pompadour |
a hair style in which the hair is rolled upward from the forehead and held high, sometimes with artificial support. |
pompano |
any of several food fishes found in the south Atlantic and in the Pacific coast of California. |
Pompeii |
an ancient city of southwestern Italy that was buried in 79 A.D. by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. |
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] |