| portière |
a heavy or decorative curtain hung in a doorway usu. in place of a door. |
| portion |
a part of a whole. [4 definitions] |
| portionless |
combined form of portion. |
| Portland cement |
(sometimes l.c.) a cement made by heating limestone with clay and hardening under water. |
| Port Louis |
the seaport capital of Mauritius. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| portmanteau |
a stiff, usu. leather suitcase that opens into two hinged parts. |
| portmanteau word |
a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two other words, such as "smog" from "smoke" and "fog". |
| Port Moresby |
the seaport capital of Papua New Guinea. |
| port of call |
a port where a ship regularly docks during the course of a longer voyage in order to load and unload passengers and cargo, make repairs, or the like. |
| port of entry |
a place where travelers or goods may enter or leave a country under the supervision of customs officials. |
| Port-of-Spain |
the seaport capital of Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Porto Novo |
the seaport capital of Benin. |
| portrait |
a painting, drawing, photograph, or sculpture of a person, esp. a person's face. [2 definitions] |
| portraitist |
one who makes portraits, esp. an artist who specializes in this. |
| portraiture |
the art of making portraits. [3 definitions] |
| portray |
to depict visually or verbally; make a portrait of. [2 definitions] |
| portrayal |
a representation, description, or portrait. [2 definitions] |
| Port-Salut |
a semihard yellow cheese made from whole cow's milk. |
| Portugal |
a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula between Spain and the Atlantic. |
| Portuguese |
of or pertaining to Portugal or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |