8-Letter Words Starting With PO

Here's the list of all the 476 8-Letter Words Starting With PO in the English Language.

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possible
1. something that can be done
2. an applicant who might be suitable
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position
1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
2. put into a certain place or abstract location
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positive
1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
2. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
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politics
1. social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
2. the study of government of states and other political units
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portable
1. of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
2. easily or conveniently transported
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powerful
1. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
2. having great influence
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possibly
1. by chance
2. to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
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portrait
1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character
2. any likeness of a person, in any medium
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postcard
1. a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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polished
1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
2. (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed
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potatoes
1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
2. annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
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postcode
1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
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pounding
1. repeated heavy blows
2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
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polarity
1. a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
2. having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
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powdered
1. consisting of fine particles
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polluted
1. rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
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poignant
1. arousing affect
2. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
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postpone
1. hold back to a later time
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politely
1. in a polite manner
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populate
1. be an inhabitant of or reside in
2. fill with inhabitants
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populace
1. people in general considered as a whole
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populous
1. densely populated
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porosity
1. the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
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positron
1. an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation
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podiatry
1. the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
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populist
1. someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite
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polygamy
1. the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
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porridge
1. soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
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postmark
1. stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
2. a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
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poaching
1. cooking in simmering liquid
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politico
1. a person active in party politics
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ponytail
1. a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
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postural
1. of or relating to or involving posture
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polisher
1. a power tool used to buff surfaces
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poetical
1. of or relating to poetry
2. characteristic of or befitting poetry
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popsicle
1. ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
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porpoise
1. any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
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pollster
1. someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
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populism
1. the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
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porthole
1. a window in a ship or airplane
2. an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
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potlatch
1. a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
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polluter
1. a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
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polemics
1. the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
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porphyry
1. any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
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postpaid
1. used especially of mail; paid in advance
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polyglot
1. a person who speaks more than one language
2. having a command of or composed in many languages
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8-Letter Words Starting With PO