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10-letter words containing poi

  • poikilitic — (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.
  • poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
  • point duty — the stationing of a policeman or traffic warden at a road junction to control and direct traffic
  • point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
  • point tire — drawn work.
  • point-wise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
  • poison gas — any of various toxic gases, especially those used in chemical warfare to kill or incapacitate on inhalation or contact, as phosgene, chlorine, etc.
  • poison haw — a shrub, Viburnum molle, of the central U.S., having white flowers and bluish-black fruit.
  • poison ivy — a vine or shrub, Rhus radicans, having trifoliate leaves and whitish berries and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
  • poison oak — either of two shrubs, Rhus toxicodendron, of the eastern U.S., or R. diversiloba, of the Pacific coast of North America, resembling poison ivy and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to them.
  • poison-pen — composed or sent maliciously, as a letter, usually anonymously and for the purpose of damaging another's reputation or happiness: The newspaper received a poison-pen letter alleging that the mayor was misusing city funds.
  • poisonable — able to be poisoned
  • poisonwood — a tree, Metopium toxiferum, of southern Florida, that has compound leaves and yellowish, berrylike fruits and is poisonous to touch.
  • porpoising — any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
  • pour point — the lowest temperature at which a substance will flow under given conditions.
  • powerpoint — (graphics, tool)   A Microsoft application for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
  • preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
  • rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
  • reef point — one of several short lengths of line stitched through a sail for tying a reef
  • repointing — the act or process of repairing the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc) with mortar or cement
  • seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
  • seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
  • spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
  • spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
  • spoilsport — a person whose selfish or unsportsmanlike attitudes or actions spoil the pleasure of others, as in a game or social gathering.
  • standpoint — the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
  • star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
  • trackpoint — (hardware)   (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
  • tuck-point — to finish (masonry) with tuck pointing.
  • uropoiesis — the production and excretion of urine by the kidneys
  • viewpoints — a place affording a view of something; position of observation: to sketch a river from the viewpoint of a bluff.
  • weak point — an area of weakness
  • west point — a military reservation in SE New York, on the Hudson: U.S. Military Academy.
  • zero point — the point on a scale that denotes zero and from which positive and negative readings can be made
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