pork |
meat from a pig or hog. |
porous |
having many pores. |
porpoise |
a mammal that lives in the ocean. Porpoises look like large fish, but they breathe air. Some kinds of porpoises have a triangular fin on their back. Porpoises are closely related to dolphins and other whales with teeth. Porpoises have a round head with a blunt snout. [2 definitions] |
porridge |
a food made of cereal grains such as oatmeal that are boiled in water or milk. |
port1 |
a place where ships load and unload, and its nearby town or city. [2 definitions] |
port2 |
the left side of a ship or airplane when facing forward. |
portable |
able to be carried or easily moved. |
porter1 |
a person whose job is to carry baggage at a train station, airport, or hotel. [2 definitions] |
porthole |
a small opening or window in the side of a ship or airplane. |
portico |
a covered walk or porch with a roof that is held up by columns. |
portion |
a part of a whole. [3 definitions] |
portrait |
a painting, drawing, photograph or sculpture of a person. [2 definitions] |
portray |
to make a picture of in images or words. [2 definitions] |
Portugal |
a country in southwestern Europe. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal. |
Portuguese |
of or having to do with Portugal, or its people or language. [3 definitions] |
Portuguese man-of-war |
a kind of jellyfish that lives in warm oceans. Each man-of-war is a colony or group of animals that live together. The colony has many long stinging tentacles that can hurt people or other animals. |
pose1 |
to take or hold a position, as for a painting or photograph. [5 definitions] |
Poseidon |
the god of the sea in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, Poseidon is called Neptune. |
position |
the location of a person or thing. [7 definitions] |
positive |
certain; sure. [7 definitions] |
posse |
a group of people gathered by a sheriff to help pursue and bring in a criminal. |