Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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politics

noun

the work of government.

political adjective

pollen

noun

a fine, yellow powder found

in the middle of flowers.

Pollen is made by the male

parts of a flower.

pollinate

pollinates pollinating pollinated

verb

to transfer pollen from the

male to the female parts

of a plant so that a seed

can grow.

The bee pollinated the flower.

pollute

pollutes polluting polluted verb

to make a thing or a place

dirty, unclean, or harmful.

Chemicals from the factory

polluted the river.

pollution noun

pond

ponds noun

an area of fresh water that

is smaller than a lake.

pony

ponies noun

a small horse (see horse on

page 102).

pool

pools noun

a small area of water,

especially one that is made

for people to swim in.

poor

adjective

1 not having enough money

to live on.

The family was very poor.

N opposite rich

2 of low or bad quality.

The house was in

a poor condition.

3 unfortunate.

The poor child was

soaking wet.

poor noun

popcorn

noun

a snack made by heating

grains from the corn plant

until they burst open and

puff up.

poppy

poppies noun

a wild flower with delicate,

petals. When the flowers die,

they leave behind a round

seed head (see plant on

page 151).

popular

adjective

liked by many people.

population

populations noun

all the people living in

a district or country.

porch

porches noun

a shelter built around

the entrance to a building.

porcupine

porcupines noun

a large rodent that is covered

in lots of sharp spines called

quills. A porcupine can raise

the quills to protect itself from

its enemies. Porcupines eat

bark, buds, twigs, and leaves.

pork

noun

meat from a pig.

porpoise

porpoises noun

a sea mammal that belongs

to the whale family.

Porpoises eat shrimp, fish,

squid, and other

sea animals.

port

ports noun

a place on a coast or river,

where ships load and unload.

portable

adjective

easily carried or moved.

portable

DVD player

portion

portions noun

a part or share

of something.

A portion of fisherman’s pie.

portrait

portraits noun

a picture of a person or

animal, especially their face.

pose

poses posing posed verb

to arrange yourself or a thing

in a particular position,

especially for a painting

or a photograph.

pose noun

position

positions noun

1 the way in which

a person or thing is

placed or arranged.

A sitting position.

2 a place or location.

He found the position of

his house on the map.

politics

duck pond

swimming pool

N say poor-pus