English words: pouncet to power button

300 English words, part 145 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

English words pouncet to power button

pouncet noun: Alternative form of pounce (“powder for sprinkling over ink to dry it”).
pouncet box noun: A box with a perforated lid, used to contain pounce or perfume.
pouncewort noun: Various liverworts in the family Lejeuneaceae.
Pouncey proper noun: A surname.
pouncing noun, verb /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/: The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
pouncingly adverb: In a pouncing manner; with a pouncing motion.
pouncy adjective: Punchy, aggressive.
pound noun, verb /ˈpaʊ̯nd/: A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
pound a beat verb: Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.
pound cake noun: A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.
pound dirt verb: Synonym of pound sand.
pound-foolish adjective: Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.
pound for pound adverb, phrase: A comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in.
pound-force noun: A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf...
pound-mass noun: A unit of mass equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 453.592 grams. Symbol lbm or lbₘ.
pound of flesh noun: Something which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
pound out verb: To perform (a song or piece of music) very loudly.
pound party noun: A Depression-era social gathering to which each guest brought a pound (weight) of food or ingredients.
pound puller noun: A person who locates homes or shelters for dogs so that they can be removed from the dog pound and will not be euthanized.
pound salt verb: To grind salt crystals into powder using a mortar and pestle or similar device.
pound sand verb: To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
pound sand into a rathole verb: Synonym of pound sand.
pound Scots noun: The currency of Scotland prior to 1707.
pound shop noun: A shop selling household groceries, toys, etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.
pound sign noun: The symbol £, representing the pound sterling.
pound sterling noun /paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/: The currency of the United Kingdom.
pound the pavement verb: To travel on foot; to walk or run.
pound the table verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pound, the, table.
poundage noun, verb: A charge based on the weight of something in pounds.
poundal noun: A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
Poundbury proper noun: An experimental new town on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6790).
poundcake noun: Alternative spelling of pound cake.
pounded adjective, verb: Having undergone pounding.
pounded rice noun: Synonym of flattened rice.
pounded yam noun: A Nigerian swallow prepared by pounding yam with a mortar and pestle.
pounder noun /ˈpaʊndə/: A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding.
Poundesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.
Poundian adjective: Of or pertaining to Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.
poundies noun: Synonym of champ (“dish based on mashed potato”).
poundin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of pounding.
pounding adjective, noun, verb /ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/: An act in which something or someone is pounded.
pounding block noun: A block of a hard material used to flatten seams by clapping or pounding the seam with the block against a hard surface.
poundingly adverb: In a pounding way.
poundkeeper noun: The keeper of a pound (place for the detention of stray or wandering animals).
Poundland noun: Designating something as low-quality or inferior.
poundless adjective: Without pounds (currency).
Poundlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.
poundmaker noun: One who makes buffalo pounds.
poundman noun: A man whose job it is to catch stray animals (often dogs).
poundmaster noun: The person in charge of an animal pound.
pounds for pylons noun: A government scheme offering discounts on energy bills to households living near electricity pylons (considered to be eyesores).
Poundstone proper noun: A surname from German.
poundsworth noun: An amount of something worth some number of pounds sterling.
poundworth noun: The amount that can be bought for a pound.
poupard noun: A type of wooden doll.
Poupart proper noun: A surname.
Poupart's ligament noun: A ligament extending in most mammals from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones.
poupeton noun: A puppet.
Poupon proper noun: A surname from French
poupou noun: A wall panel located under the veranda of a wharenui, generally carved with ancestral emblems.
pour noun, verb /pɔː/: To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
pour cats and dogs verb: Synonym of rain cats and dogs.
pour cold water on verb: Synonym of throw cold water on (“to belittle or dismiss”).
pour cold water over verb: Synonym of throw cold water on.
pour dogs and cats verb: Synonym of rain dogs and cats.
pour down verb: To rain heavily.
pour encourager les autres phrase: In order to warn or intimidate others (especially by making an example of someone or something).
pour forth verb: To pour or emit in large quantity or large numbers.
pour fuel on the fire verb: Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
pour gasoline on the fire verb: Synonym of add fuel to the fire.
pour good money after bad verb: Alternative form of throw good money after bad.
pour honey in one's ear phrase: To tell one something pleasing or flattering.
pour honey into one's ear phrase: Alternative form of pour honey in one's ear.
pour honey on noun: To praise or encourage wholeheartedly.
pour in verb: To flow or flood into something or somewhere.
pour into verb: To continuously pay money or supplies or provide work to an organization, project, movement or effort.
pour oil on troubled waters verb: To calm, appease or quiet a person or situation.
pour one out verb: To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor, as an act of remembrance for someone deceased.
pour one's heart out verb: To express one's innermost thoughts or feelings effusively.
pour one's soul out verb: Synonym of pour one's heart out.
pour out verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, out.
pour out one's heart verb: Alternative form of pour one's heart out.
pour out one's soul verb: Synonym of pour one's heart out.
pour over noun, verb: Alternative form of pourover (“style of coffee”).
pour-over will noun: A testamentary device wherein the writer of a will creates a trust (usually unfunded at that point), and decrees in the will that property in his estate at...
pour with rain verb: to rain heavily
pourability noun: The state or condition of being pourable.
pourable adjective, noun: Able to be poured.
pourasabha noun: a municipality in Bangladesh or West Bengal.
Pourbaix diagram noun: A plot of possible thermodynamically stable phases of an aqueous electrochemical system, with boundaries between the predominant chemical species...
pourboire noun: A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts.
pourcontrell noun: Alternative form of pourcuttle
pourcuttle noun: A cephalopod with tentacles; an octopus or cuttlefish.
pourdown noun: Synonym of downpour.
pourer noun: One who, or that which, pours.
pourin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of pouring.
pouring adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/: The act by which something is poured.
pouringly adverb: In a manner that pours.
Pournelle proper noun: A surname.
Pournelle chart noun: A chart plotted on two axes – "attitude toward the state" and "attitude toward planned social progress" – used to visualize a person's political philosophy.
pourover noun: A style of coffee prepared by manually pouring hot water over the ground beans, rather than using an automatic drip method.
pourparler noun: parley (diplomatic consultation)
pourparty noun: Alternative form of purparty.
pourpoint noun /ˈpʊəˌpɔɪnt/: A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.
pourpointerie noun: Quilting of the sort used in constructing pourpoints.
pourpointing noun: Synonym of pourpointerie.
pourpresture noun: Alternative form of purpresture.
pourquoi story noun: A fictional narrative that explains the cause or reason for something the way that it is.
pourquoi tale noun: Synonym of pourquoi story.
pourtract noun: image, likeness
pous noun /pus/: The Greek foot, a unit of length based on the shod foot, generally equal to 16 fingers (δάκτυλοι) or ¹⁄₆₀₀ stade (στάδια) but varying over time and location...
pousada noun: a Portuguese inn
Poush Sankranti noun: A Bengali harvest festival, observed in 14 January (29 Poush), marking the first day of the Sun's transit into Capricorn.
pousse-café noun /ˌpuːskaˈfeɪ/: A digestif consumed after the coffee course.
poussette noun, verb /puːˈsɛt/: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
poussetting noun, verb: The act of performing a poussette.
poussin noun: A chicken reared to be eaten at a few weeks of age.
poustie noun /ˈpuːsti/: Power, authority, strength, health.
poustinia noun: In Christian spirituality, a small sparsely furnished cabin or room where a person goes to fast and pray, but which is less austere than a hermitage.
poustinik noun: A person dwelling in a poustinia.
pout noun, verb /paʊt/: To push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
poutassou noun: Synonym of blue whiting.
poutchine au sac noun: A kind of pudding in a bag; a mixture of beef suet, flour, brown sugar, raisins, currants, and milk. The ingredients are combined in a cotton bag or sealer...
pouter noun: A person who habitually pouts; a sourpuss
pouteria noun: Any plant of the genus Pouteria.
poutful adjective: pouty
pouthering tub noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
poutily adverb: In a pouty way.
poutine noun /puːˈtiːn/: A dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada.
poutine pizza noun: A pizza topped with poutine.
poutinerie noun: A restaurant that specializes in making poutine.
poutinery noun: Alternative spelling of poutinerie (“a restaurant that specializes in making poutine”).
poutiness noun: The quality of being pouty.
pouting noun, verb /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/: An expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
poutingly adverb: In a pouting manner.
poutish adjective: Pouty (all senses).
poutrage noun /ˈpaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/: Any outrage from a person so helpless that listeners are more inclined to mock them than to feel sympathy for their situation.
poutsome adjective: Characterised or marked by pouting
pouty adjective: Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger. (of a person)
Pouyannian mimicry noun: A type of mimicry exhibited by some plants, whereby certain flower parts resemble a (female) potential mate for a male of a pollinator species, thus...
pouzacite noun: Synonym of leuchtenbergite.
pov adjective, noun: The (cognitive, mental, or emotional) viewpoint of a certain person; (attributively) from that viewpoint.
Poveda proper noun: A surname.
poverish verb: To impoverish.
poverishment noun: Impoverishment.
povertous adjective: In a state of poverty; impoverished.
poverty noun /ˈpɒvəti/: The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
poverty button noun: A button or switch cutout covered with a plastic blanking plate, usually as a cost cutting measure in lower trim levels of an automobile.
poverty grass noun: Any of several grasses that grow in poor or sandy soil.
poverty is a mindset proverb: Synonym of poverty is a state of mind.
poverty is a state of mind proverb: Someone is only as poor as they perceive themselves to be.
poverty line noun: The threshold of poverty, below which one's income does not cover necessities.
poverty of the stimulus noun: The idea that human language cannot be learned by young children with what information they are given, unless they already have an innate knowledge of...
poverty poker noun: A variety of poker in which players can only lose a certain maximum amount, after which they can continue to play regardless of the loss.
Poverty premium noun: The higher prices that people on low incomes often have to pay for basic goods and services.
poverty-ridden adjective: Filled with or plagued by poverty.
poverty-stricken adjective: Very poor.
poverty-struck adjective: Poverty-stricken; very poor.
poverty trap noun: A self-reinforcing cycle which allows poverty to persist.
povertyism noun: Prejudice against poor people.
povertyweed noun: Baccharis neglecta.
Povey proper noun: A surname.
poviat noun: Alternative spelling of powiat.
povidlo noun: Alternative form of powidl.
povidone noun: A powdered form of polyvinylpyrrolidone that is used as a dispersing and suspending agent in drugs.
povidone-iodine noun: A mixture of iodine and povidone which is less toxic than iodine by itself, used as an antiseptic for skin disinfection.
Povindah noun: A member of a class of warrior nomadic traders in what is now Afghanistan and north-western Pakistan, belonging chiefly to the Ghilji.
povitica noun /poʊ.və.ti.tsə/: A Croatian potica.
povondraite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal black mineral containing aluminum, boron, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
pow interjection, noun /paʊ/: Initialism of prisoner of war.
POW camp noun: Synonym of prisoner-of-war camp.
pow wow noun, verb: Alternative spelling of powwow.
powah noun: Pronunciation spelling of power.
powan noun: Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.
powaqa noun: Synonym of two-heart (sorcerer).
Powassan proper noun: A municipality of Ontario, Canada.
Powassan encephalitis noun: A form of encephalitis caused by the Powassan virus, a flavivirus transmitted by ticks.
Poway proper noun: A city in San Diego County, California, United States.
powd'ring tub noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powd'rn tub noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powder noun, verb /ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/: The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
powder-bag noun: A bag for gunpowder.
powder bath noun: The freshening of the body with talcum powder, when running water is not available.
powder bed noun: Alternative spelling of powder bed.
powder blue adjective, noun: A very pale blue colour.
powder box noun: A box or crate for carrying or holding powder of various kinds but usually applied to gunpowder.
powder burn noun: A burn, ordinarily superficial and on someone's skin, resulting from proximity to an explosion of gunpowder, such as that associated with the discharge of a...
powder cap noun: A parasitic fungus, Asterophora lycoperdoides, that lives on other mushrooms.
powder closet noun: Synonym of powder room.
powder-coat verb: To apply coating in the form of a powder.
powder-coated adjective, verb: That has been coated or covered in powder.
powder coating noun, verb: Coating in the form of powder made by a thermoplastic or a thermoset polymer which is applied free-flowing and dry by electrostatics and then cured.
powder-douce noun: A sweet spice mixture used in medieval cookery.
powder down noun: A special type of down that occurs in a few groups of apparently unrelated birds. In some species, the tips of the barbules on the feathers disintegrate,...
powder-down feather noun: A down feather which grows continuously and disintegrates, forming fine particles of keratin, which appear as a powder, or "feather dust".
powder-down patch noun: A patch or tuft of powder-down feathers.
powder flask noun: A small flask for carrying gunpowder.
powder-forte noun: A medieval spice mixture similar to powder-douce, but incorporating more pungent flavours such as pepper.
powder horn noun: A tool, usually made from an animal's horn, used to load gunpowder into a gun or cannon.
powder hose noun: A tube of strong linen, filled with an explosive powder and used for firing a mine.
powder hound noun: A skier who favours powdery snow.
powder hoy noun: A vessel, often painted red and carrying a red flag, that carried gunpowder to a man-of-war.
powder keg noun: A barrel containing gunpowder.
powder magazine noun: Synonym of magazine (an ammunition storehouse)
powder metallurgy noun: The metallurgy of producing metal components by compacting and sintering powdered metals
powder mill noun: mill that manufactures black powder (type of gunpowder)
powder mine noun: An excavation filled with gunpowder for blasting rocks, etc.
powder monkey noun: An explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.
powder of algaroth noun: antimony oxychloride.
powder of sympathy noun: A powder applied to the weapon that caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made.
powder one's nose verb: To visit a lavatory to use a toilet, reapply makeup, (when used of a group of women) engage in private conversation, etc.
powder pink adjective, noun: A very pale pink colour.
powder-post noun: The resultant or residual powder as a result of worm-eaten wood.
powder-post beetle noun: Any of a group of seventy species of woodboring beetles classified in the insect subfamily Lyctinae.
powder-posted adjective: Affected with dry rot; reduced to dust by rot.
powder puff adjective, noun: A ball or pad of soft material used for the application of cosmetic powder to the face.
powder room noun: Synonym of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
powder snow noun: Freshly fallen, uncompacted snow, especially in the context of Alpine skiing
powderable adjective: That can be powdered.
powdercoat verb: Alternative form of powder-coat.
powdered adjective, verb /ˈpaʊdɚd/: Which has been made into a powder.
powdered milk noun: Synonym of milk powder.
powdered sugar noun /ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/: Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.
powdered sunshine noun: A lichen of species Vulpicida pinastri.
powdered wiretail noun: Rhadinosticta simplex, an Australian damselfly.
powderflask noun: Alternative form of powder flask.
powderful adjective [ˈpaʊ˧.də.fu˦]: Skilful; fluent; good.
Powderham proper noun: A hamlet, castle, former manor, and civil parish (without a council) in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9684).
powderhorn noun: Alternative form of powder horn.
powderhound noun: A skiing enthusiast.
powderily adverb: In a powdery manner.
powderiness noun: The state or characteristic of being powdery
powdering noun, verb: An application or patch of powder.
powdering gown noun: A loose dressing gown worn while the hair or wig was being powdered.
powdering tub noun: a tub in which the meat was powdered or salted; a salting tub, pickling tub or powdering trough.
powdering tubb noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdering tubbe noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdering tube noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powderinge tubb noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powderinge tubbe noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powderise verb: Alternative spelling of powderize.
powderization noun: The process, or the result of powderizing
powderize verb: To reduce to powder
powderizer noun: A machine that powderizes.
powderkeg noun: Alternative form of powder keg.
powderless adjective: Without the use or presence of powder.
powderlike adjective: Resembling powder.
Powderly proper noun: A surname from Irish.
powdermaker noun: A person or company that makes gunpowder.
powderman noun: A man in charge of gunpowder.
powdermill noun: Alternative form of powder mill.
powderous adjective: powdery
powderpost beetle noun: Alternative form of powder-post beetle.
powderpuff adjective: Being or relating to a division of a traditionally male sport that is reserved for females.
powdery adjective /ˈpaʊdəɹi/: Of or pertaining to powder.
powdery liveforever noun: Dudleya farinosa, a prized ornamental of highly variable, often spectacular appearance, native to the coast of northern California and Oregon.
powdery mildew noun: A mildew affecting many important food crops, caused by fungi of the order Erysiphales.
powdery scab noun: A disease of potato tubers, caused by the cercozoan Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea, and characterized by small lesions progressing to raised...
powderyng tubb noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdike noun: A dike around a marsh or fen.
powdreing tubb noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdrin tub noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdring tub noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdring tubb noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdring tubbe noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdringe tub noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdringe tubb noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
powdringe tubbe noun: Alternative form of powdering tub
Powe proper noun: A surname.
Powel proper noun: A surname from Welsh.
Powell proper noun /paʊl/: An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
Powellian adjective: Of or pertaining to John Enoch Powell (1912–1998), British politician, classical scholar, and writer who controversially opposed immigration.
powellise verb: Alternative form of powellize.
Powellism noun: The conservative and nationalist political views of John Enoch Powell (1912–1998), British politician.
Powellist noun: A supporter of Powellism.
powellite noun: A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
powellize verb: To preserve (wood) by saturating it with a solution of beet sugar and then drying it with artificial heat.
powen noun: Alternative form of powan
power adjective, interjection, noun, verb /ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/: The ability to do or undergo something.
power adapter noun: Synonym of AC adapter.
power adaptor noun: Alternative form of power adapter.
power ahead verb: To become stronger; to gather momentum; to increase in energy; to become more successful.
power alley noun: The areas of deep right-center and deep left-center field where home runs are most likely to be hit.
power animal noun: Synonym of spirit animal (“animal spirit that guides, helps or protects”).
power assist noun: power steering
power-associative algebra noun: An algebra such that every subalgebra generated by one element is associative.
power balance noun: balance of power
power ballad noun: An emotional rock song, generally focused on love, delivered with powerful vocals.
power bank noun: Alternative form of powerbank.
power bar noun: Synonym of power strip.
power base noun: The source of a person's or organization's power or influence.
power behind the throne noun: Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.
power board noun: A power strip.
power bottom noun: A dominant bottom; a dominating partner with a receiving role during intercourse.
power box noun: A box that is the source that sends the electricity to the houses in that part of the neighborhood.
power breakfast noun: A working breakfast at which important discussions may be held, and important decisions made.
power brick noun: A power supply for an electronic device which is similar in size, shape, and weight of a brick, which plugs into the device using a cord, and to the main...
power broker noun: A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.
power bump noun: A brief interruption in the supply of power (usually electricity). A power bump lasts for a few seconds or less, while an outage or blackout is generally at...
power button noun: A button that switches an electrical device on or off.

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.