Chapter Pointer to Porphyry of P by Soule's Synonymes

Poltroon, n. Coward, dastard, craven, milksop, mean wretch, skulk, recreant, sneak.

Poltroonery, n. Cowardice, baseness, dastardy, dastardliness, cowardliness, want of spirit.

Polyandry, n. Plurality of husbands.

Polygamy, n.

1. Plurality of wives, polygyny.

2. Polyandry, plurality of husbands.

Polygon, n. Many-sided figure.

Polype, n. (Zoöl.) Polypus, polyp.

Polyphonist, n.

1. Ventriloquist.

2. Contrapuntist.

Polypus, n. [L. pl. Polypi.] (Zoöl.) Polype, polyp, radiate animal.

Polysyllable, n. Word of many syllables.

Pomade, n. Pomatum.

Pomatum, n. Pomade.

Pommel, n. [Written also Pummel.] Knob, ball, protuberant part.

Pommel, v. a. [Written also Pummel.] Beat, bruise, thrash, flog, bang, maul, thwack, thump, belabor, trounce.

Pomp, n. Parade, display, show, splendor, magnificence, pageantry, pageant, flourish, state, ostentation, pompousness, grandeur, pride, flourish.

Pomposity, n. Boastfulness, boasting, pretension, ostentation, pompousness, parade.

Pompous, a.

1. Showy, ostentatious, stately, lofty, grand, majestic, magnificent, superb, splendid, august, magisterial, dignified.

2. Swelling, inflated, bombastic, turgid, pretentious, stilted, boastful, grandiloquent, high-flowing, high- sounding, high-flown, ostentatious, tumid, grandiose, magniloquent, flaunting, puffy.

Pompousness, n.

1. Grandeur, magnificence, pageantry, splendor, state, pomp, dignity.