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Poundal
- noun - a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons
Pounded
- verb - break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
- move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
- partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
- place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
Pounder
- noun - (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders"
- a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
Pouring
- verb - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
- flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
- flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters"
- move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
- pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"
- rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
- supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"
Poussin
- noun - a young chicken bred for eating
- French painter in the classical style (1594-1665)
Pouters
- noun - one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
- someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
Poutine
- unknown - Canadian dish of chips cheese and gravy
Pouting
- verb - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"
Poverty
- noun - Lack of wealth
- poor
- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Powders
- noun - a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
- apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
- make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"