| porphyritic |
of or containing porphyry. [2 definitions] |
| porphyry |
a hard, purplish red rock containing coarse mineral crystals, esp. feldspar. |
| porpoise |
any of several sociable aquatic mammals, usu. with a dark back and paler underside, a blunt snout, and a triangular fin on the back. [2 definitions] |
| porridge |
boiled cereal grains or meal, such as oatmeal, usu. eaten with milk. |
| porringer |
a shallow bowl or cup, often with a handle, used esp. by children for soup, hot cereal, or the like. |
| port1 |
a place where ships load and unload, and its adjacent town or city. [4 definitions] |
| port2 |
the left-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward. (Cf. starboard.) [4 definitions] |
| port3 |
a porthole or porthole covering. [3 definitions] |
| port4 |
a heavy sweet red wine. |
| port5 |
to carry (a military weapon) in both hands with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder and the butt or hilt near the right hip. [3 definitions] |
| portable |
capable of being carried or transported. [4 definitions] |
| portable document format |
a file format (invented by Adobe Systems, Inc.) that represents documents created in a variety of word processing and desktop publishing programs as they were intended to appear, independently of the platform or hardware with which they are created or read. |
| portage |
the carrying of small boats or their cargo overland between two navigable waterways. [4 definitions] |
| portage trail |
a path made for carrying boats and other materials overland between bodies of water. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, esp. a large and imposing one. [3 definitions] |
| portal-to-portal pay |
a worker's wages computed from the moment of entering the workplace to the moment of leaving it. |
| portamento |
in music, a smooth sliding from one pitch to another, esp. with the voice, a violin, or the like. |
| portative |
able to be carried conveniently; portable. [2 definitions] |
| Port-au-Prince |
the seaport capital of Haiti. |
| port authority |
a government agency concerned with the road, air, and water traffic of a port or city. |
| portcullis |
a strong, sliding grill suspended at the top of a fortification gateway that can be lowered to prevent entry, as to a castle. |