Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1060]
post·men·o·paus·al adjective 1 : having undergone menopause
2 : occurring or administered after menopause
post me·ri·di·em adjective [ORIGIN: L]
: being after noon
post·mis·tress noun : a woman in charge of a post office
post·mod·ern adjective : of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism
1postmortem adjective [ORIGIN: L post mortem after death]
1 : done, occurring, or collected after death
2 : following the event
2postmortem noun 1 : an analysis or discussion of an event after it is over
2 : AUTOPSY
post·na·sal drip noun : flow of mucous secretion from the posterior part of the nasal cavity onto the wall of the pharynx
post·na·tal adjective : occurring or being after birth; especially : of or relating to a newborn infant
post office noun 1 : POSTAL SERVICE
2 : a local branch of a post office department
post·op·er·a·tive adjective : following or having undergone a surgical operation <~ care>
post·paid adjective : having the postage paid by the sender and not chargeable to the receiver
post·par·tum adjective [ORIGIN: NL post partum after birth]
: following parturition
— postpartum adverb
post·pone verb post·poned; post·pon·ing : to put off to a later time
— post·pone·ment noun
Synonyms
defer, delay, hold up, put off, shelve; also suspend; hesitate, pause, stay; detain, retard, slow; extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch (out); wait
post road noun : a road over which mail is carried
post·script noun : a note added esp. to a completed letter
post time noun : the designated time for the start of a horse race
post–traumatic adjective : occurring after or as a result of trauma <~ stress>
pos·tu·lant noun : a probationary candidate for membership in a religious order
1postulate verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing : to assume as true
Synonyms
assume, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose—more at ASSUME
2postulate noun : a proposition taken for granted as true esp. as a basis for a chain of reasoning
Synonyms
assumption, premise, presumption, supposition—more at ASSUMPTION
1posture noun 1 : the position or bearing of the body or one of its parts
2 : state or condition at a given time esp. with respect to capability in particular circumstances
3 : ATTITUDE
Synonyms
footing, picture, scene, situation, status—more at SITUATION
2posture verb pos·tured; pos·tur·ing : to strike a pose esp. for effect
post·war adjective : occurring or existing after a war
po·sy noun, plural posies 1 : a brief sentiment : MOTTO
2 : a bunch of flowers; also : FLOWER
1pot noun 1 : a rounded container used chiefly for domestic purposes
2 : the total of the bets at stake at one time
3 : RUIN 4 : a large amount (as of money) — pot·ful noun 2pot verb pot·ted; pot·ting 1 : to preserve or place in a pot 2 : SHOOT 3pot noun : MARIJUANA po·ta·ble adjective : suitable for drinking — po·ta·bil·i·ty noun po·tage noun : a thick soup pot·ash noun [ORIGIN: sing. of pot ashes] : potassium or any of its various compounds esp. as used in agriculture po·tas·si·um noun : a silver-white soft metallic chemical element that occurs abundantly in nature potassium bromide noun : a crystalline salt used as a sedative and in photography potassium carbonate noun : a white salt used in making glass and soap potassium nitrate noun : a soluble salt used in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine po·ta·tion noun : a usu. alcoholic drink; also : the act of drinking po·ta·to noun, plural -toes : the edible starchy tuber of a plant related to the tomato; also : this plant potato beetle noun : COLORADO POTATO BEETLE potato bug noun : COLORADO POTATO BEETLE potbellied pig noun : any of an Asian breed of small pigs having a straight tail, potbelly, and black, white, or black and white coat pot·bel·ly noun : a protruding abdomen — pot·bel