Porpoise, n.
- 1. [Written also Porpess, Porpesse, Porpice, and Porpus.] Sea-hog.
- 2. Monster, mammoth, behemoth, mountain, leviathan, Triton among the minnows.
Porridge, n. Broth, soup, pottage.
Porrigo, n. (Med.) Scald-head, ringworm of the scalp.
Porringer, n. Porridge dish.
Port, n.
- 1. Harbor, haven, roadstead, anchorage.
- 2. Entrance, passage-way, gate, door.
- 3. Embrasure, port-hole.
- 4. Larboard, left side.
- 5. Demeanor, behavior, bearing, air, presence, mien, carriage, deportment, appearance.
- 6. Port-wine.
Portable, a. Movable, light, handy, convenient, easily transported, manageable.
Portal, n. Gate, gateway, entrance, passage-way, door.
Porte, n. Turkish court, Sublime Porte, Ottoman government.
Porte-monnaie, n. [Fr.] Pocket-book, purse.
Portend, v. a. Presage, forebode, foretoken, betoken, foreshow, foreshadow, augur, prognosticate, threaten, indicate, bode.
Portent, n. Omen (of ill), presage, prognostic, augury, sign, warning.
Portentous, a.
- 1. Ominous (of ill), premonitory, ill-boding, inauspicious, unpropitious.
- 2. Monstrous, prodigious, wonderful, amazing, tremendous, stupendous, marvellous.