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P — Porpoise to Practical (Part 9 of 12)

Pot-companion, n. Fellow-drinker, pot-man, boon companion.

Potency, n.

    1. Power, might, efficacy, force, strength, energy, vigor, puissance.
    2. Authority, influence, sway, control.

Potent, a.

    1. Strong, forcible, powerful, efficacious, physically strong.
    2. Powerful, mighty, able, efficient, puissant, strong.
    3. Influential, efficacious, cogent, powerful.

Potentate, n. Monarch, sovereign, king, emperor, prince, ruler.

Potential, a. Possible, in posse.

Potentiality, n. Possibility.

Pother, n. Bustle, tumult, turmoil, flutter, rumpus, confusion, pudder, huddle, turbulence, hurlyburly, commotion.

Pother, v. a. Harass, perplex, puzzle, tease, embarrass, beset, confuse, confound, bewilder, pose.

Pot-house, n. Ale-house, grog-shop, tavern, public-house.

Potion, n. Draught (especially of medicine), dose, drench, cup.

Pot-pourri, n. [Fr.] Medley, mixture, hotchpotch, hodge-podge, farrago, jumble, miscellany, salmagundi, gallimaufry, olio, mish-mash, confused mass, mélange.

Potter, v. n. Trifle, pudder, busy one’s self about trifles.

Pottery, n. Earthen ware, clay ware.

Potulent, a.

    1. Drinkable, potable.
    2. Muddled, fuddled, boosy, mellow, disguised, muzzy, worse for liquor, mused.

Pouch, n. Bag (small), sack.

Poultice, n. Cataplasm.

Poultry, n. Domestic fowls.