Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 93
Pommel (v. t.) To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also pummel.]
Pommel (n.) A handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse.
Pommel (n.) Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn: pommel, saddlebow].
Pommel (n.) An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: knob, pommel].
Pommel (v.) Strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: pummel, pommel, biff].
Pommelion (n.) (Mil.) The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon. [R.]
Pommette (a.) [F.] Having two balls or protuberances at each end; -- said of a cross.
Pomological (a.) [Cf. F. pomologique.] Of or pertaining to pomology.
Pomologist (n.) One versed in pomology; one who culticvates fruit trees.
Pomologist (n.) Someone versed in pomology or someone who cultivates fruit trees.
Pomology (n.) 果樹栽培學 The science of fruits; a treatise on fruits; the cultivation of fruits and fruit trees.
Pomology (n.) The branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits.
Pomona (n.) (Class. Myth.) The goddess of fruits and fruit trees.
Pomona, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
Population (2000): 4019
Housing Units (2000): 1357
Land area (2000): 2.796036 sq. miles (7.241700 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.796036 sq. miles (7.241700 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60030
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 39.467258 N, 74.547740 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Pomona, NJ
Pomona
Pomona, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 149473
Housing Units (2000): 39598
Land area (2000): 22.840225 sq. miles (59.155909 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 22.840225 sq. miles (59.155909 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58072
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 34.060760 N, 117.755886 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 91767 91768
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Headwords:
Pomona, CA
Pomona
Pomona, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 2726
Housing Units (2000): 925
Land area (2000): 2.427436 sq. miles (6.287031 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.427436 sq. miles (6.287031 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58992
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 41.186504 N, 74.055417 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 10970
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Headwords:
Pomona, NY
Pomona
Pomona, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 923
Housing Units (2000): 380
Land area (2000): 0.756028 sq. miles (1.958103 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.756028 sq. miles (1.958103 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57000
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.609277 N, 95.451732 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66076
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Headwords:
Pomona, KS
Pomona
Pomp (n.) A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
Pomp (n.) Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
Syn: Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state; magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride.
Pomp (v. i.) To make a pompons display; to conduct. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Pomp (n.) Cheap or pretentious or vain display [syn: gaudery, pomp].
Pomp (n.) Ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses" [syn: pomp, eclat].
Pompadour (n.) 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 (n.) 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.
Pompano (n.) A California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish.
Pompatic (a.) Pompous.
Pompelmouses (n. pl. ) of Pompelmous
Pompelmous (n.) A shaddock, esp. one of large size.
Pompet (n.) The ball formerly used to ink the type.
Pompholyx (n.) Impure zinc oxide.
Pompholyx (n.) A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bullae, without inflammation or fever.
Pompillion (n.) An ointment or pomatum made of black poplar buds.
Pompion (n.) See Pumpion.
Pompire (n.) A pearmain.
Pompoleon (n.) See Pompelmous.
Pompon (n.) Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
Pompon (n.) A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather.
Pomposities (n. pl. ) of Pomposity
Pomposity (n.) The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.
Pomposo (a. & adv.) Grand and dignified; in grand style.
Pompous (a.) 傲慢的，自大的，誇大的，豪華的 Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.
Pompous (a.) Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style.
Pompousness (n.) 傲慢；豪華；壯觀 Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {ostentatiousness}, {pomposity}, {pompousness}, {pretentiousness}, {puffiness}, {splashiness}, {inflation}].
Pomptine (a.) See Pontine.
Pomwater (n.) Same as Pomewater.
Ponchos (n. pl. ) of Poncho
Poncho (n.) 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.
Poncho (n.) A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
Pond (n.) A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake.
Pond (v. t.) To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
Pond (v. t.) To ponder.
Pondered (imp. & p. p.) of Ponder
Pondering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ponder
Ponder (v. t.) To weigh.
Ponder (v. t.) To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.
Ponder (v. i.) To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over.
Ponderability (n.) The quality or state of being ponderable.
Ponderable (a.) Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight.
Ponderal (a.) Estimated or ascertained by weight; -- distinguished from numeral; as, a ponderal drachma.
Ponderance (n.) Weight; gravity.
Ponderary (a.) Of or pertaining to weight; as, a ponderary system.
Ponderate (v. t.) To consider; to ponder.
Ponderate (v. i.) To have weight or influence.
Ponderation (n.) The act of weighing.
Ponderer (n.) One who ponders.
Pondering (a.) Deliberating.
Ponderosities (n. pl. ) of Ponderosity
Ponderosity (n.) The quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold.
Ponderous (a.) Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.
Ponderous (a.) Important; momentous; forcible.
Ponderous (a.) Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.
Ponderously (adv.) In a ponderous manner.
Ponderousness (n.) The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.
Pondfish (n.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidae; -- called also pond perch, and sunfish.
Pondweed (n.) Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.
Pone (n.) A kind of johnnycake.
Ponent (a.) Western; occidental.
Pongee (n.) A fabric of undyed silk from India and China.
Ponghee (n.) A Buddhist priest of the higher orders in Burmah.
Pongo (n.) Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.
Poniard (n.) A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.
Poniarded (imp. & p. p.) of Poniard
Poniarding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Poniard
Poniard (v. t.) To pierce with a poniard; to stab.
Ponibility (n.) The capability of being placed or located.
Pontes (n. pl. ) of Pons
Pons (n.) 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.
Pontage (n.) A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
Pontee (n.) An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot glass; -- called also, puntil, puntel, punty, and ponty. See Fascet.
Pontic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea.
Pontifices (n. pl. ) of Pontifex
Pontifex (n.) A high priest; a pontiff.
Pontiff (n.) （亦作P-）羅馬教宗；主教 A high priest.
Pontiff (n.) 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.
Pontiff (n.) The chief priest.
Pontiff (n.) The pope.
Pontific (a.) Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests.
Pontific (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope; papal.
Pontifical (a.) 羅馬教皇的，主教的，祭司長 Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.
Pontifical (a.) Of or pertaining to the building of bridges.
Pontifical (n.) 主教禮儀書 A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
Pontifical (n.) 主教祭服及徽章 The dress and ornaments of a pontiff.
Pontificality (n.) The state and government of the pope; the papacy.
Pontifically (adv.) In a pontifical manner.
Pontificate (v. i.) (R. C. Ch.) 行教宗（或主教）職責；神氣活現地行動；武斷地表示意見 To perform the duty of a pontiff.
Pontificate (n.) 教宗（或主教）之職權及任期 The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. -- Addison.
Pontificate (n.) The term of office of a pontiff. -- Milman.
Pontificate (n.) The government of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: papacy, pontificate].
Pontificate (v.) Administer a pontifical office
Pontificate (v.) Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates".
Pontifice (n.) Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
Pontificial (a.) Papal; pontifical.
Pontifician (a.) Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope.
Pontifician (n.) One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist.
Pontil (n.) Same as Pontee.
Pontile (a.) Of or pertaining to the pons Varolii. See Pons.