| pointed |
When a pencil is sharp, it is pointed at the end. When you make a valentine heart, you make it pointed at the bottom. |
| pointy |
When something is pointy, it comes to a very narrow point at the top. We can say that arrows or sharp pencils are pointy things. Some leaves have a very round shape, for example, but some leaves are pointy. |
| poison |
Poison is a substance that can kill or really hurt people or animals if they swallow it or breathe it in. [2 definitions] |
| poisonous |
When something is poisonous, it means that there is something in it that can hurt people, animals, or plants. If a person touches or eats something poisonous, it can hurt them a lot. Some poisonous things can even kill. |
| Poland |
Poland is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Germany, Belarus, and Ukraine. Poland also lies along the shore of a sea called the Baltic. Much of Poland is covered by forest. There are also farm lands and mountains, and many lakes and rivers. Lots of grain and potatoes are grown in Poland. Poland has many people. Some of them are farmers, and many work in mines, but most Polish people live and work in the cities. |
| polar bear |
A polar bear is a large white bear that lives in very cold areas of the earth. |
| pole1 |
A pole is a long, round piece of wood or metal. People make poles and use them for many different things. Sometimes people put up a tall pole and fly a flag from the top of it. Some people use a different kind of pole for fishing. People who ski use poles too. |
| pole2 |
The poles of the Earth are the points that are exactly at the top and bottom of our planet. The pole at the bottom is called the South Pole, and the pole at the top is called the North Pole. The temperature in the areas around the poles is very cold. |
| police |
The police are a group of people who have the job of protecting you from crime and making people obey laws. |
| police officer |
Police officers are men and women who have the job of protecting people from crime and making people obey laws. |
| police station |
A police station is a place where police officers do a lot of their work. If people want to report a crime, they go to the police station to talk to police officers, or they call the police station on the telephone. Sometimes a police station has a jail where people who might have done something bad are kept for a time. |
| Polish |
When something is Polish, it is from the country of Poland, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Poland. [2 definitions] |
| polish |
When you polish something, you make it shiny. [2 definitions] |
| polite |
When you are polite, you act in a way that people think is nice or correct. |
| polka dot |
A polka dot is one of many round dots that are part of a pattern. Polka dots are often used as decoration on fabrics. |
| pollen |
Pollen is a fine, yellow powder made by a flowering plant. Pollen helps the plant to make new plants. When pollen that is made by a certain part of one plant gets onto a particular part of another plant, it is possible for a new plant to be produced. Bees help plants make new plants by carrying their pollen from one flower to another. |
| pollute |
When someone pollutes something, they add things to it that are bad and make it dirty. When people pollute a lake or river, the water may not be safe to drink or swim in. Air that has been polluted is not good for people and animals to breathe. |
| pollution |
Dirty stuff in air, water, or soil is called pollution. When there is pollution, water may not be healthy to drink. Air may be bad to breathe. People may not be able to use the soil for growing things. |
| pond |
A pond is a natural pool of water that animals can live in. A pond looks like a lake, but it is smaller. Fish and frogs often live in ponds. |
| pony |
A pony is a kind of horse that is very small in size even when it is an adult. |
| pool1 |
A pool is a large, deep container filled with water that you can swim in. A pool is often built into the ground. [2 definitions] |