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Pise
- - A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; -- called also pis.
Poke
- noun -
- (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
- a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- make a hole by poking
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
- tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
Pole
- noun - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- a native or inhabitant of Poland
- a square rod of land
- deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
- support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
Pome
- noun - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Pone
- noun - cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
Pope
- noun - English poet and satirist (1688-1744)
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Pore
- noun - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
- any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
- any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
- direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Pose
- noun - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
- a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
- affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
- be a mystery or bewildering to;
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
- introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
- pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
- put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"