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Porite
- - Any coral of the genus Porites, or family Poritid.
Posies
- noun - A short motto or line of verse inscribed inside a ring
- an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- Small bunch of flowers
Posing
- verb - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
- 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"
Posits
- noun - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
- put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
- take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
Potion
- noun - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
Praise
- noun - an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
- compliment
- express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
- offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
Prying
- verb - be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
- offensive inquisitiveness
- offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
Puking
- verb -
- the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Puling
- verb - cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"