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[**pond**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pond.md) noun (pond, ponds) 1) A pond is a small area of still water, smaller than a lake. 2) «The pond» (informal) can mean the Atlantic Ocean: «across the pond». 2. [**ponder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ponder.md) verb (ponders, pondered, pondering) 1) To ponder is to think about something slowly and carefully for a long time before deciding. 3. [**ponderous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ponderous.md) adjective Ponderous means very heavy and large, so that it is hard to lift or move. 4. [**pondweed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pondweed.md) noun (pondweed — uncountable; a pondweed, pondweeds) 1) A plant that grows in ponds and slow rivers, often under or on the water, with green leaves or stems. 5. [**pong**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pong.md) noun (a pong — UK, Australia, NZ, informal; Pong — a game); verb (pong, pongs, ponged, ponging) 1) (UK, Australia, informal) A pong is a strong, unpleasant smell. 2) (UK, informal) To pong is to smell bad. 3) Pong is one of the first… 6. [**pony**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pony.md) noun (a pony, ponies) A pony is a kind of small horse that stays small even when fully grown. 7. [**ponytail**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ponytail.md) noun (a ponytail, ponytails) 1) A 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… 8. [**poodle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poodle.md) noun (a poodle, poodles) A dog with thick curly hair, often clipped into fancy shapes; poodles come in toy, miniature and standard sizes. 9. [**pool**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pool.md) noun (pool, pools); verb (pool, pools, pooled, pooling) A pool is a place filled with water to swim in. 10. [**poop**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poop.md) noun, uncountable (poop); verb (poop, poops, pooped, pooping); adjective (pooped) 1) (informal, childish, mostly US/Canada) Solid waste that comes out of a body; poo. 2) (verb, informal) To pass solid waste: The dog… 11. [**poor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poor.md) adjective (poor, poorer, poorest); noun (the poor — poor people as a group) Poor means having very little money and few things, so that it is hard to pay for food, a home or clothes. 12. [**poorly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poorly.md) adverb (poorly); adjective (poorly — mainly UK, «feeling poorly») Poorly means badly, not well: «The team played poorly.». 13. [**pop**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pop.md) verb (pop, pops, popped, popping); noun (a pop); noun pop music To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone. 14. [**popcorn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popcorn.md) noun (popcorn — uncountable) 1) A snack made from grains of a special kind of corn (maize) that burst open into white fluffy shapes when heated. 15. [**pope**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pope.md) noun (a pope, popes; the Pope) The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in Vatican City in Rome; Catholics see him as following Saint Peter. 16. [**popinjay**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popinjay.md) noun (popinjays) 1) (old use) A popinjay is a parrot. 2) A popinjay is a vain, showy person who dresses up and likes to be admired. 3) (old use) A popinjay… 17. [**poplar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poplar.md) noun (a poplar, poplars) 1) A poplar is a tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and leaves that often shake in the wind. 2) Poplar is the wood of this tree. 18. [**popper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popper.md) noun (a popper, poppers) A small paper tube you pull with a string so it goes bang and shoots out curly paper streamers. 19. [**poppin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poppin.md) adjective (poppin', informal form of popping); verb form (poppin' = popping) Exciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.». 20. [**popping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popping.md) verb form of pop (pop, pops, popped, popping); adjective (popping) Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn. 21. [**poppy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poppy.md) noun (a poppy, poppies) A poppy is a plant with large, soft, usually bright red flowers and a dark centre. 22. [**populace**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/populace.md) noun (the populace, uncountable, formal) 1) (formal) All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public. 23. [**popular**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popular.md) adjective (popular, more popular, most popular) Popular means liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular person. 24. [**popularise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popularise.md) verb (popularise, popularises, popularised, popularising; US popularize) To make something liked or known by many people: «The film popularised skateboarding.». 25. [**popularity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popularity.md) noun (popularity — uncountable) Popularity is being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people. 26. [**popularly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popularly.md) adverb Popularly means by most ordinary people, or in the way many people say it: "popularly called" means the everyday name. 27. [**population**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/population.md) noun (a population, populations) 1) The number of people who live in a place. 2) All the people, or all the animals or plants of one kind, living in an area: the bee… 28. [**populous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/populous.md) adjective (populous, more populous, most populous) 1) A populous place has a lot of people living in it. 29. [**porc**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porc.md) noun (French: le porc) «Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig. 30. [**porcelain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porcelain.md) noun (porcelain — uncountable); adjective (porcelain) Porcelain is a hard, white, shiny material made by baking fine clay at very high heat; also called china. 31. [**porch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porch.md) noun (a porch, porches) A small covered area or room at the entrance to a house, outside the front door. 32. [**porcupine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porcupine.md) noun (a porcupine, porcupines) A porcupine is a large rodent covered in long sharp spines called quills, which protect it from enemies. 33. [**porcupines**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porcupines.md) noun, plural of porcupine (one porcupine, two porcupines) Porcupines are more than one porcupine: large rodents covered in long sharp quills that protect them from predators. 34. [**pore**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pore.md) noun (a pore, pores); verb (pore, pores, pored, poring — pore over) A pore is a tiny hole in skin, a leaf or a rock that lets sweat, air or water pass through. 35. [**pork**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pork.md) noun (pork — uncountable) 1) Pork is meat that comes from a pig. 36. [**porphyry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porphyry.md) noun (porphyry, no plural) 1) Porphyry is a hard rock, usually dark red or purple with small spots, used to build fine palaces and to carve statues. 37. [**porpoise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porpoise.md) noun (a porpoise, porpoises) 1) A porpoise is a sea mammal like a small dolphin, with a short, round snout, a rounded head, a small triangular back fin and flat… 38. [**porridge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porridge.md) noun (porridge — uncountable; a bowl of porridge) Porridge is a warm, soft food made by cooking oats (or other grain) in milk or water until thick. 39. [**port**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/port.md) noun (port, ports) A port is a town or place where ships stop to load and unload goods and people. 40. [**portable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portable.md) adjective (portable); noun (a portable, portables) Light and small enough to be carried or moved easily: «a portable speaker». 41. [**portal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portal.md) noun (a portal, portals) A large, grand doorway or entrance to a building. 42. [**portcullis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portcullis.md) noun (a portcullis, portcullises) 1) A heavy grid of iron or wooden bars that slides down in grooves to close a castle gateway. 43. [**porte**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porte.md) word (French; also in English names); noun (the Porte — history) «Porte» is the French word for door or gate; it sounds like «port» to an English ear and is not an English word. 44. [**portend**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portend.md) verb (portend, portends, portended, portending) — formal To be a sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen: «Dark clouds portend a storm.». 45. [**portent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portent.md) noun (a portent, portents) A sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen. 46. [**porter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porter.md) noun (porters) A porter is a person whose job is to carry bags or loads, for example at a station or a hotel. 47. [**porthole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porthole.md) noun (portholes) 1) A porthole is a small round window in the side of a ship or boat. 48. [**portico**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portico.md) noun (porticos or porticoes) 1) A portico is a roof held up by columns, forming a covered porch at the front of a grand building. 49. [**portion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portion.md) noun (a portion, portions); verb (portion out, portions, portioned, portioning) 1) A portion is a part or share of something. 2) A portion is the amount of food served to one person. 3) To portion something out is to… 50. [**portly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portly.md) adjective (portly, portlier, portliest) 1) (of a person, usually an older man) Rather fat, with a large round body; a polite or old-fashioned word. 51. [**portrait**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portrait.md) noun (a portrait, portraits); adjective (portrait — page layout) A portrait is a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the face. 52. [**portray**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portray.md) verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying) To portray someone is to paint, draw or photograph them. 53. [**portrayal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portrayal.md) noun (a portrayal, portrayals) The way someone or something is shown or described in a picture, film, play or book: «a funny portrayal of a teacher». 54. [**portrayed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portrayed.md) verb form (from portray: portrays, portrayed, portraying) 1) Portrayed means was painted, drawn or described in a certain way; it is the past form of portray. 55. [**portuguese**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/portuguese.md) adjective (Portuguese); noun (Portuguese — the language; a Portuguese person, the Portuguese) 1) Portuguese means from or about Portugal. 2) Portuguese is the language spoken in Portugal, Brazil and several countries in Africa and… 56. [**pose**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pose.md) verb (pose, poses, posed, posing); noun (a pose, poses) To pose means to stay still in a special position for a photo or a picture. 57. [**posh**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/posh.md) adjective (posh, posher, poshest); adverb (informal) Posh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car. 58. [**position**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/position.md) noun (a position, positions); verb (position, positions, positioned, positioning) A position is the place where someone or something is. 59. [**positive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/positive.md) adjective (positive, more positive, most positive); noun (a positive, positives); adverb positively Positive means sure: «I'm positive» means «I'm completely sure». 60. [**positively**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/positively.md) adverb (positively) In a hopeful, good or approving way: «She answered positively.». 61. [**possess**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possess.md) verb (possess, possesses, possessed, possessing) 1) (formal) To own or have something. 2) (formal) To have a quality or skill. 3) (of a feeling or spirit) To take control of someone's… 62. [**possessed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possessed.md) adjective; past form of the verb possess 1) (past form, formal) Had or owned. 2) (adjective) Controlled by an evil spirit or a very strong feeling, as in ghost stories. 3)… 63. [**possession**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possession.md) noun (a possession, possessions; also uncountable) 1) Having or owning something. 2) possessions: the things a person owns. 3) (sport) Having control of the ball. 4) (law) Having something… 64. [**possessive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possessive.md) adjective (possessive, more possessive, most possessive); noun (the possessive — grammar) Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share. 65. [**possessor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possessor.md) noun (possessors) A possessor is someone who owns or has a thing, often a special or magic one. 66. [**possibility**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possibility.md) noun (a possibility, possibilities) 1) Something that might happen or might be true. 2) The chance that something can happen: «There is a possibility of rain.» 3) A choice or… 67. [**possible**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possible.md) adjective (possible) 1) Possible means it can happen or can be done. 2) «As soon as possible» means as soon as you can. 3) «The best possible» means the best… 68. [**possibly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possibly.md) adverb (possibly) Perhaps; maybe — used when something could be true or could happen but you are not sure. 69. [**possum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possum.md) noun (a possum, possums) A possum is an Australian and New Zealand marsupial (an animal with a pouch) that lives in trees and comes out at night. 70. [**post**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/post.md) noun (post, posts); verb (post, posts, posted, posting) A post is a strong pole stuck in the ground, for example to hold a fence or mark a goal. 71. [**postage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postage.md) noun (postage — uncountable) Postage is the money you pay to send a letter or parcel by post. 72. [**postal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postal.md) adjective (postal) 1) To do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels. 73. [**postbox**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postbox.md) noun (postbox, postboxes) A public box, often red in the UK, where you put letters to be collected and posted. 74. [**postcard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postcard.md) noun (a postcard, postcards) A 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. 75. [**postcode**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postcode.md) noun (a postcode, postcodes) A 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. 76. [**postdate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postdate.md) verb (postdate, postdates, postdated, postdating) To 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. 77. [**poster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poster.md) noun (poster, posters) 1) A poster is a big printed picture or notice you hang on a wall. 2) A poster is also a person who posts messages online. 78. [**posterior**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/posterior.md) adjective (posterior — formal/science); noun (a posterior, posteriors — humorous) Posterior means at the back or behind; it is the opposite of anterior (at the front). 79. [**posterity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/posterity.md) noun (no plural) All the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come. 80. [**postern**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postern.md) noun (posterns) (old use) A small back gate or door in a castle wall, used to slip in or out unseen. 81. [**postilion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postilion.md) noun (postilions) (old use) A servant who rode on one of the horses pulling a coach, guiding the team. 82. [**postman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postman.md) noun (a postman, postmen) A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels. 83. [**postpone**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postpone.md) verb (postpone, postpones, postponed, postponing) 1) To move an event to a later time instead of doing it now: The match was postponed because of rain. 2) (formal) To delay doing something. 84. [**postponement**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postponement.md) noun (a postponement, postponements) 1) A postponement is when an event is moved to a later time instead of happening when planned. 85. [**posture**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/posture.md) noun (posture, postures); verb (posture — to pretend or show off, less common) 1) Posture is the way you hold your body when you stand, sit or walk. 2) Posture can also mean the attitude someone shows towards something. 86. [**pot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pot.md) noun (pot, pots); verb (pot, pots, potted, potting) A pot is a deep round container for cooking, like a saucepan. 87. [**potassium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potassium.md) noun (potassium, uncountable) Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K. 88. [**potato**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potato.md) noun (potato, potatoes) 1) A potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground; we eat it cooked. 2) A couch potato is a person who sits watching TV a lot. 89. [**potency**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potency.md) noun (potency, uncountable) How strong or powerful something is, especially a medicine, drug, poison or chemical. 90. [**potent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potent.md) adjective (potent, more potent, most potent); noun potency Potent means very strong and powerful in its effect: a potent medicine, poison or drink works strongly. 91. [**potentate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potentate.md) noun (potentates) A ruler, usually a king or prince, who has great power over other people. 92. [**potential**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potential.md) adjective (potential); noun (potential — uncountable) adjective: Potential means possible in the future, but not yet real. 93. [**pothole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pothole.md) noun (a pothole, potholes) A hole in the surface of a road or path, made by weather and traffic. 94. [**potion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potion.md) noun (a potion, potions) A potion is a drink made of mixed liquids that is supposed to have a special effect, such as magic, medicine or poison. 95. [**potlatch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potlatch.md) noun (potlatch, potlatches) 1) A potlatch is a big traditional ceremony and feast of First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North… 96. [**potsherd**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potsherd.md) noun (potsherds) A broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in the ground. 97. [**pottage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pottage.md) noun (pottages) (old use) A thick soup or stew of vegetables, grain, meat or fish, cooked in a pot. 98. [**potted**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potted.md) adjective (potted); verb form (past of «pot»: pot, pots, potted, potting) Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground. 99. [**potter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/potter.md) noun (a potter, potters); verb (potter, potters, pottered, pottering — UK, Ireland, Australia; US «putter»); proper noun (Potter — a name) A potter is a person who makes pots, bowls and other things from clay, often on a spinning wheel, and bakes them in a kiln. 100. [**pottery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pottery.md) noun (pottery — uncountable; potteries — places where it is made) Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard. 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