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1 : of very great weight

2 : UNWIELDY, CLUMSY

3 : oppressively dull

Synonyms

[1] heavy, hefty, massive, weighty—more at HEAVY

[3] dull, flat, heavy, leaden, weary

pone noun, Southern & Midland

: an oval-shaped cornmeal cake; also : corn bread in the form of pones

pon·iard noun : DAGGER

pon·tiff noun : POPE

— pon·tif·i·cal adjective

1pontificate noun : the state, office, or term of office of a pontiff

2pontificate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing : to deliver dogmatic opinions

pon·toon noun 1 : a flat-bottomed boat

2 : a boat or float used in building a floating temporary bridge

3 : a float of a seaplane

po·ny noun, plural ponies : a small horse

po·ny·tail noun : a style of arranging hair to resemble the tail of a pony

pooch noun : a flesh-eating domestic mammal related to the wolves : DOG

poo·dle noun [ORIGIN: G Pudel, short for Pudelhund, fr. pudeln to splash + Hund dog]

: any of a breed of active intelligent dogs with a dense curly solid-colored coat

pooh–pooh also pooh verb 1 : to express contempt or impatience

2 : DERIDE, SCORN

1pool noun 1 : a small deep body of usu. fresh water

2 : a small body of standing liquid

3 : SWIMMING POOL

2pool verb : to form a pool

3pool noun 1 : all the money bet on the result of a particular event

2 : any of several games of billiards played on a table having six pockets

3 : the amount contributed by the participants in a joint venture

4 : a combination between competing firms for mutual profit

5 : a readily available supply (as of resources or workers)

Synonyms

force, help, personnel, staff—more at FORCE

budget, fund, supply—more at SUPPLY

4pool verb : to combine (as resources) in a common fund or effort

1poop noun : an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship

2poop noun, slang

: INFORMATION

poop deck noun : a partial deck above a ship's main afterdeck

poor adjective 1 : lacking material possessions <~ people>

2 : less than adequate : MEAGER

3 : arousing pity

4 : inferior in quality or value

5 : producing inferior or little vegetation : UNPRODUCTIVE, BARREN <~ soil>

6 : fairly unsatisfactory <~ prospects>; also : UNFAVORABLE

— poor·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] broke, destitute, impecunious, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken; also deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged; bankrupt, insolvent; depressed, pinched, reduced, straitened; low, short

Antonyms

affluent, flush, moneyed, opulent, rich, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do

[4] cheap, inferior, junky, lousy, mediocre, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy

poor boy noun : a large sandwich on a long split roll : SUBMARINE

Synonyms

grinder, hoagie, sub, submarine—more at SUBMARINE

poor·house noun : a publicly supported home for needy or dependent persons

poor–mouth verb : to plead poverty as a defense or excuse

1pop verb popped; pop·ping 1 : to go, come, enter, or issue forth suddenly, quickly, or unexpectedly <~ into bed> <~ in for a visit>

2 : to put or thrust suddenly <~ questions>

3 : to burst or cause to burst with a sharp sound; also : to make a sharp sound

4 : to protrude from the sockets

5 : to fire at : SHOOT

6 : to hit a pop-up

Synonyms

usually pop in [1] call, drop, stop, visit—more at CALL

[3] blow up, burst, detonate, explode, go off—more at EXPLODE

2pop noun 1 : a sharp explosive sound

2 : SHOT

3 : SODA POP

Synonyms

bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash, report, slam, smash, snap, thwack, whack—more at CLAP

3pop noun : a male parent : FATHER

Synonyms

daddy, father, papa—more at FATHER

4pop adjective 1 : POPULAR <~ music>

2 : of or relating to pop music

3 : of or relating to the popular culture disseminated through the mass media <~ psychology>

4 : of, relating to, or imitating pop art

5pop noun : pop music or culture; also : POP ART

6pop abbreviation population

pop art noun, often cap P & A : art in which commonplace

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