6-letter words containing po
- pollee — a person who is asked questions in a poll.
- pollen — the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- poller — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- pollex — the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.
- pollux — Greek Polydeuces. Classical Mythology. the brother of Castor. Compare Castor and Pollux.
- pollys — a female given name, form of Mary.
- polska — Polish name of Poland.
- polyol — an alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups; a polyhydric alcohol.
- polyps — Zoology. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, especially as applied to coelenterates. an individual zooid of a compound or colonial organism.
- pomace — the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- pomade — a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- pomato — a hybrid between a tomato and a potato
- pombal — Marquês de (mərkeʃ ˈdəː). title of Sebastiâo José de Carvalho e Mello. 1699–1782, Portuguese statesman, who dominated Portuguese government from 1750 to 1777 and instituted many administrative and economic reforms
- pomelo — the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
- pommee — (of a cross) having arms with knoblike ends: a cross pommée.
- pommel — a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
- pommie — a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
- pomona — the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- pompey — (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus"the Great") 106–48 b.c, Roman general and statesman: a member of the first triumvirate.
- pompom — Also, pompon. an ornamental tuft or ball of feathers, wool, or the like, used on hats, slippers, etc.
- pompon — pompom2 (def 1).
- ponape — an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- poncey — If you say that someone or something is poncey, you mean you do not like them because they are too feminine or artistic.
- poncho — a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- ponded — a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- pondok — a crudely built hut or shelter formed of sheets of corrugated iron, tin, etc.; shanty.
- ponent — the west
- pongee — silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
- pongid — any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- pontal — relating to a bridge
- pontic — an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- pontil — punty.
- pontus — an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- poobah — Pooh Bah.
- poodle — one of a breed of very active dogs, probably originating in Germany but regarded as the national dog of France, having long, thick, frizzy or curly hair usually trimmed in standard patterns, occurring in three varieties (standard, miniature, and toy) differing only in size, and originally used as a water retriever.
- poogye — a Hindu nose-flute
- poohed — poop4 .
- pooing — excrement.
- pool-i — One of the POOL languages.
- pool-t — Object-oriented, concurrent, synchronous. Predecessor of POOL2.
- pooled — Also called pocket billiards. any of various games played on a pool table with a cue ball and 15 other balls that are usually numbered, in which the object is to drive all the balls into the pockets with the cue ball.
- pooler — a person taking part in a pool game
- poonac — a coconut residue, mainly used as animal fodder
- poonce — a male homosexual
- pooped — fatigued; exhausted: I'm too pooped to go shopping today.
- poorer — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- poorly — in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly.
- pooter — a crimping tool used to crimp a ruff, as worn during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I
- pootle — to travel or go in a relaxed or leisurely manner