| pompom2 |
soft material such as threads, feathers, or strips of paper bound at the center or at one end to form a ball or tuft used as a decoration. |
| pompom1 |
a rapid-fire automatic cannon, often mounted on ships as an anti-aircraft weapon. |
| pompom girl |
a female cheerleader whose routines often include the use of large colorful clusters of streamers that resemble pompoms. |
| pompon |
variant of pompom1. [2 definitions] |
| pomposity |
the state of being pompous. [2 definitions] |
| pompous |
showing or inclined to show an exaggerated air of dignity or importance. [3 definitions] |
| poncho |
a wrap resembling a blanket with a hole in the center for the head. [2 definitions] |
| pond |
a small natural or artificial body of still water. |
| ponder |
to think about something deeply and carefully; meditate. [2 definitions] |
| ponderable |
combined form of ponder. |
| ponderosa pine |
a tall yellow pine of western North America. [2 definitions] |
| ponderous |
heavy or weighty. [3 definitions] |
| pond lily |
see "water lily." |
| pond scum |
a mass of usu. green scum formed on the surface of stagnant water by freshwater algae, or the algae that form this mass. |
| pondweed |
any of a variety of flowering plants that grow submerged or floating in still bodies of water. |
| pone |
in the southern United States, a baked or fried bread made with corn meal and lacking milk or eggs; corn pone. [2 definitions] |
| pongee |
a soft, thin silk fabric of uneven texture and natural tan color. |
| poniard |
a dagger. [2 definitions] |
| pons |
a narrow tissue or band connecting two parts of a bodily organ, esp. the one between the lobes of the brain. |
| pontifex |
in ancient Rome, a member of the college of priests. |
| pontiff |
the Pope. [3 definitions] |