| p.m. |
Sometimes we use the letters p.m. (or P.M.) when we are talking about a time of day. When we say or write p.m., we mean "in the afternoon or evening." Many people have lunch around 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. Many people eat dinner around 6 p.m. or 7p.m. |
| pocket |
A pocket is something sewn into your clothes that you use to keep things in or to keep your hands warm. Many types of pants and most jackets have pockets. People often keep things like gloves, money, and keys in their pockets. [2 definitions] |
| poem |
A poem is a piece of writing that uses words in special ways. People who write poems use them to tell how they feel or to describe something in a different or beautiful way. A poem is often short. It might be just one page. People often enjoy poems just for the sound of the words or for the pictures they think of when they hear them. Poems sometimes use rhyming words, and they usually have a special rhythm. |
| poet |
A poet is a person who writes poetry. |
| poetry |
Poetry is a word for poems all together or the type of writing that is in poems. If you write poetry, it means you write poems. |
| point |
A point is the sharp end of something. [8 definitions] |
| 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. |