English words starting with poun

Meanings of Pounamu:

noun

A variety of jade; greenstone.

Usage examples:

Pounamu pendants

Meanings of Pounce:

verb

(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.

Usage examples:

As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

noun

A sudden swoop or spring.

Usage examples:

The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

Meanings of Pounce-on:

phrasal verb

To immediately criticize a mistake

Usage examples:

He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes., i think if she were giv…

Meanings of Pounced:

verb

(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.

Usage examples:

As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

noun

A sudden swoop or spring.

Usage examples:

The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

Meanings of Pounces:

verb

(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.

Usage examples:

As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

noun

A sudden swoop or spring.

Usage examples:

The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

Meanings of Pound:

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

Meanings of Pound-sterling:

noun

The official name of the pound used as money in the uk

Meanings of Poundage:

noun

A payment of a particular amount per pound sterling of the sum involved in a transaction.

Usage examples:

He sifts through his papers again to repeat the agreement on business rates which commits the execu…

Meanings of Poundages:

noun

A payment of a particular amount per pound sterling of the sum involved in a transaction.

Usage examples:

He sifts through his papers again to repeat the agreement on business rates which commits the execu…

Meanings of Poundal:

noun

A unit of force equal to that required to give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second.

Meanings of Poundals:

noun

A unit of force equal to that required to give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second.

Meanings of Poundcake:

noun

A rich cake containing a pound, or equal weights, of each chief ingredient, typically flour, butter, and sugar.

Meanings of Pounded:

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

Meanings of Pounder:

noun

A person or thing weighing a specified number of pounds.

Usage examples:

Sloan set a blue-shark record with a 184-pounder

suffix

Weighing the number of pounds or fraction of a pound mentioned

Usage examples:

"what sort of burger do you want?" "i think i'll have a quarter-pounder.", mainly us the newest mem…

Meanings of Poundless:

adjective

Without so much as a pound (of money); poor.

Meanings of Poundman:

noun

A man employed to impound stray animals, (now us) specifically a man who works for a public pound, especially a dogcatcher.

Meanings of Poundmaster:

noun

= pound-keeper .

Meanings of Pounds:

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists