10-letter words starting with po
- polytunnel — a large tunnel made of polythene and used as a greenhouse
- polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- pomace fly — vinegar fly.
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
- pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
- pompelmous — pomelo.
- ponca city — a city in N Oklahoma.
- ponchielli — Amilcare [ah-meel-kah-re] /ɑˈmil kɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Italian composer.
- pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
- pond-apple — a tropical American, evergreen tree, Annona glabra, of the annona family, having yellowish-red flowers, grown as a grafting stock.
- ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- ponderment — the act of pondering
- ponerology — a theory of evil
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- ponticello — a bridge on a stringed instrument
- pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- pontonnier — a builder of pontoon bridges
- pontypridd — an industrial town in S Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough. Pop: 29 781 (2001)
- pony truss — a through bridge truss having its deck between the top and bottom chords and having no top lateral bracing.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- pool table — a billiard table with six pockets, on which pool is played.
- pool train — a train operating over a track owned by two or more railway companies.
- poop cabin — a cabin situated immediately beneath the poop deck of a ship.
- poop chute — anus or rectum
- poop scoop — a small spade for picking up dog dirt
- poop sheet — a circular, list of instructions, press release, etc., providing information about a particular subject.
- poop staff — ensign staff.
- poor mouth — unjustified complaining, esp to excite sympathy
- poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
- poor-mouth — to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty.
- pop server — Post Office Protocol
- pop singer — sb who sings popular music
- pope's eye — (in sheep and cows) a gland in the middle of the thigh surrounded by fat
- popemobile — Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.
- poplinette — a poplin-like fabric
- poppethead — a tailstock or headstock of a lathe.
- poppy seed — seed of the poppy plant, used as an ingredient or topping for breads, rolls, cakes, and cookies.
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- population — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- poriferous — bearing or having pores.
- pork belly — a side of fresh pork.