Words starting with P

potionA small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
potionalOf or relating to potions.
potioneerA maker of potions.
potionerOne who makes potions.
potionmakerOne who makes potions.
potionmasterAn expert in magic potions.
PotipharAn Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.
potisignSynonym of qualisign.
potjieA lidded round-bottomed pot used for cooking in South Africa.
potjiekosFood cooked in a three-legged pot or cauldron over an open fire.
PotkayA surname.
potlacheDated spelling of potlatch.
potlatchA ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth.
potlatcherOne who holds a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest
potlatchingAn act of giving; especially, the giving of a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
potlessWithout a pot or pots.
potlessnessAbsence of a pot.
potliA bundle.
potlickerA mongrel dog.
potlidA lid that covers a pot.
potlikeResembling a pot.
potlineAn interconnected row of electrolytic reduction pots used in the smelting of aluminium.
PotlogiA village and commune of Dâmbovița County, Romania.
PotloiA Meitei traditional heavily ornamented cylindrical skirt, used by brides and dancers.
potluckA meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
potmakerA manufacturer of pots.
potmakingThe manufacture of pots.
potmanA man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment.
potmeterpotentiometer
PotockiA surname.
potocytosisA type of receptor-mediated endocytosis in which small molecules are transported by caveolae across the plasma membrane of a cell and deposited directly into the cytosol.
PotogeeA Portuguese person.
PotokA surname.
PotolA barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
PotomacA river that flows along the borders of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and also through Washington, D.C., United States.
potomaniaAn excessive and persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages.
potomatoSynonym of pomato (“potato–tomato hybrid”).
potometerA device used for measuring the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot due to photosynthesis and transpiration.
potometricRelating to potometry.
potometryMeasurement of the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot due to photosynthesis and transpiration.
potomitanA sacramental post or pillar in the middle of the peristyle in front of a voodoo temple, used as the focus of certain rituals.
PotonicoA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
potooAny species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.
potorinePotoroo.
potoroidAny marsupial in the family Potoroidae; a potoroo or bettong.
potoroineAny small marsupial of the family Potoroidae
potorooAny small marsupial of the genus Potorous, endemic to Australia.
PotosiA city, the county seat of Washington County, Missouri, United States.
potosiiteA triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing antimony, iron, lead, sulfur, and tin.
PototA barangay of Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
PototanA municipality of Iloilo, Philippines.
potpieA pie, having pastry sides and bottom and (usually also) top, and filled with savory fillings, such as meat, root vegetables, or (often) both.
potpourriA mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.
potrackThe shrill, high-pitched noise of a guinea fowl.
PotratzA surname.
potreroA long mesa on the flank of a mountain.
potrzebieA fictional unit of length defined as the thickness of issue #26 (November 1955) of Mad Magazine, or approximately 2.26 millimetres.
potsA large quantity.
potscapeAn artistic arrangement of plants in pots.
potscapinggardening involving plants in pots and other containers which may be artistically arranged
PotsdamA city, the state capital of Brandenburg, Germany, located near Berlin.
PotsdamerA native or inhabitant of the city of Potsdam, capital of Brandenburg, Germany.
PotsdamianAn epoch from 501 ± 2 to 488.3 ± 1.7 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.
PotshangbamA Meitei surname from Manipuri
potsherdA piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
potshootSynonym of potshot.
potshooterOne who takes potshots.
potshotA shot taken at an easy or random target.
potsieAny of the marbles located within a shallow hole (or "pot") used in certain variants of the game.
potstickA stick for stirring food while it cooks in a pot.
potstickerA kind of pan-fried dumpling in East Asian cuisines.
potstoneA variety of steatite sometimes manufactured into culinary vessels.
potsyA children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
pottAn old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.
pottableAble to be potted.
pottageA thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
pottagerAn assistant cook who made soups or stews.
pottahA document specifying the conditions on which lands are held; a lease or other document securing rights in land or house property.
pottantencapsulant
PottebaumA surname from German.
pottedGrown or planted in a plant pot.
PotteigerA surname.
potterOne who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
PotterdomThe fandom or sphere of the Harry Potter series and the movies based on it.
pottererOne who potters.
PotteresqueResembling or characteristic of the Harry Potter series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling.
potteressA female potter (maker of pottery).
PotterficFan fiction based on the Harry Potter series.
PotterhanworthA village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0566).
PotterheadOne who loves the Harry Potter series of books, the Potterverse, and/or the Wizarding World Rowling-created franchise, especially to a fanatical degree.
PotterhillA southern suburb of Paisley, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4862).
PotterholicOne who loves the Harry Potter series of books and films.
PotterianOf or pertaining to J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels, depicting a secret society of people able to perform magic.
PotterianaThings relating to Harry Potter (the character and the series).
potteriesAn area in the West Midlands of England, based around Stoke-on-Trent, a centre of the pottery industry.
potteringThe act of one who potters.
potteringlySo as to potter; in a slow and aimless manner.
PotterishSynonym of Potteresque.
PotteriteOne who loves the Harry Potter series of books and films.
PotterlockA genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock.
PottermaniaEnthusiasm for the Harry Potter franchise.
PottermaniacOne who loves the Harry Potter series of books and films.
PotterphileOne who loves the Harry Potter series of books and films.
PottertonA hamlet north of Barwick in Elmet, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4038).
PotterverseThe setting of the Harry Potter series.
potteryFired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
potterymakingThe act of creating pottery.
potterywarepottery
PotthastA surname from German.
PotthoffA surname.
pottiaceousOf or relating to the Pottiaceae.
pottilyIn a potty manner.
pottinessThe quality of being potty.
pottingThe placing of something in a pot.
pottingarAn apothecary.
pottingerSynonym of porringer (“a small cup or bowl”).
pottioidResembling the moss genus Pottia.
pottleA former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn; a pot or drinking vessel of around this size.
pottlefulThe amount that a pottle will hold.
pottlepotA pot or vessel containing two quarts (four pints), especially one used to hold alcohol.
pottoA small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.
PottonA town and civil parish with a town council in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2249).
PottorffA surname.
pottsA surname.
pottsiteA tetragonal-trapezohedral bright yellow mineral containing bismuth, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.
PottsvilleA city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.
pottyA chamber pot.
potulentFit to drink; potable.
PotvinA surname.
potwallerA man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
potwallingThe status of a potwaller.
potwarePots collectively.
potwashA potwasher (person)
potwasherA person who washes pots and dishes, especially in a restaurant; a dishwasher.
potworksA factory that produces pottery.
potwormAny worm in the family Enchytraeidae.
PotyomkinA transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin).
potyviralRelating to potyviruses.
potyviridAny virus in the family Potyviridae.
potyvirusAny of many plant viruses of the genus Potyvirus
PouA surname from Catalan.
pouakaiA monstrous bird in Maori mythology.
poubaiteA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white mineral containing bismuth, lead, selenium, sulfur, and tellurium.
poubelleA garbage can.
pouchA small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
pouchedHaving a pouch or pouches.
PoucherA surname originating as an occupation.
pouchfulAs much as a pouch can hold.
pouchitisinflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy).
pouchlessWithout a pouch.

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