Skip to main content

English words: popcorn shrimp to porcelainize

300 English words, part 130 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words popcorn shrimp to porcelainize

  1. popcorn shrimp noun: Pieces of battered and fried shrimp.
  2. popcorn snow noun: Graupel.
  3. popcorn tea noun: Synonym of genmaicha.
  4. popcorning noun, verb: A sporadic pronking behaviour in guinea pigs.
  5. popcornless adjective: Without popcorn.
  6. popcornlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of popcorn.
  7. popcorny adjective: Resembling or characteristic of popcorn.
  8. popcraft noun: The art of composing or performing pop music
  9. popcrete noun: A genre of concrete poems assembled from images rather than words.
  10. popcult noun: Pop culture.
  11. popdock noun: foxglove
  12. popdogs noun: The combination of popcorn and hotdogs.
  13. pope noun, verb /pəʊp/: An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
  14. pope hat noun: The mitre worn by popes.
  15. Pope Joan noun: A card game played on a round board with compartments.
  16. pope's eye noun: The gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh of an ox or sheep.
  17. pope's head noun: A long-handled brush for dusting ceilings, washing windows, etc.
  18. pope's living room noun: The inside of a tube (i.e. of a wave making a tube).
  19. pope's nose noun: The tail end piece of a cooked fowl (chicken, turkey etc.).
  20. Pope's pear noun: Synonym of choke pear.
  21. popeable adjective: Thought to be among those likely to be elected pope; papabile; papable.
  22. Popean adjective /ˈpoʊpiən/: Of or pertaining to Alexander Pope (1688–1744), English poet and satirist.
  23. popedom noun: The jurisdiction of the pope.
  24. popehood noun: The status of pope; papacy.
  25. Popeiana noun: Writings and other objects associated with the life of the English poet Alexander Pope.
  26. popeism noun: Alternative form of popism (“support for the Pope”).
  27. Popejoy proper noun: A surname.
  28. popeless adjective: Without a pope.
  29. popelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pope.
  30. popeling noun: A deputy or petty pope.
  31. popely adjective: Of or befitting a pope.
  32. popemobile noun: Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.
  33. popera noun /ˈpɒp.ə.ɹə/: A crossover genre combining elements of pop music and classical opera.
  34. poperatic adjective: Of or pertaining to popera.
  35. poperetta noun: A light popera with a frivolous story.
  36. Popescu proper noun: A surname from Romanian.
  37. popeship noun: The state, quality, condition, or jurisdiction of being a pope; papacy.
  38. popess noun: Alternative letter-case form of popess.
  39. popeye noun /ˈpɒp.aɪ/: Exophthalmia.
  40. popeye blacksmelt noun: A deep-water fish, Lipolagus ochotensis, with a slender compressed body and an anal fin base slightly shorter than its dorsal fin base.
  41. popeyed adjective: having bulging eyes
  42. popfur noun: Synonym of popufur.
  43. popgun noun: Alternative form of pop gun.
  44. Popham proper noun: A surname.
  45. pophole noun: A small door in the side of a chicken coop, normally connected to the ground via a ramp.
  46. popiah noun [ˌp˭oː˨˩ˈp˭jãː˦˨]: A kind of spring roll.
  47. Popian adjective: Alternative form of Popean.
  48. Popiel proper noun: A surname from Polish.
  49. popified adjective, verb: Converted into a popular form, such as pop music or pop art.
  50. popify verb: To convert into a popular form; to adapt to the norms of pop music; to make poppy.
  51. popina noun /pɒˈpaɪnə/: An Ancient Roman bar or bistro, selling wine and simple foods.
  52. popinac noun: Vachellia farnesiana (syn. Acacia farnesiana), a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped...
  53. popinack noun: Alternative form of popinac.
  54. popinjay noun /ˈpɒpɪnd͡ʒeɪ/: A parrot.
  55. popish adjective /ˈpəʊpɪʃ/: of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
  56. popishly adverb: In a popish way.
  57. popishness noun: The state or condition of being popish.
  58. popism noun: Support for the Pope.
  59. popist noun: A supporter of the Pope.
  60. popjoying noun: sport; amusement.
  61. Popkin proper noun: A surname.
  62. poplar noun /ˈpɒp.lə(ɹ)/: Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
  63. poplar borer noun: A North American beetle of species Saperda calcarata.
  64. poplar hawkmoth noun: A moth, of species Laothoe populi.
  65. poplared adjective: Planted with poplar trees.
  66. Poplarism noun: The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar Rates Rebellion...
  67. poplarlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a poplar.
  68. Poplarville proper noun: A city, the county seat of Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. Named after Poplar Jim Smith.
  69. Poplawski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
  70. popless adjective: Without popping sounds.
  71. poplike adjective: Resembling pop music.
  72. poplin noun /ˈpɒplɪn/: A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.
  73. poplit noun /ˈpɒp.lɪt/: The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint.
  74. popliteal adjective /pɒˈplɪtɪ.əl/: Of or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee).
  75. popliteal artery noun: The main artery in the back of the knee that supplies blood to the lower leg.
  76. popliteal fossa noun: The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint.
  77. popliteal pterygium syndrome noun: A rare inherited genetic disorder characterized by distinctive craniofacial, musculoskeletal and genitourinary symptoms.
  78. popliteocrural adjective: Relating to the popliteus and the leg
  79. popliteofemoral adjective: Relating to the popliteus and femur.
  80. popliteus noun: A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.
  81. poplitic adjective: Popliteal.
  82. poplitical adjective: Popliteal.
  83. poplolly noun: A man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart.
  84. popmaize noun: Synonym of popcorn (“snack food”).
  85. popmobility noun: A form of aerobics performed to pop music.
  86. popo noun: Alternative spelling of po-po.
  87. popodam noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
  88. popodom noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
  89. popodum noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
  90. popoff noun: A period of time where a player performs extremely well in a video game.
  91. popoi noun: Synonym of poi (“food made by pounding roots”).
  92. Popolari noun: Members of a people's party in Italy.
  93. popolo noun: black nightshade (Solanum nigrum).
  94. Popoloca noun: Alternative form of Popoluca.
  95. Popolocan adjective: Of or relating to a subfamily of the Oto-Manguean language family of Mexico, spoken mainly in the state of Puebla.
  96. Popoluca noun: Any of various indigenous peoples of southeastern Veracruz and Oaxaca.
  97. poponax noun: A thorny tree native to the Americas, Vachellia tortuosa.
  98. poposaurid noun: Any archosaur in the family Poposauridae.
  99. poposauroid noun: Any pseudosuchian of the clade Poposauroidea
  100. popotillo noun: A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
  101. popout noun: A pop fly that is caught in flight, resulting in an out.
  102. Popov proper noun: A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
  103. popover noun: A light hollow muffin, resembling an individual Yorkshire pudding.
  104. Popovic proper noun: A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
  105. Popovich proper noun: A surname of Slavic origin.
  106. Popovski proper noun: A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Поповски (Popovski).
  107. Popovtsy noun: The members of one of the two principal movements (along with the Bezpopovtsy) of the Old Believers.
  108. Popp proper noun: A surname from German.
  109. poppa noun /ˈpɒpə/: father, papa.
  110. poppa bear noun: Alternative form of papa bear.
  111. poppability noun: The quality of being poppable.
  112. poppable adjective: Possible to pop; capable of being popped.
  113. poppadam noun: Uncommon spelling of poppadom.
  114. poppadom noun: A thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its...
  115. poppadum noun: Alternative spelling of poppadom.
  116. Poppaea proper noun: A female given name from Latin.
  117. Poppe proper noun: A surname.
  118. popped corn noun: Popcorn.
  119. Poppen proper noun: A surname.
  120. popper noun /ˈpɒp.ə/: One who or that which pops.
  121. popper up verb: To intoxicate with amyl nitrite, a recreational drug.
  122. poppered adjective: Having a popper (type of fastener).
  123. Popperian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the philosophy of philosopher Karl R. Popper.
  124. Popperianism noun: Popperian beliefs
  125. Popperism noun: An idea or theory of Karl Popper.
  126. poppers noun: Drugs of the alkyl nitrate class used recreationally as a sexual stimulant, especially among gay men.
  127. poppet noun /ˈpɒ.pɪt/: An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
  128. poppet valve noun: A valve (as in an internal combustion engine) which consists of a sliding shaft with a disk on the end (the disk being shaped to alternately plug and unplug...
  129. poppetry noun: The making of poppets (voodoo dolls).
  130. poppie noun: Alternative spelling of poppy (“father; grandfather”).
  131. poppied adjective /ˈpɒpid/: Full of, decorated with, or otherwise containing poppies.
  132. poppiite noun: A greenish-brown monoclinic mineral that is a basic silicate of calcium, vanadium, iron, magnesium and aluminium
  133. poppin' verb /ˈpɑpɪn/: Pronunciation spelling of popping.
  134. poppiness noun: The state of being poppy
  135. popping noun, verb /ˈpɒpɪŋ/: The act or sound of something that pops.
  136. popping candy noun: Small pieces of hard confectionery that create a popping reaction when they dissolve in the mouth.
  137. popping crease noun: Either of two white lines, each drawn on the pitch in front of a wicket, between which the batsmen run, and from where the bowler may legally bowl.
  138. poppinjay noun: Alternative spelling of popinjay.
  139. poppish adjective: Pertaining to pop.
  140. poppism noun /ˈpɒ.pɪ.zəm/: The act of making a smack sound with the lip.
  141. poppit noun: Alternative form of poppet.
  142. popple noun, verb /ˈpɒpl̩/: poplar
  143. Poppleton proper noun: A surname from Old English.
  144. Popplewell proper noun: A surname from Old English.
  145. popply adjective: Choppy; bubbling; turbulent.
  146. poppodom noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
  147. poppodum noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
  148. poppy adjective, noun /ˈpɒpi/: Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a...
  149. poppy bee noun: A leaf-cutting bee (Hoplitis papaveris)
  150. poppy head noun: The seedhead of a poppy.
  151. poppy mallow noun: Any of the flowering plants in the genus Callirhoe.
  152. poppy milk noun: A traditional Lithuanian drink or soup made from poppy seeds.
  153. poppy oil noun: Synonym of poppy seed oil.
  154. poppy seed noun: The seed of the poppy, used as a flavouring in bread.
  155. poppy seed oil noun: An edible oil obtained from poppy seeds, specifically seeds of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum).
  156. poppy seed test noun: A diagnostic test used before surgery to predict the location of a fistula. The patient is fed poppy seeds and his or her urine is examined to see whether...
  157. poppy straw noun: The dried remnant of the opium poppy after the seed pods have been removed, still useful for the manufacture of opium and other opioids.
  158. poppy tears noun: Opium.
  159. poppycock noun /ˈpɒpikɒk/: foolish talk; nonsense.
  160. poppycockish adjective: Full of poppycock; nonsensical; ridiculous.
  161. poppyhead noun: Alternative form of poppy head (“the seedhead of a poppy”).
  162. poppylike adjective: Resembling a poppy (flower).
  163. poppyseed noun: Alternative form of poppy seed.
  164. poppyseed oil noun: Alternative form of poppy seed oil.
  165. poppyshow noun: Alternative form of pappyshow.
  166. poppywort noun: The herbaceous plant Stylophorum diphyllum.
  167. pops noun, verb /pɑps/: Father, dad.
  168. pops orchestra noun: An orchestra that plays popular music and show tunes as well as well-known classical works.
  169. popshop noun: Alternative form of pop shop (“pawnshop”).
  170. popsicle noun /ˈpɒp.sɪ.kəl/: A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly.
  171. popsie noun: Alternative form of popsy.
  172. popskull noun: cheap inferior whisky, sometimes illegally distilled
  173. popslash noun: Slash fan fiction which pairs pop musicians, especially ones belonging to the same boy band.
  174. popsmith noun: A pop musician.
  175. popsock noun: A short form of nylon stocking, with an elasticated top, reaching to the knee
  176. popstar noun: Alternative spelling of pop star.
  177. popster noun: A pop musician.
  178. popstream noun: The musical mainstream, as typified by pop music.
  179. popstrel noun: A female pop singer
  180. popstress noun: A female popster.
  181. popsy noun: Grandfather.
  182. poptail noun: An alcoholic popsicle.
  183. poptart noun: Alternative form of pop tart.
  184. poptastic adjective: Excellent; very good; especially of pop music.
  185. poptimism noun /ˈpɑptɪmɪzəm/: The belief that pop music (or pop culture in general) is worthy of professional critique and interest.
  186. poptimist noun /ˈpɑptɪmɪst/: A proponent of poptimism.
  187. poptimistic adjective: Of or relating to poptimism.
  188. popty ping noun: A microwave oven.
  189. POPU noun: Abbreviation of problematic online pornography use.
  190. popufur noun: An influential or famous furry; a microcelebrity or influencer in the furry fandom subculture.
  191. populace noun /ˈpɒpjʊləs/: The common people of a nation.
  192. popularisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of popularization
  193. popularise verb /ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/: To make something popular.
  194. populariser noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of popularizer.
  195. popularism noun: Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate: populism.
  196. popularist adjective, noun: Reflecting popular taste and opinion.
  197. popularity noun /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/: The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.
  198. popularity contest noun: A contest that is won purely based on votes awarded by others.
  199. popularizable adjective: Able to be made popular.
  200. popularization noun: The act of making something popular to the general public.
  201. popularizational adjective: Of, or relating to, popularization.
  202. popularize verb: American and Oxford British spelling of popularise.
  203. popularizer noun: One who popularizes something.
  204. popularly adverb: So as to be generally favored or accepted by the people.
  205. popularness noun: The quality or state of being popular; popularity.
  206. populatable adjective /ˈpɒpˌjʊu.leɪt.əbəl/: Able to be populated
  207. populate adjective, verb /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/: To supply with inhabitants; to people.
  208. populated adjective, verb: That has, or is supplied with, inhabitants or content.
  209. population noun /ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/: The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
  210. population biologist noun: One who studies population biology.
  211. population biology noun: The study of populations of organisms, especially the growth and regulation of population sizes and genetics, and the effects of interactions between species.
  212. population bottleneck noun: A sudden, and normally temporary decrease in a population typically due to a stressful situation.
  213. population density noun: Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.
  214. population dynamics noun: A branch of mathematics used to model and study the size and age composition of populations as dynamical systems.
  215. population genetics noun: The study of the allele frequency distribution and change under the influence of the four evolutionary processes: natural selection, genetic drift, mutation...
  216. population inversion noun: The creation of a system in which more atoms or molecules are in an excited state than in a ground state.
  217. population mean noun: The mean (usually arithmetic, but possibly geometric) of all members of a population or all possible values from which a sample can be taken, as opposed to...
  218. population pyramid noun: A graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically forms...
  219. population-wise adverb: In terms of a population.
  220. populational adjective: Of or pertaining to population
  221. populationally adverb: In terms of population.
  222. populationism noun: The idea that the power of a state depends upon the size of its population
  223. populationist adjective, noun: A follower of populationism
  224. populationistic adjective: Of or relating to populationism.
  225. populationless adjective: Devoid of population; unpeopled.
  226. populationwise adverb: Alternative form of population-wise.
  227. populator noun: One who, or that which, populates.
  228. populetum noun: A wood or plantation of poplar trees.
  229. populicidal adjective: Of or pertaining to populicide; lethal to many people.
  230. populicide noun /ˈpɒpjʊlɪsaɪd/: The deliberate slaughter of a people or a nation.
  231. populin noun: A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (Populus).
  232. populiser noun: Alternative form of populizer.
  233. populism noun: A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their...
  234. populist adjective, noun /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/: A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
  235. populistic adjective: Populist.
  236. populistically adverb: In a populist manner.
  237. populizer noun: A person who can communicate technical or scientific ideas to a general public
  238. populomics noun: The study of entire populations
  239. populosity noun: Populousness.
  240. populous adjective /ˈpɒpjʊləs/: Having a large population.
  241. populously adverb: In a populous manner.
  242. populousness noun: The quality of being populous.
  243. popunder noun: Alternative form of pop-under.
  244. popup noun: Alternative form of pop-up.
  245. popup blocker noun: A piece of software that prevents pop-up advertisements from being displayed.
  246. popup menu noun: Alternative spelling of pop-up menu.
  247. popweed noun: bladderpod
  248. poquelaye noun: A dolmen, cairn or similar ancient structure on the island of Jersey.
  249. poquoson noun: Alternative form of pocosin.
  250. POR noun: price on request.
  251. por que no los dos phrase /pɔɹˌkeɪ noʊ loʊs ˈdoʊs ↗︎/: Why not both; both.
  252. Porac proper noun: A municipality of Pampanga, Philippines.
  253. poracanthodid noun: Any extinct gnathostome of the family †Poracanthodidae
  254. poractant noun: A pulmonary surfactant derived from porcine lung surfactant.
  255. porae noun: A marine ray-finned fish of species Nemadactylus douglasii, found around Australia and New Zealand.
  256. poral adjective: Relating to pores.
  257. poramboke noun: Land belonging to the government, on which no revenue is assessed.
  258. porampoke noun: Alternative form of poramboke.
  259. porandrous adjective: Releasing the pollen through a pore or partial aperture in the anther.
  260. poraniid noun: Any starfish of the family Poraniidae
  261. poranoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
  262. porantherine noun: A polycyclic alkaloid obtained from the shrub Poranthera corymbosa.
  263. porate adjective /ˈpɔːɹeɪt/: Of or relating to a pore.
  264. Porath proper noun: A surname.
  265. poration noun: The formation of pores in a surface, or the pattern of such pores.
  266. Porbandar proper noun: A district of Gujarat, India.
  267. porbeagle noun: A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic.
  268. Porcaro proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  269. porcate adjective: Having grooves or furrows broader than the intervening ridges; furrowed.
  270. porcated adjective: Alternative form of porcate.
  271. porcelain noun, verb /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/: A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial...
  272. porcelain aorta noun: Extensive atherosclerotic calcification of the ascending aorta or aortic arch.
  273. porcelain biscuit noun: A finished, unglazed work of art valued for its smooth, matte texture.
  274. porcelain bus noun: A toilet bowl.
  275. porcelain crab noun: Any member of the family Porcellanidae of decapod crustaceans, superficially resembling true crabs.
  276. porcelain doll noun: A doll made partially or wholly out of bisque porcelain.
  277. porcelain god noun /ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/: A commode; a toilet bowl.
  278. porcelain goddess noun /ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒdɛs/: metaphor for a woman, often stressing paleness, delicateness or lack of emotion.
  279. porcelain shell noun: A cowrie.
  280. porcelain skin noun: smooth skin
  281. porcelain throne noun: Synonym of toilet (fixture).
  282. porcelainberry noun: Ampelopsis glandulosa, a vine native to East Asia but invasive in the Eastern US, which produces blue or purple berries.
  283. porcelaineous adjective: porcelainous
  284. porcelainflower noun: Hoya carnosa
  285. porcelainite noun: Synonym of mullite.
  286. porcelainization noun: The act or process of porcelainizing.
  287. porcelainize verb: To bake like porcelain.

Part 129 · Part 131 · 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.