poppet |
an intake or exhaust valve that can rapidly plug or unplug an opening, often driven by a spring for rapid repetition; poppet valve. [2 definitions] |
poppethead |
the tailstock or headstock of a lathe; poppet. |
poppet valve |
see "poppet." |
poppy |
any of several related plants grown in temperate climates that bear brightly colored flowers in red, orange, yellow, purple, or white. [3 definitions] |
poppycock |
(informal) nonsense or foolishness. |
poppy seed |
the seed of the poppy plant, used as a garnish or filling in baking. |
Popsicle |
trademark for sweetened, flavored water or juice frozen around one or a pair of flat wooden sticks. |
pop star |
a successful and famous performer of popular music. |
pop the question |
(informal) to make a proposal of marriage. |
pop-top |
denoting or having a top that can be popped open, usu. with a pull tab, as on vacuum-packed cans. [3 definitions] |
populace |
the people who live in a particular place; population. [2 definitions] |
popular |
widely liked or enjoyed; regarded favorably by many. [3 definitions] |
popular culture |
the part of culture, esp. the realms of the arts, entertainment, and fashion, that appeals to or is consumed by the masses and is often commercially-driven. |
popular front |
a political coalition of various leftist and centrist parties struggling against fascism and promoting social reform. |
popularity |
the condition or fact of being widely liked or admired. |
popularize |
to make generally known, liked, or understandable. |
popular sovereignty |
the doctrine that a state is subject to the will of the people who comprise that state. |
popular vote |
in the U.S., the vote for a President as participated in by the voters themselves, as opposed to the vote carried out by the electoral college. [2 definitions] |
populate |
to be residents of; inhabit. [2 definitions] |
populated |
being inhabited by people. |
population |
the collective human inhabitants of an area. [4 definitions] |