English to English Dictionary

Pott's disease

Tuberculous spondylitis; a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs, whereby the disease is localized in the vertebrae.

Potted-Plant

A plant that is grown in a container rather than in the ground.

Potter's rot

A chronic occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, synonymous with silicosis.

Pottery

Ceramic ware made by shaping and then firing a non-metallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.

Pottkrankheit

Tuberculosis of the spine, resulting in vertebral destruction and spinal deformity.

Poultry-Farming

The practice of breeding and raising domesticated birds, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys, for their eggs and meat.

Pounce

To spring or swoop suddenly and seize or attack (something).

Pound

A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or approximately 0.453592 kilograms.

Pour-On

A method of applying a liquid treatment by pouring it directly onto the surface of an object.

Pour-Out

To express one's feelings or thoughts freely and abundantly.

Pourer

A person or device that pours a liquid.

Pouring

To cause (a liquid) to flow from a container.