P — The school dictionary · page 91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15pondA pond is a small area of still water, smaller than a lake.11 sentencesponderTo ponder is to think about something slowly and carefully for a long time before deciding.4 sentencesponderousPonderous means very heavy and large, so that it is hard to lift or move.5 sentencespondweedA plant that grows in ponds and slow rivers, often under or on the water, with green leaves or stems.7 sentencespongA pong is a strong, unpleasant smell.12 sentencesponyA pony is a kind of small horse that stays small even when fully grown.11 sentencesponytailA ponytail is a hairstyle where long hair is pulled back and tied with a band at the back of the head so that it hangs down like a pony's…9 sentencespoodleA dog with thick curly hair, often clipped into fancy shapes; poodles come in toy, miniature and standard sizes.9 sentencespoolA pool is a place filled with water to swim in.15 sentencespoopSolid waste that comes out of a body; poo.15 sentencespoorPoor means having very little money and few things, so that it is hard to pay for food, a home or clothes.13 sentencespoorlyPoorly means badly, not well: «The team played poorly.».9 sentencespopTo pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone.13 sentencespopcornA snack made from grains of a special kind of corn (maize) that burst open into white fluffy shapes when heated.7 sentencespopeThe Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in Vatican City in Rome; Catholics see him as following Saint Peter.9 sentencespopinjayA popinjay is a parrot.6 sentencespoplarA poplar is a tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and leaves that often shake in the wind.11 sentencespopperA small paper tube you pull with a string so it goes bang and shoots out curly paper streamers.12 sentencespoppinExciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.».12 sentencespoppingPopping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn.12 sentencespoppyA poppy is a plant with large, soft, usually bright red flowers and a dark centre.10 sentencespopulaceAll the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public.7 sentencespopularPopular means liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular person.11 sentencespopulariseTo make something liked or known by many people: «The film popularised skateboarding.».9 sentencespopularityPopularity is being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people.9 sentencespopularlyPopularly means by most ordinary people, or in the way many people say it.11 sentencespopulationThe number of people who live in a place.10 sentencespopulousA populous place has a lot of people living in it.9 sentencesporc«Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig. It is said roughly «por», with no «c» sound.10 sentencesporcelainPorcelain is a hard, white, shiny material made by baking fine clay at very high heat; also called china.10 sentencesporchA small covered area or room at the entrance to a house, outside the front door.9 sentencesporcupineA porcupine is a large rodent covered in long sharp spines called quills, which protect it from enemies.11 sentencesporcupinesPorcupines are more than one porcupine: large rodents covered in long sharp quills that protect them from predators.10 sentencesporeA pore is a tiny hole in skin, a leaf or a rock that lets sweat, air or water pass through.10 sentencesporkPork is meat that comes from a pig.7 sentencesporphyryPorphyry is a hard rock, usually dark red or purple with small spots, used to build fine palaces and to carve statues.4 sentencesporpoiseA porpoise is a sea mammal like a small dolphin, with a short, round snout, a rounded head, a small triangular back fin and flat, spade-sh…8 sentencesporridgePorridge is a warm, soft food made by cooking oats (or other grain) in milk or water until thick.10 sentencesportA port is a town or place where ships stop to load and unload goods and people.13 sentencesportableLight and small enough to be carried or moved easily: «a portable speaker».9 sentencesportalA large, grand doorway or entrance to a building.10 sentencesportcullisA heavy grid of iron or wooden bars that slides down in grooves to close a castle gateway.7 sentencesporte«Porte» is the French word for door or gate; it sounds like «port» to an English ear and is not an English word.9 sentencesportendTo be a sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen: «Dark clouds portend a storm.».9 sentencesportentA sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen.11 sentencesporterA porter is a person whose job is to carry bags or loads, for example at a station or a hotel.5 sentencesportholeA porthole is a small round window in the side of a ship or boat.4 sentencesporticoA portico is a roof held up by columns, forming a covered porch at the front of a grand building.4 sentencesportionA portion is a part or share of something.11 sentencesportlyRather fat, with a large round body; a polite or old-fashioned word.7 sentencesportraitA portrait is a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the face.11 sentencesportrayTo portray someone is to paint, draw or photograph them.6 sentencesportrayalThe way someone or something is shown or described in a picture, film, play or book: «a funny portrayal of a teacher».10 sentencesportrayedPortrayed means was painted, drawn or described in a certain way; it is the past form of portray.4 sentencesportuguesePortuguese means from or about Portugal.10 sentencesposeTo pose means to stay still in a special position for a photo or a picture.11 sentencesposhPosh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car.10 sentencespositionA position is the place where someone or something is.17 sentencespositivePositive means sure: «I'm positive» means «I'm completely sure».15 sentencespositivelyIn a hopeful, good or approving way: «She answered positively.».13 sentencespossessTo own or have something.13 sentencespossessedHad or owned.10 sentencespossessionHaving or owning something.13 sentencespossessivePossessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share.10 sentencespossessorA possessor is someone who owns or has a thing, often a special or magic one.4 sentencespossibilitySomething that might happen or might be true.12 sentencespossiblePossible means it can happen or can be done.12 sentencespossiblyPerhaps; maybeused when something could be true or could happen but you are not sure. — 12 sentencespossumA possum is an Australian and New Zealand marsupial (an animal with a pouch) that lives in trees and comes out at night.11 sentencespostA post is a strong pole stuck in the ground, for example to hold a fence or mark a goal.14 sentencespostagePostage is the money you pay to send a letter or parcel by post.8 sentencespostalTo do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels.7 sentencespostboxA public box, often red in the UK, where you put letters to be collected and posted.8 sentencespostcardA postcard is a card, often with a picture on one side, that you write a short message on and send by post without an envelope.9 sentencespostcodeA postcode is a group of letters and numbers added to the end of an address to help the post get delivered to the right place quickly.10 sentencespostdateTo write a date on a cheque or document that is later than the day you write it, so it only counts from that later day.8 sentencesposterA poster is a big printed picture or notice you hang on a wall.11 sentencesposteriorPosterior means at the back or behind; it is the opposite of anterior (at the front).10 sentencesposterityAll the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come.4 sentencesposternA small back gate or door in a castle wall, used to slip in or out unseen.4 sentencespostilionA servant who rode on one of the horses pulling a coach, guiding the team.4 sentencespostmanA postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels.9 sentencespostponeTo move an event to a later time instead of doing it now.13 sentencespostponementA postponement is when an event is moved to a later time instead of happening when planned.7 sentencesposturePosture is the way you hold your body when you stand, sit or walk.9 sentencespotA pot is a deep round container for cooking, like a saucepan.15 sentencespotassiumPotassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K.8 sentencespotatoA potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground; we eat it cooked.12 sentencespotencyHow strong or powerful something is, especially a medicine, drug, poison or chemical.8 sentencespotentPotent means very strong and powerful in its effect: a potent medicine, poison or drink works strongly.10 sentencespotentateA ruler, usually a king or prince, who has great power over other people.4 sentencespotentialadjective.11 sentencespotholeA hole in the surface of a road or path, made by weather and traffic.10 sentencespotionA potion is a drink made of mixed liquids that is supposed to have a special effect, such as magic, medicine or poison.9 sentencespotlatchA potlatch is a big traditional ceremony and feast of First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North Am…7 sentencespotsherdA broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in the ground.4 sentencespottageA thick soup or stew of vegetables, grain, meat or fish, cooked in a pot.4 sentencespottedGrowing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground.11 sentencespotterA potter is a person who makes pots, bowls and other things from clay, often on a spinning wheel, and bakes them in a kiln.11 sentencespotteryPottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/