PorrohA tribal system of religion and taboos in Sierra Leone.
porronA glass container for wine for table use, with a long neck at the top for filling and holding and a long thin spout at the side to enable pouring into the mouth from a distance
PorsanA frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
PorschaA female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th century African-American usage.
PorscheA car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
PorsgrunnA town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway.
PortalianOf or relating to Diego Portales (1793–1837), Chilean statesman and entrepreneur who played a pivotal role in shaping the state and government politics in the 19th century.
portastudioA four-track recorder based on a standard compact audio cassette tape.
portateBorne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.
portegoA characteristic compositional element of the Venetian civil buildings built during the years of the Republic of Venice, similar to a reception hall but having peculiar features.
portentousPortending or predicting that something will happen; foreshadowing; especially, portending an evil or unfortunate thing; ominous, threatening.
PorteshamA village and civil parish (served by Chesil Bank Parish (Group) Council) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref SY6085).
PortessieA coastal village east of Buckie, Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4466).
PortfieldA neighbourhood of Christchurch in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1593, not shown on maps).
portfireA fuse for cannons, rockets, or other artillery, consisting of strong paper filled with a nitre, sulphur, and mealed powder, used principally to ignite the priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in shells.
portfolioA case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
PortgordonA coastal village in Moray council area, Scotland, historically in Banffshire (OS grid ref NJ3964).
PortgowerA small coastal village near Helmsdale, Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND0013).
portholelikeResembling or characteristic of a porthole.
portholingA circular vignette-like defect where the image fades at the borders.
PorthollandTwo coastal settlements, East Portholland in St Michael Caerhays parish and West Portholland in Veryan parish, on the south coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid refs SW9541, SW9641).
porthouseA building that contains the offices of officials responsible for running a port, space for customs, etc.
portiaThespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
porticoA porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
porticoedThat includes a portico; furnished with a portico or porticoes.
porticolikeResembling or characteristic of a portico.
porticusA small room in a church, commonly forming extensions to the north and south sides of it, giving the building a cruciform plan, which may function as a chapel, rudimentary transept or burial place.