7-letter words containing po
- pointal — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- pointel — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- pointer — a person or thing that points.
- poisson — Siméon Denis (simeɔ̃ dəni). 1781–1840, French mathematician, noted for his application of mathematical theory to physics, esp electricity and magnetism
- poitier — Sidney, born 1927, U.S. actor and director.
- poitrel — a breastplate, specifically of horse's armour
- pokable — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- poke at — If you poke at something, you make lots of little pushing movements at it with a sharp object.
- pokeful — the contents of a small bag
- pol pot — (Saloth Sar) 1928–98, Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader and political figure: prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea, 1976–79.
- polacre — a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean
- polaris — a distinctive English argot in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual communities, derived largely from Italian, directly or through Lingua Franca.
- polaron — a kind of electron
- polatsk — a city in N Belarus, on the Dvina River.
- poleaxe — a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other
- polecat — a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed. Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- polemic — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polenta — (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
- policer — a computer device controlling traffic
- polices — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polies' — Informal. polyester (def 2): a blend of poly and cotton.
- politer — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- politic — shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- pollack — a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa.
- pollard — a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
- pollent — strong
- pollera — a gaily colored costume worn by women during fiestas in Latin-American countries.
- pollero — a smuggler of Mexican workers into the U.S.
- polling — poll
- pollist — a person who advocates the use of polls
- pollman — a graduate of Cambridge University who passed without honours
- pollock — Also called saithe. a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.
- pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- poloist — a person who plays or is devoted to polo
- polonia — the Polish-American community in a given place outside Poland
- poltava — a city in E Ukraine, SW of Kharkov: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.
- polyact — (of a sea creature) having many tentacles or limb-like protrusions
- polybus — a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.
- polycot — a polycotyledon.
- polyene — a hydrocarbon containing two or more double bonds, often conjugated.
- polygam — a plant of the Polygamia class
- polygon — a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
- polymer — a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon.
- polynya — an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice.
- polyoma — a type of tumour caused by a virus
- polyped — a being or object having many legs: Her favorite toy is a bug-shaped polyped.
- polypod — (of insect larvae) having many feet.
- polyzoa — Bryozoa.
- pom-pom — Also, pompon. an ornamental tuft or ball of feathers, wool, or the like, used on hats, slippers, etc.