porcelain |
a white, glassy ceramic; china. [3 definitions] |
porcelainize |
to coat with or make with porcelain or a similar substance. |
porch |
an open platform, often with a roof, that serves as the back or front entrance of a house. [2 definitions] |
porcine |
of, pertaining to, or like swine or pigs. |
porcupine |
any of several large rodents covered with long, stiff, sharp quills. |
pore1 |
to study or read with care and attention (usu. fol. by "over"). [3 definitions] |
pore2 |
a tiny opening in the outer surface of a plant or animal through which air, water, sweat, or the like may pass out or in. [2 definitions] |
pore fungus |
a fungus with a pitted or porous surface, that produces spores inside very thin tubules. |
porgy |
any of various marine food fishes, such as the scup and sheepshead, having spiny fins and a wide body covered with large scales. [2 definitions] |
pork |
the edible flesh of a pig or hog. [2 definitions] |
pork barrel |
(informal) a government bill or appropriation specifically designed to benefit a particular locale or industry in order to ingratiate legislators with their constituents. |
porker |
a pig raised and fattened for its pork. |
porkpie |
a man's hat having a low, flat, circular crown and a snap brim. |
porky |
of, pertaining to, or similar to pork. [2 definitions] |
pornography |
written or visual material intended to be sexually stimulating, esp. when void of artistic merit. |
porosity |
the state, quality, or condition of being porous. [2 definitions] |
porous |
having many pores. [2 definitions] |
porphyria |
a hereditary metabolic disorder characterized by the discharge of reddish urine and by extreme sensitivity to sunlight. |
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] |