisia noun widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length

polar
adjective located at or near or coming from the earth`s poles; `polar diameter`; `polar zone`; `a polar air mass`; `Antarctica is the only polar continent`

polar body
noun a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded

polar circle
noun a line of latitude at the north or south poles

polar coordinate
noun either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole

polar glacier
noun a glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles

polar hare
Arctic hare noun a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter

polar opposition
noun an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles

polarimeter
polariscope noun an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light

Polaris
North Star noun the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it

polarity
sign noun having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); `he got the polarity of the battery reversed`; `charges of opposite sign`

polarization
polarisation noun the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

polarographic
adjective of or involving polarography

polarography
noun an electrochemical method of chemical analysis

Polaroid
noun (trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare

Polaroid camera
Polaroid Land camera noun a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds

polder
noun low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)

pole
noun a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

pole
noun one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

pole bean
noun a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis

pole horse
poler noun a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle

pole position
noun the most favorable position at the start of a race

pole vault
pole vaulting noun a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

poleax
poleaxe noun a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

polecat
foulmart noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

polecat weed
foetid pothos noun deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe

polemic
polemical adjective of or involving dispute or controversy

polemicist
polemist noun a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)

polemics
noun the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors

Polemoniaceae
family Polemoniaceae noun a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers

polemoniaceous
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae

Polemoniales
order Polemoniales noun Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales

polemonium
noun any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to arctic regions

Polemonium reptans
noun erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States

polenta
noun a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water

Polianthes
genus Polianthes noun genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae

police
police force noun the force of policemen and officers; `the law came looking for him`

police academy
noun an academy for training police officers

police action
noun a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order

police boat
noun a boat used by harbor police

police captain
police chief noun a policeman in charge of a precinct

police commissioner
noun a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police

police constable
noun a police officer of the lowest rank

police court
noun a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses

police cruiser
patrol car noun a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters