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

Pooecetes
genus Pooecetes noun a genus of Fringillidae

pool
puddle noun something resembling a pool of liquid; `he stood in a pool of light`; `his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines`

pool
noun the combined stakes of the betters

pool ball
noun ball used in playing pool

pool player
noun someone who shoots pool

pool table
billiard table noun game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played

pooler
noun someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all

pooling of interest
noun an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free

poolroom
noun a room with pool tables where pool is played

poon
noun any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood

poop deck
noun an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship

poor
adjective unsatisfactory; `a poor light for reading`; `poor morale`; `expectations were poor`

poor box
alms box noun box for collecting alms, especially one in a church

poor devil
wretch noun someone you feel sorry for

poor law
noun a law providing support for the poor

poor man`s orchid
schizanthus noun any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

poor people
poor noun people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); `the urban poor need assistance`

poor person
have-not noun a person with few or no possessions

poor rates
noun a local tax for the relief of the poor

poorhouse
noun an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii noun goatsucker of western North America

pop
adverb like a pop or with a pop; `everything went pop`

Pop Art
noun an American school of the 1950s that imitated the techniques of commercial art (as the soup cans of Andy Warhol) and the styles of popular culture and the mass media

pop bottle
soda bottle noun a bottle for holding soft drinks

pop fly
pop-fly noun a short high fly ball

pop group
noun a group that plays pop music

pop music
pop noun music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock`n`roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love

pop quiz
noun a quiz given without prior warning

pop tent
noun a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up

pop-up book
pop-up noun a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened

popcorn
noun small kernels of corn exploded by heat

popcorn ball
noun popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls

pope
Catholic Pope noun the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Pope
noun English poet and satirist (1688-1744)

popery
papism noun offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church

popeyed
adjective having bulging eyes

popgun
noun plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound

Popillia
genus Popillia noun a genus of Scarabaeidae

popinjay
noun archaic

popishly
adverb like the Pope; in a popish manner

poplar
poplar tree noun any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins

Poplar Bluff
noun a town in southeast Missouri

poplin
noun a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery

popliteal
adjective of or relating to the area behind the knee joint

popliteal artery
arteria poplitea noun continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet

popliteal vein
vena poplitea noun a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein

popover
noun light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup

popper
noun a container for cooking popcorn

poppet
poppet valve noun a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines

poppy
noun annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

poppy mallow
noun a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer

poppy seed
noun small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items

populace
public noun people in general considered as a whole; `he is a hero in the eyes of the public`

popular
pop adjective (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

popular front
noun a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent

popular music
popular music genre noun any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

Popular Struggle Front
PSF noun a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border

popularisation
vulgarisation noun the act of making something attractive to the general public

popularism
noun music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority

popularity
noun the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; `his charm soon won him affection and popularity`; `the universal popularity of American movies`

popularity contest
noun competition (real or figurative) for popular support

popularization
popularisation noun an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable

popularization
vulgarisation noun the act of making something attractive to the general public

popularizer
populariser noun someone who makes attractive to the general public

popularly
adverb among the people; `this topic was popularly discussed`

populated
adjective furnished with inhabitants; `the area is well populated`; `forests populated with all kinds of wild life`

population
noun the act of populating (causing to live in a place); `he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals`

Population Commission
noun the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control

population control
noun control over the growth of population; a government program

population growth
noun increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state

population profile
noun a chart showing the number of people as a function of their ages

population shift
noun a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population

populism
noun the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

populous
thickly settled adjective densely populated

Populus
genus Populus noun a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars

porbeagle
Lamna nasus noun voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific

porcelain
noun ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

Porcellio
genus Porcellio noun Old World genus of isopod crustaceans

Porcellionidae
family Porcellionidae noun sow bugs

porch
noun a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

porcine
adjective relating to or suggesting swine; `comparison between human and porcine pleasures`

porcupine
noun relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

porcupine ball
porcupines noun meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce

porcupinefish
porcupine fish noun spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters

pore
noun any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

porgy
noun important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide

Porifera
phylum Porifera noun coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges

pork
porc noun meat from a domestic hog or pig

pork and beans
noun dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce

pork barrel
pork noun a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

pork belly
noun side of fresh pork

pork butcher
noun a vendor of pork and products made from pork

pork loin
noun meat from a loin of pork

pork pie
noun small pie filled with minced seasoned pork

pork roast
roast pork noun cut of pork suitable for roasting

pork sausage
noun sausage containing pork

pork tenderloin
noun pork loin muscle

pork-and-veal goulash
noun made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour cream

pork-barreling
noun acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale; `keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling`

porkchop
noun chop cut from a hog