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Webster Dictionary :: Portreeve

PORTREEVE, n. [L. portus, a port.] Formerly, the chief magistrate of a port or m...

Webster Dictionary :: Portress

PORTRESS PORTREVE, n. [The modern orthography of portgreve, which see.] The chie...

Webster Dictionary :: Porwigle

POR'WIGLE, n. A tadpole; a young frog. [Not used.]

Webster Dictionary :: Pory

PORY, a. [from pore.] Full of pores or small interstices.

Webster Dictionary :: Pose

POSE, n. s as z. [See The Verb.] In heraldry, a lion, horse or other beast stand...

Webster Dictionary :: Posed

PO'SED, pp. Puzzled; put to a stand; interrogated closely.

Webster Dictionary :: Poser

PO'SER, n. One that puzzles by asking difficult questions; a close examiner.

Webster Dictionary :: Posing

PO'SING, ppr. Puzzling; putting to a stand; questioning closely.

Webster Dictionary :: Posited

POS'ITED, a. [L. positus, from pono, to put; probably however, pono is a differe...

Webster Dictionary :: Position

POSI'TION, n. [L. positio, form positus. See Pose and Posited.] 1. State of bein...

Webster Dictionary :: Positional

POSI'TIONAL, a. Respecting position. [Not used.]

Webster Dictionary :: Positive

POS'ITIVE, a. [Low L. positivus.] 1. Properly, set; laid down; expressed; direct...

Webster Dictionary :: Positively

POS'ITIVELY, adv. Absolutely; by itself, independent of any thing else; not comp...

Webster Dictionary :: Positiveness

POS'ITIVENESS, n. Actualness; reality of existence; not mere negation. The posit...

Webster Dictionary :: Positivity

POSITIV'ITY, n. Peremptoriness. [Not used.]

Webster Dictionary :: Positure

POSITURE, for posture, is not in use. [See Posture .]

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