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English words: pool at the crook to popcorn reading

300 English words, part 129 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 21 have a page of their own.

English words pool at the crook to popcorn reading

  1. pool at the crook noun: An acupoint in the hollow of the elbow.
  2. pool boy noun: A man employed to clean and maintain a swimming pool.
  3. pool chair noun: A sunlounger.
  4. pool diaper noun: Synonym of swim diaper.
  5. pool frog noun: Pelophylax lessonae, a European frog.
  6. pool hall noun: A building where visitors pay to play billiards (pool).
  7. pool house noun: Alternative form of poolhouse.
  8. pool-like adjective: Of or resembling a pool or a swimming pool.
  9. pool nappy noun: Synonym of swim diaper.
  10. pool noodle noun: A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.
  11. pool of death noun: A grouping or division of competitors containing many highly skilled ones, who need to eliminate each other to proceed to the next round.
  12. pool party noun: A social gathering around, and in, a swimming pool.
  13. pool reporter noun: A journalist that is a member of a press pool.
  14. pool snipe noun: Common redshank (Tringa totanus).
  15. pool spray noun: An event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials,...
  16. pool sprite noun: A rare semiaquatic flowering plant of species Gratiola amphiantha (formerly classified as Amphianthus pusilla), endemic to vernal pools in granite outcrops...
  17. pool table noun: A table used for playing pool.
  18. pool toy noun: An inflatable device used as a plaything in a swimming pool.
  19. poolability noun: The condition of being poolable
  20. poolable adjective: Suitable for pooling.
  21. poolboy noun: Alternative form of pool boy.
  22. poolbundi noun: The securing of embankments, formerly the responsibility of a civil department in Bengal.
  23. poolbundy noun: Alternative form of poolbundi.
  24. Poole proper noun /puːl/: A town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.
  25. pooled fund noun: A group of investment funds that are aggregated.
  26. pooler noun: A member of a pool, such as a carpool or press pool
  27. Pooley proper noun: A surname.
  28. poolfish noun: Any fish that inhabits a pool or pond
  29. poolful noun: Enough to fill a pool.
  30. poolgoer noun: A person who goes to a swimming pool
  31. poolhall noun: Alternative form of pool hall.
  32. poolhouse noun /ˈpulˌhaʊs/: A structure containing equipment used for a swimming pool.
  33. Poolie noun: Someone from Hartlepool
  34. pooling noun, verb /ˈpuːlɪŋ/: Grouping together of various resources or assets.
  35. poolish noun /puːlɪʃ/: A mixture of flour and water with a little yeast; used to make some forms of dough.
  36. poolless adjective: Without a pool.
  37. poolout noun: Any of several similar variants of a commercial.
  38. poolplexing noun: The partial multiplexing of a pool of samples
  39. poolroom noun /ˈpulˌɹum/: A room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee.
  40. poolscape noun: A landscape dominated by a pool.
  41. poolshark noun: A hustler who disrupts a game for his own advantage, such as by feigning incompetence to attract bets, or by harassing opponents.
  42. poolside adjective, adverb, noun: By the side of a pool.
  43. poolster noun: A member of a pool, for example in financial trading.
  44. pooltoy noun /ˈpuːlˌtɔɪ/: Alternative form of pool toy (“an inflatable device used as a plaything in a swimming pool”)
  45. poolward adverb: Toward a pool.
  46. poolwater noun: The water in a pool.
  47. poom-poom noun: Alternative form of pum-pum (“vulva”).
  48. poom-poom shorts noun: Alternative spelling of pum-pum shorts.
  49. poomplex noun [ˈpʊmplɛk͡s]: A weak or worthless man.
  50. poomsae noun: Alternative form of pumsae.
  51. poomse noun: Alternative form of pumsae.
  52. poon noun /puːn/: Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
  53. poon up verb: To dress up in order to impress others.
  54. Poona proper noun: Former name of Pune.
  55. poonac noun: A kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut.
  56. poonam noun: A sari made of imported polyester, as opposed to a traditional cotton sari.
  57. poonami noun: An act of defecation in which an infant produces a large amount of excrement, especially one that causes a nappy or diaper to overflow; a blowout.
  58. poonce noun: A male homosexual.
  59. Poonch proper noun: A town and district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  60. poonga oil noun: pongamia oil
  61. poongee noun: Alternative form of phongyi.
  62. poonghie noun: Alternative form of ponghee.
  63. poonjah noun: Alternative form of punja.
  64. 'Poonster noun: A writer for the humour magazine The Harvard Lampoon.
  65. poonts noun: Breasts.
  66. poop interjection, noun, verb /ˈpuːp/: To make a short blast on a horn.
  67. poop bag noun: A bag into which pet faeces, especially those of a dog, are collected for disposal.
  68. poop deck noun: A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on top of the cabin(s).
  69. poop in one's pants verb: To defecate in one's pants while wearing them.
  70. poop one's pants verb: Synonym of crap one's pants.
  71. poop oneself verb: Synonym of soil oneself.
  72. poop out verb: To quit due to tiredness.
  73. poop sandwich noun: Synonym of shit sandwich.
  74. poop scoop noun, verb: Synonym of pooper scooper.
  75. poop scooper noun: Synonym of pooper scooper.
  76. poop stoop noun: A toilet stool/potty stool.
  77. poop tube noun: Synonym of vein (The entrails of a shrimp).
  78. poop water noun: Reclaimed wastewater.
  79. poopbag noun: Alternative form of poop bag.
  80. poopdeck noun: Alternative form of poop deck.
  81. pooped adjective, verb /pupt/: Tired, exhausted.
  82. pooper scoop verb: To use a pooper scooper
  83. pooper scooper noun: A scoop for the collection of pet excrement, especially that of dogs.
  84. poopetrator noun: A person who defecates in public or otherwise commits an act of vandalism using feces.
  85. poophole loophole noun: The idea that a woman can remain a virgin by engaging in anal rather than vaginal sex.
  86. poophyte noun /ˈpoʊ.əˌfaɪt/: A plant that grows best in grass-covered meadows.
  87. poopie adjective, noun: Alternative form of poopy
  88. poopily adverb /ˈpuːpɪli/: In a poopy manner
  89. poopin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of pooping.
  90. poopiness noun: The quality of being poopy.
  91. pooping noun, verb /ˈpuːpɪŋ/: The act of a wave (or other vessel) striking the poop (stern) of a vessel.
  92. pooping wave noun: A wave of water that crashes over the stern of a ship and onto the deck.
  93. Poopism noun: Any of the editing techniques used in YouTube Poop videos.
  94. poopless adjective: Without poop (feces).
  95. pooplike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of poop.
  96. poopload noun: A large amount.
  97. poopoo noun, verb: Alternative form of pooh-pooh.
  98. poopsicle noun: Frozen excrement.
  99. poopsie noun: Alternative form of poopsy.
  100. poopsock verb: To be engrossed in a video game so much as to not leave to go to the toilet.
  101. poopsplosion noun: Synonym of poonami.
  102. poopsy noun: A term of affection.
  103. pooptastic adjective: Synonym of craptastic.
  104. poopy adjective, noun /ˈpuːpi/: worthless; unpleasant
  105. poopy suit noun: A waterproof overgarment worn by aircrew when flying over cold waters, which prevents hypothermia following ejection from the aircraft.
  106. pooquaw noun: Hard-shelled clam.
  107. poor adjective, noun, verb /pʊɚ/: With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
  108. poor as a barber's cat adjective: Very poor (lacking money).
  109. poor as a church mouse adjective: Very poor, to the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute.
  110. poor as a rat adjective: Synonym of poor as a church mouse.
  111. poor as Job adjective: Extremely poor, destitute.
  112. poor as Job's turkey adjective: Synonym of poor as Job.
  113. poor box noun: A locked box with a slot for depositing coins, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.
  114. poor boy noun /poɹ bɔɪ/: Alternative form of po' boy, a type of sandwich.
  115. Poor Clare noun: A nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.
  116. Poor Clares noun: The Order of Saint Clare.
  117. poor cod noun /ˈpʊə(ɹ)ˈkɒd/: Trisopterus minutus, a temperate marine fish of the cod family (Gadidae).
  118. poor dab interjection, noun /ˌpʊə(ɹ)ˈdæb/: Someone to be pitied, poor thing
  119. poor devil noun: poor thing
  120. poor diddums interjection: Alternative form of diddums.
  121. poor doer noun: An animal (dog, horse, etc.) that tends toward being skinny and unhealthy.
  122. poor door noun: A separate entrance to a housing development for those living in less expensive apartments.
  123. poor farm noun: A farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor.
  124. poor form noun: Synonym of bad form.
  125. poor house noun: Alternative form of poorhouse.
  126. poor is a mindset proverb: Synonym of poverty is a state of mind.
  127. poor is a state of mind proverb: Synonym of poverty is a state of mind.
  128. poor-john noun: A small European fish, of inferior quality to the cod.
  129. poor knights of Windsor noun: French toast
  130. Poor Lady noun: Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
  131. poor law noun: A law providing for the support of paupers at the public expense.
  132. poor law union noun: A unit of parishes that administers poor relief.
  133. poor little meow meow noun: A fictional character who is both endearingly pathetic and extremely flawed or villainous.
  134. poor little rich boy noun: An unhappy young man from a wealthy background.
  135. poor little rich girl noun: An unhappy young woman from a wealthy background.
  136. poor loser noun: Synonym of sore loser.
  137. poor man of mutton noun: Cold mutton broiled, especially the shoulder.
  138. poor man's adjective: Cheaper than, simpler than, a low-quality version of, or inferior to.
  139. poor man's asparagus noun: Synonym of Good King Henry.
  140. poor man's black velvet noun: A cocktail of stout with cider or perry.
  141. poor man's butter noun: Margarine.
  142. poor man's cabbage noun: The biennial herb Barbarea verna.
  143. poor man's cake noun: A Depression cake.
  144. poor man's caviar noun: Any of various dishes, such as taramosalata, that are prepared with fish roe but are less expensive than actual caviar.
  145. poor man's concrete noun: A mixture of soil, sand, gravel, etc. used instead of concrete.
  146. poor man's diamond noun: Synonym of jacinth.
  147. poor man's fridge noun: A clay pot or clay cupboard used to store food or drink and keep it cool.
  148. poor man's ginseng noun: The flowering plant Codonopsis pilosula.
  149. poor man's goose noun: Any of various traditional dishes of baked meat and vegetables, cheaper than genuine goose.
  150. poor man's latte noun: An americano to which the purchaser adds a large amount of cream to simulate a latte in order to save money.
  151. poor man's lobster noun: Monkfish used as food.
  152. poor man's manure noun: Snow (seen as a means of delivering airborne nitrogen to the soil).
  153. poor man's mustard noun: Synonym of garlic mustard (“Alliaria petiolata”).
  154. poor man's orchid noun: Schizanthus pinnatus, the butterfly flower
  155. poor man's pepper noun: The plant Lepidium campestre.
  156. poor man's pizza noun: Any snack resembling pizza but made with cheaper or simpler ingredients, such as bread rolls instead of dough and tomato soup instead of pizza sauce.
  157. poor man's racehorse noun: A whippet used in racing.
  158. poor man's sauce noun: Hunger.
  159. poor man's shilling noun: Honesty.
  160. poor man's soap noun: Synonym of summersweet (Clethra alnifolia).
  161. poor man's steak noun: Fried meatloaf.
  162. poor man's Tiffany noun: Synonym of carnival glass.
  163. poor man's umbrella noun: Any of the large-leaved gunneras.
  164. poor man's weatherglass noun: A scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis).
  165. poor metal noun: Any of various metallic elements in the p-block of the periodic table, generally with higher electronegativity, lower melting and boiling points and greater...
  166. poor mouth verb: Alternative spelling of poormouth.
  167. poor old adjective: Used to indicate that one has sympathy for something or someone familiar that does not have an optimal situation.
  168. poor power noun: Limited ability.
  169. poor pussy noun: An old party game in which one player behaves like a cat and the others try not to laugh.
  170. poor-quality adjective: Of a low or shoddy standard.
  171. poor rate noun: A rate or tax for the support of the poor.
  172. poor relation noun: Something neglected or seen as inferior.
  173. poor relief noun: Governmental and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.
  174. poor's box noun: Alternative spelling of poor box.
  175. poor's roll noun: The list of poor people who are litigants, but unable to pay the expenses of litigation, and therefore allowed to sue in forma pauperis.
  176. poor show interjection: Used to express disapproval or dissatisfaction
  177. poor-spirited adjective: cowardly
  178. poor-spiritedness noun: The quality of being poor-spirited.
  179. poor sport noun: Someone who exhibits ungracious behaviour during a game, whether winning or losing.
  180. poor thing noun: Someone or something to be pitied.
  181. Poor Tom noun: Synonym of Abraham man.
  182. poor white trash noun: White person or people employed in a servile position, for example, as a butler.
  183. Poorbea noun: Alternative form of Purbiya.
  184. Poorbeah noun: Alternative form of Purbiya.
  185. Poorbeea noun: Alternative form of Purbiya.
  186. poorbox noun: Alternative form of poor box.
  187. poorboy noun: Alternative spelling of poor boy.
  188. poorga noun: Alternative form of purga.
  189. poorhouse noun: A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
  190. poori noun: Alternative form of puri (“type of unleavened bread”).
  191. poorish adjective: Somewhat poor.
  192. poorism noun: slum tourism; recreational visits to impoverished areas
  193. poorliness noun: The quality of being poorly; ill health.
  194. poorling noun: One who is poor (all senses)
  195. poorly adjective, adverb /ˈpʊə.li/: In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
  196. poorlyish adjective: Somewhat poorly.
  197. Poorman proper noun: A surname.
  198. poormaster noun: A person employed to validate the claims of people applying for relief, and to issue the funds where applicable.
  199. poormouth noun, verb: A poor (impoverished) person, or one who claims to be so; especially, one who cries poormouth (conspicuously makes this claim).
  200. poorness noun: The quality of being poor
  201. poorness is a state of mind proverb: Synonym of poverty is a state of mind.
  202. pooron noun: A poor and stupid person.
  203. poorsies noun: Poor people.
  204. poort noun: A mountain pass.
  205. poorwill noun: nightjar (bird)
  206. pooseback adverb: piggyback
  207. poosplosion noun: Synonym of poonami.
  208. poot interjection, noun, verb /puːt/: A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one.
  209. pooter noun, verb: A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.
  210. Pooteresque adjective: Synonym of Pooterish.
  211. Pooterish adjective: Characteristic of the character Charles Pooter; of modest social status, especially when having pretensions of greater significance and status.
  212. Pooterism noun: Taking oneself grotesquely seriously.
  213. pootie noun: A baby's pacifier.
  214. pootis noun /ˈpʊtɪs/: a character or meme related to the heavy (Heavy Weapons Guy) class in Team Fortress 2 that is frequently portrayed in animations by Garry's Mod or Source...
  215. pootle noun, verb /ˈpuːtəl/: A stroll; a wandering.
  216. pootle along verb: To walk, ride, drive etc. at a leisurely pace
  217. pooty adjective, adverb, noun: The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
  218. Poovey proper noun: A surname.
  219. poovy adjective: homosexual; poofy
  220. pop adjective, interjection, noun, verb /pɒp/: A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
  221. pop a blood vessel verb: Synonym of burst a blood vessel.
  222. pop a deuce verb: To defecate.
  223. pop a squat verb: To urinate in a squatting position, especially in a public place.
  224. pop art noun: A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.
  225. pop chart noun: A list of the most popular or best-selling pop music at a given time.
  226. pop-cultural adjective: Pertaining to pop culture.
  227. pop culture noun: Popular culture.
  228. pop down verb: To place on a surface.
  229. pop-eye noun: Alternative form of popeye.
  230. pop eyed adjective: Alternative spelling of popeyed.
  231. pop fastener noun: Synonym of snap fastener.
  232. pop filter noun: Piece of recording equipment - usually attached to a microphone stand - used to protect a microphone from distorted ‘popping’ sounds from plosives.
  233. pop fly noun: A pop-up; a fly ball to the infield or the shallow outfield.
  234. pop for verb: To pay for (something) as a special treat or a gift; to spring for.
  235. pop group noun: A musical group specializing in pop music.
  236. pop gun noun: A toy gun that emits a loud pop by firing a cork from a barrel in which a piston slides, compressing the air and forcing the cork out. The cork is...
  237. pop in noun, verb: To pay a visit in an impromptu manner.
  238. pop metal noun: A variation of heavy metal which features prominent pop music elements such as catchy hooks and anthemic choruses.
  239. pop music noun: Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk...
  240. pop musician noun: A person who composes, plays, or sings pop music.
  241. pop'n noun: Abbreviation of population.
  242. pop off verb: To leave and return in a short time.
  243. pop on verb: To turn on.
  244. pop one's clogs verb: To die.
  245. pop one's cork verb: To become explosively angry.
  246. pop out noun, verb: To leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.
  247. pop out cake noun: A construction in parties and celebrations which appears to be (and often partially consists of) a large cake, but which really conceals a person inside who...
  248. pop pills verb: To take pills regularly or too often, especially ones containing an illegal drug.
  249. pop pop noun: One's grandfather.
  250. pop punk noun: A genre that combines elements of punk rock with elements of pop music.
  251. pop-punker noun: A performer or fan of pop punk.
  252. pop quiz noun: A quiz or test given without warning or prior announcement.
  253. pop rivet noun: A blind rivet; a rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; after passing the bucktail through the items to be secured, the rivet...
  254. pop rock noun: A musical genre combining elements of pop music and rock music.
  255. pop-sci noun /ˈpɒpˈsaɪ/: Clipping of popular science.
  256. pop-science noun: popular science
  257. pop shield noun: A pop filter.
  258. pop shop noun: Synonym of malt shop.
  259. pop shot noun: A quickly aimed or haphazard shot with a firearm.
  260. pop shove-it noun: A trick, combining an ollie and a shove-it, where the board rotates 180 degrees while in mid-air.
  261. pop singer noun: A person or performer who sings pop songs.
  262. pop-skull noun: Alternative spelling of popskull.
  263. pop smoke verb: To call for air extract with a smoke grenade.
  264. pop sock noun: A type of short, knee-high stocking with an elasticated top.
  265. pop someone's balloon verb: Synonym of burst someone's bubble.
  266. pop song noun: A type of song from the genre of music derived from rock and roll music of the 1950s characterized by a short, catchy tune and the frequent repetition of a...
  267. pop star noun: A very successful pop musician.
  268. pop tags verb: To go shopping, especially for clothing, especially on a spree.
  269. pop tart noun: A toaster pastry.
  270. pop the question verb: To propose marriage.
  271. pop-the-whip noun: Synonym of crack-the-whip (“children's game”).
  272. pop-top noun: A can (usually for drinks) opened by pulling or pushing a tab on its top, thus requiring no can opener or church key.
  273. pop tune noun: A pop song.
  274. pop-under noun: A pop-up advertisement that appears behind the window that triggers its appearance, and thus cannot initially be seen.
  275. pop up adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɒpʌp/: Coming into view suddenly from a concealed position.
  276. pop-up advertisement noun: An advertisement that takes the form of a window that appears automatically on a computer screen when certain websites are visited.
  277. pop-up book noun: A book whose sturdy construction allows paper and artwork to rise up from each page when exposed to the air.
  278. pop-up menu noun: A context menu.
  279. pop-up shop noun: Synonym of pop-up store
  280. pop-up store noun: A store, often portable, existing in one place for a short time only.
  281. pop wine noun: Any kind of cheap, low-alcohol wine with an artificial fruity taste.
  282. Popa proper noun: A surname.
  283. popadam noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
  284. popadelic adjective: Having the coolness or style of pop music or pop stars.
  285. popadom noun: Uncommon spelling of poppadom.
  286. popadum noun: Uncommon spelling of poppadom.
  287. Popal proper noun: A surname.
  288. popanoceratid noun: Any ammonite in the family Popanoceratidae.
  289. popcorn noun, verb /ˈpɒp.kɔːn/: A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
  290. popcorn ceiling noun: A ceiling having a type of waterbased spray-on treatment characterized by a rough, lumpy texture.
  291. popcorn chicken noun: small morsels of boneless chicken, battered and fried, resulting in little nuggets that resemble popcorn.
  292. popcorn effect noun: The tendency of larger particles to bounce higher than smaller ones on high-frequency vibrating screens.
  293. popcorn film noun: Synonym of popcorn movie.
  294. popcorn flower noun: A plant of genus Cryptantha or Plagiobothrys.
  295. popcorn lung noun: Bronchiolitis obliterans.
  296. popcorn movie noun: A motion picture without serious dramatic content, a weighty message, or intellectual depth, which serves simply as enjoyable entertainment.
  297. popcorn noise noun: Synonym of burst noise.
  298. popcorn popper noun: A machine used to pop kernels or corn to make popcorn.
  299. popcorn reading noun: A reading routine used in schools in which students are called on one by one to read a small portion of a text aloud to the class.

Part 128 · Part 130 · English words: P

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.