Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Popperism An idea or theory of Karl Popper. poppers Drugs of the alkyl nitrate class used recreationally as a sexual stimulant, especially among gay men. poppet An endearingly sweet or beautiful child. poppetry The making of poppets (voodoo dolls). poppie A female given name. poppied Full of, decorated with, or otherwise containing poppies. poppiite A greenish-brown monoclinic mineral that is a basic silicate of calcium, vanadium, iron, magnesium and aluminium poppiness The state of being poppy popping The act or sound of something that pops. poppish Pertaining to pop. poppism The act of making a smack sound with the lip. popple poplar Popplestone A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Old English]. Poppleton A surname from Old English. Popplewell A surname from Old English. popply Choppy; bubbling; turbulent. poppy Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. poppycock foolish talk; nonsense. poppycockish Full of poppycock; nonsensical; ridiculous. poppyhead A raised ornament frequently having the form of a finial. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches. poppylike Resembling a poppy (flower). poppywort The herbaceous plant Stylophorum diphyllum. Popricani A village and commune of Iași County, Romania. pops Father, dad. popsicle A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly. Popski British special forces officer Vladimir Peniakoff. popskull cheap inferior whisky, sometimes illegally distilled popslash Slash fan fiction which pairs pop musicians, especially ones belonging to the same boy band. popsmith A pop musician. popsock A short form of nylon stocking, with an elasticated top, reaching to the knee popster A pop musician. popstream The musical mainstream, as typified by pop music. popstrel A female pop singer popstress A female popster. popsy Grandfather. poptail An alcoholic popsicle. poptastic Excellent; very good; especially of pop music. poptimism The belief that pop music (or pop culture in general) is worthy of professional critique and interest. poptimist A proponent of poptimism. poptimistic Of or relating to poptimism. popufur An influential or famous furry; a microcelebrity or influencer in the furry fandom subculture. populace The common people of a nation. popular Common among the general public; generally accepted. popularise To make something popular. popularism Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate: populism. popularist Reflecting popular taste and opinion. popularity The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large. popularizable Able to be made popular. popularization The act of making something popular to the general public. popularizational Of, or relating to, popularization. popularize American and Oxford British spelling of popularise. popularizer One who popularizes something. popularly So as to be generally favored or accepted by the people. popularness The quality or state of being popular; popularity. populatable Able to be populated populate To supply with inhabitants; to people. populated That has, or is supplied with, inhabitants or content. population The people living within a political or geographical boundary. populational Of or pertaining to population populationally In terms of population. populationism The idea that the power of a state depends upon the size of its population populationist A follower of populationism populationistic Of or relating to populationism. populationless Devoid of population; unpeopled. populator One who, or that which, populates. populetum A wood or plantation of poplar trees. populicidal Of or pertaining to populicide; lethal to many people. populicide The deliberate slaughter of a people or a nation. populin A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (Populus). populism A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this. populist A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen). populistic Populist. populistically In a populist manner. populizer A person who can communicate technical or scientific ideas to a general public populomics The study of entire populations populosity Populousness. populous Having a large population. populously In a populous manner. populousness The quality of being populous. Populuxe An optimistic, futuristic consumer culture and aesthetic in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. popweed bladderpod Popwell A surname. Poqomam A Maya people of Guatemala and El Salvador. poquelaye A dolmen, cairn or similar ancient structure on the island of Jersey. Poquette A surname. poquoson An independent city in south-east Virginia. POR price on request. Porac A municipality of Pampanga, Philippines. poracanthodid Any extinct gnathostome of the family †Poracanthodidae poractant A pulmonary surfactant derived from porcine lung surfactant. porae A marine ray-finned fish of species Nemadactylus douglasii, found around Australia and New Zealand. Porajmos The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies. poral Relating to pores. poramboke Land belonging to the government, on which no revenue is assessed. porandrous Releasing the pollen through a pore or partial aperture in the anther. Porangan An age from 46.2 to 43 million years ago, a subdivision of the Eocene. poraniid Any starfish of the family Poraniidae poranoside A particular steroid glycoside. porantherine A polycyclic alkaloid obtained from the shrub Poranthera corymbosa. Poras A surname from French. porate Of or relating to a pore. Porath A surname. poration The formation of pores in a surface, or the pattern of such pores. Porbandar A district of Gujarat, India. porbeagle A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic. Porcari A surname. Porcaro A surname from Italian. porcate Having grooves or furrows broader than the intervening ridges; furrowed. Porcayo A surname from Spanish. porcelain A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods. porcelainberry Ampelopsis glandulosa, a vine native to East Asia but invasive in the Eastern US, which produces blue or purple berries. porcelaineous porcelainous porcelainflower Hoya carnosa porcelainite Synonym of mullite. porcelainization The act or process of porcelainizing. porcelainize To bake like porcelain. porcelainlike Resembling porcelain or some aspect of it. porcelainous Synonym of porcellaneous. porcelainware Items made from porcelain. porcelanite Any of various types of rock, often of clay, silica or shale, resembling porcelain. porcellanasterid Any sea star of the family Porcellanasteridae porcellaneous Of or relating to porcelain; resembling porcelain. porcellanid Any member of the family Porcellanidae of crablike crustaceans. porcellanitic Of or relating to porcellanite. Porcelli A surname. Porcellian Of or relating to the Porcellian Club, a final club at Harvard University. porcelliid Any gastropod in the family Porcelliidae. porcellionid Any woodlouse in the family Porcellionidae. Porcello A surname from Italian. porch A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings. Porche A surname. porched Having a porch. Porcher A surname. porchetta A savory and moist boneless pork roast, part of Italian cuisine. Porcheville A commune in Yvelines department, Île-de-France, France. Porchfield A village in Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield parish, northern Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4491). porchful The amount that fills a porch. Porchia A surname from Italian. porchless Without a porch. porchlessness Absence of a porch. porchlight A light on or above a porch. porchlike Resembling or characteristic of a porch. porchscape The arrangement of plants, furniture, and other decorations on a porch or patio. porchway A porch. porcicide The killing of a pig or pigs. porciculture The raising of pigs. porciform Resembling a pig. porcine Of, pertaining to, or being a pig. porcinely In a porcine manner. porcini An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.