Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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positive
adjective
definite or certain.
N opposite negative

possess
possesses possessing possessed
verb

to own or have something.
possession noun

possible
adjective
able to be done or happen.
Is it possible to walk there?
N opposite impossible
possibly adverb

post
noun
1 the delivery of letters
and other mail, or
the letters themselves.
2 an upright pole of wood,
stone, or metal set in
the ground.

3 the place where a person is
supposed to be when working.

poster
posters noun
a large notice or picture that
is displayed on a wall as an
ad or for decoration.

post office
post offices noun
a place where you go to buy
stamps and to send letters
and packages.

postpone

postpones postponing

postponed verb

to put something off

until later.

The game was postponed

because of the rain.

posy

posies noun

a small

bunch of

flowers.

pot

pots noun

a container with high sides.

potato

potatoes noun

a common root vegetable

that can be boiled, roasted,

fried, or baked.

pouch

pouches noun

1 a small, open bag or sack

that is used for carrying

things like money.

2 a part of the body that is

shaped like a bag or pocket

(see mammal on page 124).

pounce

pounces pouncing pounced verb

to spring forward suddenly

and grab hold

of something.

The cat pounced

on the leaf.

pour

pours pouring poured verb

to tip a container up so that

its contents flow out.

poverty

noun

the situation of not having

enough money to live on.

The family lived in poverty.

powder

noun

a mass of very fine, dry

grains of a substance.

power

powers noun

1 the ability to do something.

2 the ability to control what

someone else does.

3 energy or force.

Batteries provide

the power for this flashlight.

N rhymes with our

practical

adjective

1 sensible and useful.

Gloves are very practical in

cold weather.

N opposite impractical

2 having practice at

doing something.

You need practical experience

for this job.

practice

practices practicing practiced

verb

to do something over and

over again in order to be

good at it.

Practicing the piano.

practice noun

practice

coffee pot

washing powder

gate-post

pottery

noun

a general name for

containers and

ornaments made

from clay, then

baked in a kiln.

kitchen pottery