| POIGNANCE | • poignance n. Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant. • POIGNANCE n. the state of being poignant, also POIGNANCY. |
| POIGNANCY | • poignancy n. The quality of being poignant. • POIGNANCY n. the state of being poignant, also POIGNANCE. |
| POINADOES | • POINADO n. (obsolete) a small dagger, also PONIARD, POIGNADO. |
| POINCIANA | • poinciana n. A tropical tree, Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated… • poinciana n. A tropical shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, with bright orange-red flowers, originally native to the… • POINCIANA n. a tree of the tropical genus Poinciana, having racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments. |
| POINDINGS | • poindings n. Plural of poinding. • POINDING n. impoundment. |
| POINTABLE | • pointable adj. Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something. • POINTABLE adj. that can be pointed. |
| POINTEDLY | • pointedly adv. Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism. • pointedly adv. (Obsolete) wittily or pithily. • POINTED adv. POINT, to indicate direction with the finger. |
| POINTELLE | • pointelle n. A type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces. • POINTELLE n. (French) an openwork design, as in knitted fabric. |
| POINTIEST | • pointiest adj. Superlative form of pointy: most pointy. • POINTY adj. coming to a sharp, tapering end. |
| POINTILLE | • pointillé n. A style of finishing consisting of dotted lines and curves on the covers of a book. • POINTILLE n. a fine point or subtle distinction. |
| POINTINGS | • pointings n. Plural of pointing. • POINTING n. the mortar between joints. |
| POINTLESS | • pointless adj. Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end. • pointless adj. Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc. • pointless adj. Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim. |
| POINTLIKE | • pointlike adj. Resembling a point. • pointlike adj. (Physics) Having dimensions too small to be measured, or so small that it may be regarded as a point. • POINTLIKE adj. like a point. |
| POINTSMAN | • pointsman n. (Rail transport) A man in charge of railroad points or switches. • POINTSMAN n. a man who has charge of railroad points or switches. |
| POINTSMEN | • pointsmen n. Plural of pointsman. • POINTSMAN n. a man who has charge of railroad points or switches. |
| POISONERS | • poisoners n. Plural of poisoner. • POISONER n. one who poisons. |
| POISONING | • poisoning n. The administration of a poison. • poisoning n. The state of being poisoned. • poisoning v. Present participle of poison. |
| POISONOUS | • poisonous adj. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest. • poisonous adj. (Figuratively) Negative, harmful. • POISONOUS adj. having the quality or effect of poison. |
| POITRINES | • poitrines n. Plural of poitrine. • POITRINE n. (French) a woman's bosom. |