Portuguese man-of-war |
a sea hydrozoan found in warm oceans, having a bladderlike sac that resembles a sail and allows it to float, and trailing many long stinging tentacles that may inflict severe injury. |
portulaca |
any of various related annual plants that have thick stems and leaves and bear small, brightly colored flowers that open only in sunlight. |
pose1 |
to take or hold a bodily position, as in modeling clothing or having one's likeness painted or photograph taken. [7 definitions] |
pose2 |
to puzzle or embarrass with a difficult problem or question. |
Poseidon |
in Greek mythology, the god of the sea; Neptune. |
poser1 |
one who poses; poseur. |
poser2 |
a vexing or confusing question or problem. |
poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
posh |
costly and elegant; luxurious. |
posit |
to assume or set down as a fact or as a given. [3 definitions] |
position |
the location of a person or thing. [9 definitions] |
positive |
definite; certain. [13 definitions] |
positive electricity |
a deficiency of electrons in an object, causing an attraction for negatively charged objects. |
positively |
in a positive way. [3 definitions] |
positivism |
the philosophy that observable facts from the sciences, rather than metaphysical speculation, are the only allowable basis of knowledge and thought. |
positron |
in physics, an elementary particle equal to an electron in mass, spin, and magnitude of charge, but whose charge is positive. |
positronium |
a short-lived atomic system that a positron and electron form before they destroy each other. |
posology |
the branch of pharmacology that deals with the dosages of drugs. |
poss. |
abbreviation of "possessive." |
posse |
a group of citizens summoned by a county law enforcement official and given temporary legal authority to assist in law enforcement, as for pursuit of a criminal. [2 definitions] |
possess |
to have as one's own property. [5 definitions] |