English words starting with pod

Meanings of Pod:

noun

An elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe.

Usage examples:

Gorse pods were popping in the sun

verb

(of a plant) bear or form pods.

Usage examples:

The peas have failed to pod

Meanings of Podagra:

noun

Gout of the foot, especially the big toe.

Usage examples:

Selmer had for several years had podagra and a heart problem.

Meanings of Podagrical:

adjective

Podagrous.

Meanings of Podal:

adjective

Of or relating to a foot or footlike organ or part; = "pedal".

Meanings of Podalgia:

noun

Pain in the foot; specifically podagra.

Meanings of Podalic:

adjective

Of or relating to the feet. earliest and chiefly in "podalic version" noun obstetrics the procedure of changing the position of a fetus in the uterus so as to bring the feet to present in delivery; an instance of this.

Meanings of Podargus:

noun

A bird of the genus podargus (family podargidae), resembling a large nightjar and found in australia, new guinea, and the solomon islands; a frogmouth; especially (more fully "tawny-shouldered podargus") the tawny frogmouth, p. strigoides.

Meanings of Podcast:

noun

A broadcast that is placed on the internet for anyone who wants to listen to it or watch it

Usage examples:

Some radio stations already are posting their talk shows on websites to reach podcast audiences., p…

Meanings of Podded:

verb

(of a plant) bear or form pods.

Usage examples:

The peas have failed to pod

noun

An elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe.

Usage examples:

Gorse pods were popping in the sun

Meanings of Podder:

noun

Originally: field crops or their seed grains; fodder for cattle. in later use: plants having pods, pulse.

Meanings of Poddies:

noun

A calf, in particular one which is fed by hand.

Usage examples:

Poddies were a lot of work because of the constant feeding

verb

Feed (a young animal) by hand.

Usage examples:

Poddying the calves was to be my job, so fred told me

adjective

(of a young farm animal) fed by hand.

Usage examples:

There's always a special bond with the animals that have been poddy calves or lambs

Meanings of Poddige:

noun

Pottage, "porridge"; (now chiefly) oatmeal porridge.

Meanings of Podding:

verb

(of a plant) bear or form pods.

Usage examples:

The peas have failed to pod

noun

An elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe.

Usage examples:

Gorse pods were popping in the sun

Meanings of Poddish:

noun

Pottage, "porridge"; (now chiefly) oatmeal porridge.

Meanings of Poddle:

verb

To walk with slow, short, or unsteady steps; to proceed in a dawdling or uncoordinated manner; to waddle, toddle, potter. sometimes with adverb, as about, along, etc.

Meanings of Poddy:

adjective

(of a young farm animal) fed by hand.

Usage examples:

There's always a special bond with the animals that have been poddy calves or lambs

noun

A calf, in particular one which is fed by hand.

Usage examples:

Poddies were a lot of work because of the constant feeding

verb

Feed (a young animal) by hand.

Usage examples:

Poddying the calves was to be my job, so fred told me

Meanings of Podeon:

noun

Edward newman's term for: a narrow abdominal segment forming or corresponding to the petiole of a hymenopteran.

Meanings of Podesta:

noun

In italy: (a title given to) any of various holders of public office at different periods, as a city governor, mayor, civic magistrate, or other municipal officer; specifically (a) the chief magistrate elected annually in medieval italian towns or city-states and having extensive civic and judicial powers (historical); (b) a governor appointed by frederick i (holy roman emperor 1155–90, and king of germany 1152–90) over one or more cities of lombardy (historical); (c) (during the italian fascist regime 1927–43) an official appointed to administer a municipality.

Meanings of Podetiiform:

adjective

Shaped like or resembling a podetium.

Meanings of Podetium:

noun

In some lichens (especially of the genus cladonia): a lichenized stalk-like portion of a fruticose apothecium, bearing spore-producing tissue at its tip.

Meanings of Podex:

noun

The buttocks, the rump.

Meanings of Podge:

noun

A short, fat person.

Usage examples:

The one called hogarth is charcoal-black, a contemplative podge that looks out upon the world with …

Meanings of Podger:

noun

A short bar of iron or steel used as a lever, especially for tightening a box spanner.

Usage examples:

So we are indebted to young steve hurrell of brighton, who tells me that ‘a podger is a steel tool …

Meanings of Podgier:

adjective

(of a person or part of their body) rather fat; chubby.

Usage examples:

He put a podgy arm round alan's shoulders

Meanings of Podgiest:

adjective

(of a person or part of their body) rather fat; chubby.

Usage examples:

He put a podgy arm round alan's shoulders