5-letter words containing po
- potch — inferior quality opal used in jewellery for mounting precious opals
- potin — a bronze alloy with high tin content, formerly used in the manufacture of coins
- potoo — any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- potsy — hopscotch.
- potto — any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- potty — Chiefly British Informal. slightly insane; eccentric.
- potus — (in prescriptions) a drink.
- pouch — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- poufy — a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
- pouke — a stye or small pustule on the eye
- poule — a chicken suitable for slow stewing; a stewing-hen
- poulp — a cephalopod such as an octopus, cuttlefish or squid
- poult — a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- poupe — to cheat
- pouty — inclined to pout, or marked by pouting: a sullen, pouty child; a pouty face.
- powan — a freshwater whitefish, Coregonus clupeoides, occurring in some Scottish lakes
- poway — a city in SW California.
- power — a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- powin — a peacock depicted on a heraldic shield
- powys — John Cowper, 1872–1963, English author.
- poyou — an armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus, native to South America and characterized by its six moveable bands
- pppoa — Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
- pppoe — Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
- quipo — Alternative spelling of quipu.
- raupo — a New Zealand bulrush, Typha orientalis, with sword-shaped leaves, traditionally used for construction and decoration
- repot — to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- ripon — a city in N England, in North Yorkshire: cathedral (12th–16th centuries). Pop: 16 468 (2001)
- rumpo — sexual intercourse
- sampo — a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- sapor — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sepoy — (formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
- seppo — an American
- sopor — Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- spock — Benjamin (McLane) [muh-kleyn] /məˈkleɪn/ (Show IPA), 1903–98, U.S. physician and educator.
- spode — Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- spoem — a poem made up entirely from the subject lines of different spam emails
- spohr — Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- spoke — a simple past tense of speak.
- spoof — a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
- spook — Informal. a ghost; specter.
- spool — any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- spoom — a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- spoon — a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- spoor — a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spoot — a razor-shell, a type of shellfish
- spore — Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spork — a utensil used for eating, combining a spoon and a fork
- sport — an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.