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English words: pocket to -pody

300 English words, part 114 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 20 have a page of their own.

English words pocket to -pody

  1. pocket adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɒk.ɪt/: A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
  2. pocket battleship noun: Any of a class of German cruisers, having guns normally found on a battleship, operated during World War II; a battlecruiser.
  3. pocket beach noun: A small beach between two headlands.
  4. pocket bike noun: A miniature motorcycle, with a wheelbase in the range of 1000 mm and an engine displacing as little as 40cc.
  5. pocket billiards noun: Any of a family of billiards games played on a specific class of billiards table, having six receptacles called pockets along the rails, into which balls...
  6. pocket book noun: Alternative form of pocketbook (“small-form book”).
  7. pocket borough noun: A borough which could effectively be controlled by a single person who owned at least half of the burgage tenements (whose occupants had the right to vote...
  8. pocket bra noun: A bra with pockets for inserting breast forms.
  9. pocket bread noun: Any unleavened bread cooked such that an air pocket forms in the center.
  10. pocket calculator noun: A compact and portable electronic calculator.
  11. pocket call noun, verb: An unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in one's (pants or trouser) pocket due to body movement.
  12. pocket cartoon noun: An editorial cartoon consisting of a topical single-panel single-column drawing.
  13. pocket cartoonist noun: A person who creates one or more pocket cartoons.
  14. pocket CD noun: Synonym of mini CD.
  15. pocket change noun: Synonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
  16. pocket clock noun: A small portable timepiece; a pocket watch.
  17. pocket computer noun: A small portable computer with a screen capable of displaying only a few lines of text.
  18. Pocket Cube noun: A smaller variety of Rubik's Cube with only 8 cubies arranged as a 2×2×2 cube.
  19. pocket dial noun, verb: A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.
  20. pocket diaper noun: A type of cloth diaper, secured with snaps or velcro, that consists of a waterproof inner and outer layer sewn together, creating a pocket, which is stuffed...
  21. pocket dictionary noun: A small portable dictionary.
  22. pocket door noun: A door that slides into the wall.
  23. pocket edition noun: An edition of a book that has been altered to fit in the reader's pocket, usually by using thinner paper, smaller print, and abridged text.
  24. pocket flask noun: A flat metal container for alcoholic beverages, with a narrow neck suitable for use as a drinking spout, designed to fit into a man's pocket and popular in...
  25. pocket gopher noun: Any of the burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, regarded as the "true" gophers, native North and Central America.
  26. pocket handkerchief adjective, noun: Alternative form of pocket handkerchief.
  27. pocket-hole noun: An opening in an article of clothing that gives access to a pocket.
  28. pocket-hole jig noun: A type of tool used to drill a series of holes until a pocket-hole is created.
  29. pocket knife noun: Alternative spelling of pocketknife.
  30. pocket lamp noun: A small lamp or torch.
  31. pocket light noun: A flashlight small enough to fit in someone's pocket.
  32. pocket litter noun: Items in a spy's pocket (such as ticket stubs and coins) to make their cover seem more authentic.
  33. pocket melon noun: Synonym of dudaim.
  34. pocket money noun: A small sum of money given to a child, by a parent or guardian; an allowance
  35. pocket monster noun: A fictional creature from the universe of the Pokémon franchise.
  36. pocket mouse noun: Perognathus species
  37. pocket nappy noun: Synonym of pocket diaper.
  38. pocket net noun: A kind of small net for the recapture of aquatic organisms in scientific studies.
  39. pocket pair noun: Two hole cards of the same value.
  40. pocket park noun: A small public park.
  41. pocket pet noun: Any very small mammal, such as a mouse or rat, commonly kept as a household pet.
  42. pocket piece noun: Something carried in the pocket for good luck, especially a coin.
  43. pocket pistol noun: A semi-automatic handgun designed to be carried inconspicuously in a pocket of one's clothing.
  44. pocket plum noun: Synonym of bladder plum.
  45. pocket pool noun: The act of manipulating one's genitalia through a trouser pocket; masturbation.
  46. pocket protector noun: A sheath, usually of plastic, designed to fit in a shirt pocket and hold pens and other small implements, preventing them from tearing or staining the shirt.
  47. pocket rocket noun: A penis.
  48. pocket rockets noun: A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
  49. pocket-sheriff noun: A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer.
  50. pocket shrapnel noun: Synonym of spare change.
  51. pocket-size adjective: Alternative spelling of pocket-sized.
  52. pocket-sized adjective: Small enough to fit into a pocket.
  53. pocket square noun: A handkerchief worn in a breast pocket as an accessory to a suit.
  54. pocket symphony noun: A song with some characteristics of a symphony.
  55. pocket T noun: Synonym of pocket T-shirt.
  56. pocket T-shirt noun: A T-shirt with a breast pocket.
  57. pocket tee noun: Alternative form of pocket T.
  58. pocket trumpet noun: A compact B-flat major trumpet, with the same range as a standard B-flat major trumpet.
  59. pocket universe noun: A hypothetical realm in inflationary theory, only one of which would contain our observable universe.
  60. pocket up verb: To receive (an insult, an affront, etc.) without open resentment, or without seeking redress.
  61. pocket veto noun: A (de facto) veto of a bill by the US President by restricting Congressional action on the bill, as, figuratively, by carrying the bill in his pocket until...
  62. pocket watch noun, verb: A watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.
  63. pocketa-queep interjection: A sound from a machine, usually when in need of a tune-up.
  64. pocketability noun: The quality of being pocketable.
  65. pocketable adjective: Able to be put in one's pocket.
  66. pocketbook noun /ˈpɒ.kɪt.bʊk/: A purse or handbag.
  67. pocketbook issue noun: Synonym of bread-and-butter issue.
  68. pocketed adjective, verb: Having a pocket; with pockets.
  69. pocketer noun: One who pockets something, or (figurative) appropriates money or goods.
  70. pocketful noun: The amount that a pocket would hold.
  71. pockethandkerchief noun: Alternative form of pocket handkerchief.
  72. pocketing noun, verb: The act of something being taken (usually illicitly purloined).
  73. pocketknife noun: A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket; usually a folding knife (with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into the...
  74. pocketless adjective: Without pockets.
  75. pocketlight noun: Alternative form of pocket light.
  76. pocketlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pocket.
  77. pocketphone noun: A telephone that fits in one's pocket; a mobile phone.
  78. PocketQube noun: A standard miniature space satellite which is similar to a CubeSat, but one quarter the size.
  79. pocketting noun, verb: Alternative spelling of pocketing.
  80. pocketwards adverb: Towards one's pocket.
  81. pocketwatch noun: Alternative spelling of pocket watch.
  82. pockety adjective: Occurring in isolated pockets.
  83. pockily adverb: In a pocky manner.
  84. pockiness noun: The state or quality of being pocky.
  85. pocking noun, verb: The presence of pock marks.
  86. Pocklington proper noun /ˈpɒklɪŋtən/: A market town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8048).
  87. pockmanteau noun: portmanteau
  88. pockmark noun /ˈpɒk.mɑːk/: A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.
  89. pockmarked adjective, verb: Having pockmarks.
  90. pockpit noun: A pockmark.
  91. pockpitted adjective: pockmarked
  92. pockweed noun: Synonym of skunk cabbage (“Symplocarpus foetidus”).
  93. pockwood noun: lignum vitae
  94. pocky adjective /ˈpɒki/: Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic.
  95. POCO noun: Acronym of plain old CLR object.
  96. poco a poco adverb: little by little; gradually
  97. Pocock proper noun: A surname transferred from the nickname.
  98. pococurante adjective, noun /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/: Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
  99. pococuranteism noun: Alternative form of pococurantism.
  100. pococurantic adjective: Synonym of pococurante.
  101. pococurantism noun /ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈɹæntɪzəm/: Indifference, nonchalance.
  102. pococurantist noun /ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈɹæntɪst/: A nonchalant, indifferent person.
  103. pocomania noun: A form of Jamaican folk religion that combines revivalism with African elements such as spirit possession
  104. pocong noun: In Indonesian and Malaysian folklore, a ghost that wears a burial shroud.
  105. Pocono adjective: Relating to the Poconos (mountain range of Pennsylvania).
  106. Poconos proper noun /ˈpoʊkənoʊz/: A mountain range in Pennsylvania.
  107. pocosen noun: Alternative form of pocosin.
  108. pocosin noun /pəˈkoʊsən/: A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.
  109. pocoson noun: Alternative form of pocosin.
  110. POCT noun: Initialism of point-of-care testing.
  111. poculation noun: Drinking of wine or other intoxicating liquor.
  112. poculent adjective, noun: Fit for drink.
  113. poculiform adjective, noun /ˈpɒkjʊlɪfɔːm/: Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
  114. poculum noun /ˈpɒkjʊləm/: A drinking-cup used in Ancient Rome.
  115. POCUS noun: Acronym of point-of-care ultrasonography.
  116. pod noun, prefix, suffix, verb /ˈpɒd/: A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
  117. pod auger noun: An auger, usually tapered, with a channel, usually with sharp edges, running up the shaft.
  118. pod bit noun: Synonym of pod auger.
  119. pod chute noun: A launch tube, airlock, or chute system used to deploy armored drop pods, escape pods, or atmospheric landers from a larger spacecraft.
  120. pod corn noun: A mutant variety of maize that forms leaves around each kernel.
  121. pod hotel noun: A capsule hotel.
  122. pod mod noun: A kind of electronic cigarette used to vape nicotine through a mouthpiece connected to the body of the device by magnets.
  123. pod shaver noun: A craftsman skilled at carving cricket bats in a traditional manner.
  124. pod slurping noun: The illicit copying of data from an unattended personal computer by plugging in a portable storage device
  125. pod vegetable noun: Any fruit vegetable whose pods are often eaten while they are still green.
  126. poda patti interjection: An insult: go away, you dog!
  127. podagra noun /pɒˈdæɡɹə/: Gout in the big toe.
  128. podagral adjective: Relating to podagra.
  129. podagric adjective, noun: Of or relating to gout.
  130. podagrical adjective: podagric; gouty
  131. podagrous adjective: gouty
  132. -podal adjective, suffix: Relating to the foot
  133. podalgia noun: Pain in the foot.
  134. podalic adjective: Relating to the foot.
  135. podalic version noun: The turning of the fetus during childbirth so as to bring it down with the feet presenting.
  136. podalically adverb: By means of, or in terms of the foot, or feet collectively.
  137. podand noun: Any open-chain equivalent of a crown ether, i.e. a compound having one or more -O-CH₂-CH₂-O- group
  138. podapolipid noun: Any member of the Podapolipidae.
  139. podar noun: A cash-keeper, especially an officer attached to a treasury, responsible for weighing money and bullion and appraising the value of coins.
  140. podargid noun: Any bird in the family Podargidae; a frogmouth.
  141. podargus noun: Any of the birds of the genus Podargus in the frogmouth family.
  142. podatus noun: A neume representing two notes ascending.
  143. podcar noun: A small pod-like passenger vehicle.
  144. podcase noun: The case of a pod
  145. podcast noun, verb /ˈpɒdˌkɑːst/: A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on...
  146. podcastable adjective: Capable of being podcasted.
  147. podcaster noun: One who podcasts.
  148. podcasting noun, verb: The distribution of multimedia files over the Internet for playback on a mobile device, often in MP3 format.
  149. podcat noun: A person who is very fond of podcasts, or who listens to podcasts on a regular basis.
  150. podcatch verb: To download and listen to a podcast.
  151. podcatcher noun: A podcast client; a device, or software, that can receive a podcast.
  152. podcatching noun, verb: The downloading of podcasts.
  153. poddar noun: Alternative form of podar.
  154. podded adjective, verb: having pods (of a particular kind)
  155. podder noun: One who collects pods or pulse.
  156. poddidge noun: Porridge.
  157. poddinger noun: Synonym of porringer (“a small cup or bowl”).
  158. poddish noun: Porridge.
  159. poddy adjective, noun, verb: Of or pertaining to a pod or pods.
  160. pode noun, suffix: Toad.
  161. podeena noun: Alternative form of pudina.
  162. podelcoma noun: Synonym of Madura foot.
  163. Podell proper noun: A surname.
  164. podesta noun: Alternative form of podesta.
  165. podestaressa noun: The wife of a mayor.
  166. podestrian noun: A pedestrian who listens to music (in particular, using an iPod) while walking and thus has lessened situational awareness.
  167. podetial adjective: Relating to a podetium.
  168. podetiiform adjective: Shaped like a podetium.
  169. podetium noun: A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, such as the reindeer moss.
  170. podex noun: The anus, rectum, or buttocks of a human.
  171. podfading noun: the phenomenon of podcasts disappearing after a relatively short time
  172. podfic noun: Fan fiction read aloud and made into audio files available for streaming or download.
  173. podficcer noun: A fan who records podfics.
  174. podge noun /pɒd͡ʒ/: A fat person.
  175. podger noun: A tool in the form of a short commonly-tapered metal rod, principally used to align holes in two items, so that a bolt, rod or other item can be inserted...
  176. podgily adverb: In a podgy way.
  177. podginess noun: The state or quality of being podgy.
  178. Podgorica proper noun /ˈpɒdɡəɹɪtsa/: The capital and largest city of Montenegro.
  179. podgy adjective /ˈpɒd͡ʒi/: Slightly fat.
  180. podhead noun: One who is obsessed with his or her iPod.
  181. Podhoretzian adjective: Of or relating to Norman Podhoretz (born 1930), American writer and conservative political commentator.
  182. podial adjective: Relating to a podium.
  183. podiate noun: Any organism of the clade Podiata.
  184. podiatric adjective: Of or pertaining to podiatry, the medical specialty concerned with the foot
  185. podiatrist noun /pəˈdaɪətɹɪst/: A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.
  186. podiatry noun /pəˈdaɪətɹi/: Chiropody.
  187. podical adjective: anal (applied to certain body parts)
  188. podicellate adjective: Stalked.
  189. podicipedid noun: Any bird in the family Podicipedidae; a grebe.
  190. podiform adjective: pod-shaped
  191. podilfen noun: A vasodilator.
  192. podina noun: Alternative form of pudina.
  193. podismus noun: spasm of the muscles of the foot
  194. podite noun: A limb of a crustacean when ambulatory.
  195. poditti noun: Synonym of yellow-billed kingfisher (“Syma torotoro”).
  196. podium noun, suffix, verb /ˈpəʊ.di.əm/: A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
  197. podium position noun: An outcome of being among the best three participants in a competition.
  198. podium sweep noun: A situation in which a team or a nation places first, second and third in competition, such as at the Olympics, and wins all the available medals, which are...
  199. podiumed adjective, verb: Placed on a podium (especially as a result of winning, or coming second or third, in a race or similar competition).
  200. podler noun: Alternative form of podley.
  201. podlet noun: A small pod.
  202. podley noun: A young coalfish.
  203. podlike adjective: Resembling a pod.
  204. podly noun: Alternative form of podley.
  205. podmate noun: A person or animal of the same pod (section, group, etc.).
  206. podner noun: Alternative form of pardner.
  207. podo noun, prefix: Any of various trees of the genus Afrocarpus or Podocarpus.
  208. podobranch noun: One of the gills attached to the bases of the legs in crustaceans.
  209. podobranchia noun: Synonym of podobranch.
  210. podobromhidrosis noun: bromhidrosis of the feet.
  211. podocalyxin noun: A sialoglycoprotein, one of the transmembrane sialomucins, thought to be the major constituent of the glycocalyx of podocytes.
  212. podocarp noun: Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Podocarpus, from the southern hemisphere.
  213. podocarpacean noun: Any conifer of the family Podocarpaceae
  214. podocarpaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Podocarpaceae.
  215. podocarpium noun: In certain members of the Podocarpaceae, a group of fleshy fused bracts beneath the female cone that swell to enclose the developing seeds and attract...
  216. podocarpus noun /ˌpoʊdəˈkɑɹpəs/: Any of the genus Podocarpus of podocarp conifers.
  217. podocerid noun: Any amphipod in the family Podoceridae.
  218. podocin noun: A protein which lines the podocytes and whose mutations can cause nephrotic syndrome
  219. podocinid noun: Any mite in the family Podocinidae.
  220. podocnemid noun: Any turtle of the genus Podocnemis
  221. podocnemidid noun: Any of a group of side-necked turtles of the family Podocnemididae
  222. podoconiosis noun: An endemic form of nonfilarial elephantiasis
  223. podocopan noun: Synonym of podocopid.
  224. podocopid noun: Any ostracod of the order Podocopida
  225. podoctid noun: Any harvestman of the family Podoctidae.
  226. podocyst noun: A cyst beneath the pedal discs of scyphozoan polyps
  227. podocyte noun: A cell of the visceral epithelium in the kidney
  228. podocytic adjective: Relating to podocytes
  229. podocytopathic adjective: Relating to podocytopathy
  230. podocytopathy noun: disease affecting podocytes
  231. podocytopenia noun: An abnormal podocyte deficiency.
  232. podocyturia noun: The presence of podocytes in the urine
  233. pododermatitis noun: dermatitis in the foot
  234. pododynia noun: Synonym of podalgia.
  235. podofilox noun: podophyllotoxin
  236. podogynium noun: A pedicel rising from the base of a flower with the ovary at the top.
  237. podokesaurid noun: Any theropod dinosaur of the family Podokesauridae, now considered to be a synonym of the superfamily Coelophysoidea.
  238. podokinesthesis noun: kinesthesis of the foot
  239. podokinesthetic adjective: Relating to podokinesthesis
  240. podokinetic adjective: That uses a foot or feet for locomotion
  241. Podolia proper noun: A historic region of Eastern Europe in parts of present-day Ukraine and Moldova
  242. Podolian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Podolia.
  243. podologist noun: A podiatrist or chiropodist
  244. podology noun: podiatry, chiropody
  245. Podolsk proper noun: A city in Moscow Oblast, Russia.
  246. Podolski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
  247. Podolsky proper noun: A surname.
  248. podom noun: A type of sarcophagus traditionally used in Sumatra.
  249. podomancy noun: Divination by examining the soles of the feet.
  250. podomer noun: Any of the divisions of the leg of an insect or beetle
  251. podomere noun: A segment of a limb of an arthropod.
  252. podometric adjective: Relating to podometrics
  253. podometrics noun: The measurement of podocytes
  254. podonid noun: Any onychopod of the family Podonidae
  255. podonut noun: A collection of very many podosomes in migrating microglia
  256. podophage noun: Any bacteriophage of the family Podoviridae
  257. podophile noun: A foot fetishist; one who has a foot fetish.
  258. podophilia noun: Synonym of foot fetishism.
  259. podophilic adjective: Exhibiting podophilia.
  260. podophthalmite noun: The eyestalk of a crustacean.
  261. podophthalmous adjective: stalk-eyed (said formerly of crustaceans in the former group Podophthalmia)
  262. podophyllaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Podophyllaceae.
  263. podophyllin noun: A resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome of Podophyllum by means of water acidified with hydrochloric acid.
  264. podophyllotoxin noun: A toxin obtained from the rhizomes of some South American plants that is the base of the anticancer drug etoposide.
  265. podophyllous adjective: Having thin, flat, leaf-like locomotive organs.
  266. podophyllum noun: Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems...
  267. podoplanin noun: A particular glycoprotein
  268. podopompholyx noun: pompholyx affecting the foot
  269. podoscaph noun: Each of a pair of ski-shaped canoe-like floats attached to the feet, used for walking on water.
  270. podoscope noun: A device used to visualise pressure areas on the soles of the feet.
  271. podosol noun: Synonym of spodosol.
  272. podosoma noun: The section of the idiosoma of a mite which bears the legs; body sections III through VI.
  273. podosomal adjective: Of or relating to a podosome.
  274. podosome noun: The primary site of integrin-stimulated actin polymerization in some leukocytes
  275. podosperm noun: The funiculus (stalk of a seed or ovule).
  276. podospermium noun: Synonym of podosperm (“funiculus”).
  277. podosphere noun: The collective podcasting community.
  278. podostemaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Podostemaceae.
  279. podostemoid noun: Any plant of the subfamily Podostemoideae
  280. podostemonaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Podostemonaceae.
  281. podotactile adjective: Synonym of pedotactile.
  282. podotheca noun: The scaly or skin covering of the foot of a bird or animal.
  283. podothecal adjective: Relating to the podotheca.
  284. podotrochlear adjective: Relating to podotrochlosis
  285. podotrochlosis noun: equine lameness caused by an inflammation of the tendons of the sesamoid bone
  286. -podous suffix: footed; having a certain number or type of feet or legs
  287. podoviral adjective: Relating to podoviruses
  288. podovirus noun: Any of a group of bacterial DNA viruses, of the genus Podovirus
  289. podpolkovnik noun: A person holding a military rank in Slavic and nearby countries which corresponds to the lieutenant colonel in the English-speaking states and military.
  290. podsol noun: Alternative form of podzol.
  291. podsolic adjective, noun: Alternative form of podzolic.
  292. podsolization noun: Alternative form of podzolization.
  293. podsolize verb: Alternative form of podzolize.
  294. podstakannik noun /ˌpɒdstəˈkænɪk/: a tea glass holder
  295. podule noun /ˈpɒdjuːl/: An expansion mechanism for ARM-based computer systems, generally a Eurocard-compatible printed circuit board that plugs into a backplane inside the machine.
  296. podunk adjective, noun /ˈpoʊdʌŋk/: A member of a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian Quiripi language and lived primarily in modern-day Hartford County, Connecticut.
  297. podurid noun: Any in the family Poduridae of springtails.
  298. poduromorph noun: Any springtail of the order Poduromorpha
  299. podware noun: The seeds of legumes.
  300. -pody suffix: A unit or line consisting of a specified number of metrical feet

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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.