14-letter words containing po

popcorn stitch — a crochet stitch made with a number of loose stitches fastened in a common base so that the yarn puffs up, looking much like a piece of popcorn
poppaea sabina — died a.d. 65? second wife of the Roman emperor Nero.
popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
porcupine fish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
port authority — a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.
port charlotte — a town in SW Florida.
port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
port nicholson — the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
portrait flask — a glass flask of the 19th century having a portrait molded onto the side.
portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
position audit — a systematic assessment of the current strengths and weaknesses of an organization as a prerequisite for future strategic planning
position paper — a formal, usually detailed written statement, especially regarding a single issue, that articulates a position, viewpoint, or policy, as of a government, organization, or political candidate.
positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
possessionless — having no possessions
possessiveness — jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
post operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
post-cartesian — of or relating to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
post-classical — of or relating to a time after the classical period, especially in art, culture, or literature.
post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
post-modernism — Post-modernism is a late twentieth century approach in art, architecture, and literature which typically mixes styles, ideas, and references to modern society, often in an ironic way.
post-modernist — A post-modernist is a writer, artist, or architect who is influenced by post-modernism.
post-obit bond — a bond paying a sum of money after the death of some specified person.
post-operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
post-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
post-victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
postamputation — following or occurring after an amputation
postcapitalist — denoting a period or society no longer based on capitalism
postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
postconception — happening after conception
postconvention — taking place after a convention
postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
postdepression — pertaining to or denoting the period after an economic depression
postdeterminer — a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, including ordinal and cardinal numbers, that may be placed after an article or other determiner and before a descriptive adjective, as first and three in the first three new chapters.
poste restante — a direction written on mail to indicate that it should be held at the post office until called for by the addressee.

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