AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
polypode: a plant of the genus polypodium; polypody.-an animal having many feet; a myriapod.
polypodium: a genus of plants of the order filices or ferns. the fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. there are numerous species.
polypoid: like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.-resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.
polyporus: a genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
polypous: of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus.
polyprotodonta: a division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.
polypteroidei: a suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. the bichir, or polypterus, is the type. see illust. under crossopterygian.
polyptoton: a figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in tennyson's line, -- "my own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
polypus: same as polyp.-a tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.
polyschematist: having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform.
polyscope: a glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass.-an apparatus for affording a view of the different cavities of the body.
polysilicic: of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid.
polyspast: a machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.
polyspermous: containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry.
polyspermy: fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one spermatozoon into the vitellus in the impregnation of the ovum.
polystomata: a division of trematode worms having more two suckers. called also polystomea and polystoma.
polystome: having many mouths.-an animal having many mouths; -- applied to protozoa.
polystyle: having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall.-a polystyle hall or edifice.
polysulphide: a sulphide having more than one atom of sulphur in the molecule; -- contrasted with monosulphide.
polysyllabical: pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.
polysyllable: a word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.
polysyndeton: a figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "we have ships and men and money and stores." opposed to asyndeton.
polysynthesis: the act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.-the formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of america; agglutination.
polytechnic: comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.
polythalamia: a division of foraminifera including those having a manychambered shell.
polythalamous: many-chambered; -- applied to shells of foraminifera and cephalopods. see illust. of nautilus.
polytheistical: of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation.
polytheize: to adhere to, advocate, or inculcate, the doctrine of polytheism.
polytocous: bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants; polycarpic.-producing many or young.
polytomous: subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true leaflets; -- said of leaves.
polytype: a cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief.-of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.-to produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.
polyzoa: same as bryozoa. see illust. under bryozoa, and phylactolaemata.-of polyzoon
polyzoan: any species of polyzoa; one of the polyzoa.-a polyzoon.
pomacentroid: pertaining to the pomacentridae, a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; -- often called coral fishes.
pomaceous: like an apple or pear; producing pomes.-of or pertaining to a suborder (pomeae) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc.-like pomace.
pomade: cider.-perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair; pomatum; -- originally made from apples.
pomander: a perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball.-a box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box.
pomatum: a perfumed unguent or composition, chiefly used in dressing the hair; pomade.-to dress with pomatum.
pome: a fruit composed of several cartilaginous or bony carpels inclosed in an adherent fleshy mass, which is partly receptacle and partly calyx, as an apple, quince, or pear.-a ball of silver or other metal, which is filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.-to grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
pomegranate: the fruit of the tree punica granatum; also, the tree itself (see balaustine), which is native in the orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. the fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp.-a carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
pomeranian: of or pertaining to pomerania, a province of prussia on the baltic sea.-a native or inhabitant of pomerania.
pomey: a figure supposed to resemble an apple; a roundel, -- always of a green color.
pomfret: one of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus stromateus (s. niger, s. argenteus) native of southern europe and asia.-a marine food fish of bermuda (brama raji).
pomiferous: bearing pomes, or applelike fruits.-bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.
pomme: having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; -- said of a cross.
pommel: a knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form-the knob on the hilt of a sword.-the knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.-the top (of the head).-a knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.-to beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.
pommette: having two balls or protuberances at each end; -- said of a cross.
pomology: the science of fruits; a treatise on fruits; the cultivation of fruits and fruit trees.
pomp: a procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.-show of magnificence; parade; display; power.-to make a pompons display; to conduct.
pompadour: a crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so called after the marchioness de pompadour of france. also much used adjectively.
pompano: any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus trachynotus, of which four species are found on the atlantic coast of the united states; -- called also palometa.-a california harvest fish (stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish.
pompholyx: impure zinc oxide.-a skin disease in which there is an eruption of bullae, without inflammation or fever.
pompon: any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.-a tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather.
pompous: displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.-ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style.
poncho: a kind of cloak worn by the spanish americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through.  a kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the united states service.-a trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
pond: a body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake.-to make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.-to ponder.
ponder: to weigh.-to weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.-to think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over.
ponderal: estimated or ascertained by weight; -- distinguished from numeral; as, a ponderal drachma.
ponderosity: the quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold.
ponderous: very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.-important; momentous; forcible.-heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.
pondfish: any one of numerous species of american fresh-water fishes belonging to the family centrarchidae; -- called also pond perch, and sunfish.
pondweed: any aquatic plant of the genus potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.
pongo: any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.
poniard: a kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.-to pierce with a poniard; to stab.
pons: a bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. see brain.
pontee: an iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot glass; -- called also, puntil, puntel, punty, and ponty. see fascet.
pontiff: a high priest.-one of the sacred college, in ancient rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the pontifex maximus.-the chief priest.-the pope.
pontific: relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests.-of or pertaining to the pope; papal.
pontifical: of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.-of or pertaining to the building of bridges.-a book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.-the dress and ornaments of a pontiff.
pontificate: the state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope.-the term of office of a pontiff.-to perform the duty of a pontiff.
pontifician: of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope.-one who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist.
pontoon: a wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder, or a frame covered with canvas, india rubber, etc., forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly for the passage of troops.-a low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc., chiefly in the mediterranean; a lighter.
ponvolant: a kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.
pony: a small horse.-twenty-five pounds sterling.-a translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib.-a small glass of beer.
pood: a russian weight, equal to forty russian pounds or about thirty-six english pounds avoirdupois.
poodle: a breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.
pooh: pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.
pooh-pooh: to make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if by saying pooh! pooh!
pookoo: a red african antelope (kobus vardoni) allied to the water buck.
pool: a small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of solomon.-a small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.-the stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.-a game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.-in rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.-any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.-a combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into the pool.-a mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.-an aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.-to put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.-to combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.
pooling: of pool-the act of uniting, or an agreement to unite, an aggregation of properties belonging to different persons, with a view to common liabilities or profits.
poon: a name for several east indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as calophyllum angustifolium, c. inophullum, and sterculia foetida; -- called also peon.
poonac: a kind of oil cake prepared from the cocoanut. see oil cake, under cake.
poonga oil: a kind of oil used in india for lamps, and for boiling with dammar for pitching vessels. it is pressed from the seeds of a leguminous tree (pongamia glabra).
poop: see 2d poppy.-to make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.-a deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost or after part of a vessel's hull; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. see poop deck, under deck. see also roundhouse.-to break over the poop or stern, as a wave.-to strike in the stern, as by collision.
pooped: of poop-having a poop; furnished with a poop.-struck on the poop.
pooping: of poop-the act or shock of striking a vessel's stern by a following wave or vessel.
poor: destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.-so completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.-destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected-wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.-wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.-of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.-destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil.-destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.-without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night.-inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.-worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt.-free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.-a small european codfish (gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
poor-will: a bird of the western united states (phalaenoptilus nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will.
poorhouse: a dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
poorly: in a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.-with little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.-meanly; without spirit.-without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.-somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
poorness: the quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective).
pop: a small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.-an unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc.-the european redwing.-to make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.-to enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in, out, upon, off, etc.-to burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.-to thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door.-to cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.-like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.
pope: any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop.-the bishop of rome, the head of the roman catholic church. see note under cardinal.-a parish priest, or a chaplain, of the greek church.-a fish; the ruff.
popedom: the place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.-the jurisdiction of the pope.
popelote: a word variously explained as "a little puppet," "a little doll," or "a young butterfly." cf. popet.
popery: the religion of the roman catholic church, comprehending doctrines and practices; -- generally used in an opprobrious sense.
popgun: a child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air.
popinjay: the green woodpecker.-a parrot.-a target in the form of a parrot.-a trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb.
popish: of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope; hence, of or pertaining to the roman catholic church; -- often used opprobriously.
poplar: any tree of the genus populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses.-the timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white poplar.
poplin: a fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses.
popliteal: of or pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space.
popper: a utensil for popping corn, usually a wire basket with a long handle.-a dagger.
poppet: see puppet.-one of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.-an upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
poppied: mingled or interspersed with poppies.-affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive.
popple: to move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble.-the poplar.-tares.
poppy: any plant or species of the genus papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. from one species (papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. see illust. of capsule.-alt. of poppyhead
poppyhead: a raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. it is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in gothic churches.
populace: the common people; the vulgar; the multitude, -- comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession.
popular: of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.-suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.-adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.-beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.-devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.-prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.
populares: the people or the people's party, in ancient rome, as opposed to the optimates.
popularity: the quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book.-the quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.-something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.-the act of courting the favor of the people.-public sentiment; general passion.
popularize: to make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy.
popularly: in a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was popularity reported.
populate: populous.-to furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or by immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to people.-to propagate.
population: the act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants.-the whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten millions.
populin: a glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (populus), and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance.
populous: abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.-popular; famous.-common; vulgar.-numerous; in large number.
porbeagle: a species of shark (lamna cornubica), about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; -- called also mackerel shark.
porcate: having grooves or furrows broader than the intervening ridges; furrowed.
porcelain: purslain.-a fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in china and japan, but now also in europe and america; -- called also china, or china ware.
porcelainized: baked like potter's lay; -- applied to clay shales that have been converted by heat into a substance resembling porcelain.
porcelanite: a semivitrified clay or shale, somewhat resembling jasper; -- called also porcelain jasper.
porcellaneous: of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain; as, porcelaneous shells.-having a smooth, compact shell without pores; -- said of certain foraminifera.
porch: a covered and inclosed 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. sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. see also carriage porch, under carriage, and loggia.-a portico; a covered walk.
porcupine: any old word rodent of the genus hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. the common species of europe and asia (hystrix cristata) is the best known.-any species of erethizon and related genera, native of america. they are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. the canada porcupine (erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species.
pore: one of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.-a minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.-to look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the attention; to be absorbed; -- often with on or upon, and now usually with over.