porthole |
a small opening or window in the side of a ship or airplane. [2 definitions] |
portico |
a roof supported by columns, serving as a covered walkway or building entrance. |
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. |