| post3 |
The post is the system for delivering mail in a country. |
| poster |
A poster is a sign made on a big piece of paper. It is often bright and full of color. People put up posters in public places to give other people information about something. Sometimes posters are also used for decoration on a wall. |
| post office |
A post office is a place that helps people send letters or packages to each other. It is an office or building where mail comes in from different places and goes out to other places. A post office is also a place where you can buy stamps and other things for mailing letters and packages. |
| pot1 |
A pot is a deep round container made of metal, glass, or clay. Pots are used for cooking and serving food. [2 definitions] |
| potato |
A potato is a plant root that we eat as a vegetable. Potatoes are white or yellow inside and have brown, red, or yellowish skin. |
| potholder |
A potholder is something you hold in your hand or wear on your hand when you need to touch hot things when you are cooking. It is made from a thick material to protect your fingers and hand. Potholders are most often used to take hot things out of an oven. |
| potion |
A potion is a mixture for drinking that is supposed to have special powers. A potion may heal, do magic, or be a poison. |
| pottery |
Things that are made out of clay and baked at a very high temperature are called pottery. Bowls, mugs, vases, and dishes are often pottery. |
| pouch |
A pouch is a simple bag that is made of strong material. [2 definitions] |
| poultry |
Poultry is what we call meat that comes from birds. When we eat chicken or turkey, we are eating poultry. We also use the word poultry to talk about the birds themselves that people raise for food. |
| pound1 |
When you pound something, you hit it over and over very hard. |
| pound2 |
A pound is a certain amount of weight. One pound is how much four sticks of butter weigh when you buy them in a package in a store. New babies usually weigh about six to nine pounds. A big dog can weigh over a hundred pounds. A short way to write pound or pounds is lb. |
| pour |
When you pour something, you make it flow out of something in a stream. Often, we pour liquids like milk or juice, but we also pour dry things like salt or cereal. |
| powder |
Powder is something that people make by grinding something solid into very, very small bits. The bits are often so small and light that they can float for a while in the air. A substance that looks and feels just like this but is made in a different way is also called "powder." |
| power |
When you have power, you have the ability to do things or cause things to happen. [3 definitions] |
| powerful |
When someone or something is powerful, it means that they are strong or can use force. |
| practice |
Practice is doing something many times so that you can become good at it. [3 definitions] |
| praise |
When you give someone praise, you say something good about them. You say that they did a good job, for example. [2 definitions] |
| pray |
When people pray, they speak to or ask for something from their god. |
| precipitation |
Precipitation is what we call the falling of rain or snow or ice from the sky. |
| prefer |
When you prefer something, you like it better or want to do it more than something else. |