| potter's field |
an area set aside for the burial of the friendless poor or unknown individuals. |
| potter's wheel |
a device consisting of a horizontal disk made to rotate by foot or motor power, that enables a potter to create cylindrical or rounded shapes in clay. |
| pottery |
ceramic ware such as mugs, plates, bowls, and vases. [2 definitions] |
| pottle |
formerly, a unit of capacity equal to two quarts. [2 definitions] |
| potty |
a removable pot that fits under a small open seat, used in the toilet training of a child. [2 definitions] |
| pouch |
a bag made in a variety of sizes and shapes, usu. of a sturdy material, and used to carry loose substances and articles such as tobacco or letters. [6 definitions] |
| pouchy |
like a pouch; baggy. |
| pouf |
a late eighteenth-century hairstyle, characterized by high rolls or puffs of hair. [3 definitions] |
| poulard |
a fat young hen, esp. one spayed to improve the flesh for food. |
| poult |
any young fowl, esp. a turkey. |
| poultice |
a soft, usu. heated mass of moist meal, leaves, or the like that is spread on a cloth and applied to a sore or inflamed area of the body as a therapy. [2 definitions] |
| poultry |
collectively, domestic fowls, esp. those that are raised as a source of meat and eggs, such as chickens and turkeys, or the meat from these fowls. |
| poultryman |
a man who raises poultry, esp. chickens, to sell commercially. [2 definitions] |
| pounce |
to jump or swoop down in order to seize or capture something. [4 definitions] |
| pound1 |
to strike repeatedly and heavily. [8 definitions] |
| pound2 |
a unit of weight equal to sixteen ounces or 453.592 grams in the avoirdupois weight system, and equal to twelve ounces or 373.242 grams in the apothecaries' and troy weight systems. (abbr.: lb.) [4 definitions] |
| pound3 |
a shelter for confining or housing homeless animals. [3 definitions] |
| poundage1 |
weight as measured in pounds. [2 definitions] |
| poundage2 |
the confinement or housing of animals in a pound. [2 definitions] |
| poundal |
in physics, a unit of force equal to the amount of force needed to accelerate a standard one-pound mass one foot per second per second. |
| pound cake |
a rich cake that contains approximately a pound each of flour, butter, and sugar. [2 definitions] |