Discover a variety of words that start with the prefix “po” and enhance your vocabulary across different contexts.
- Poach- to cook in simmering liquid.
- Pod- a type of fruit vessel or a small group (like a pod of whales).
- Podium- a small platform used during speeches or performances.
- Poem- a piece of writing with expressive or aesthetic qualities.
- Poet- a person who writes poems.
- Point- a precise location or a sharp tip.
- Poise- balanced and steady; calm composure.
- Poke- to jab or prod.
- Polar- relating to the poles of the earth or opposite in character.
- Pole- a long cylindrical piece of material.
- Police- the civil force responsible for maintaining law and order.
- Policy- a course or principle of action adopted by an organization.
- Polish- to make something smooth and shiny by rubbing.
- Politely- in a courteous manner.
- Polka- a lively dance of Bohemian origin.
- Poll- a process of voting in an election or survey.
- Pollen- powdery substance produced by flowers for fertilization.
- Pollute- to contaminate water, air, or environment with harmful substances.
- Polo- a team sport played on horseback.
- Polygon- a flat shape with many straight sides.
- Pomp- ceremony and splendid display.
- Pond- a small body of water.
- Ponder- to think about something carefully.
- Pony- a small breed of horse.
- Pool- a small area of still water.
- Poor- lacking financial or other means of subsistence.
- Pop- a sudden, sharp sound or burst; or popular, trendy.
- Pope- the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Porch- a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.
- Pore- a tiny opening in the skin or on the surface of a plant.
- Pork- the flesh of a pig used as food.
- Port- a harbor where ships load or unload.
- Portal- a doorway, gate, or entrance, especially a large one.
- Portion- a part of a whole; an amount of food served to one person.
- Portrait- a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person.
- Pose- to assume a particular attitude or position in order to be photographed, painted, etc.
- Position- a place where someone or something is located or has been put.
- Positive- with a value of more than zero; optimistic.
- Possess- to have as belonging to one; own.
- Possible- able to be done or achieved; that may exist.
- Post- a piece of writing mailed; or a job or role.
- Postage- the charge for the sending of letters and parcels by mail.
- Poster- a large printed picture used for decoration or advertising.
- Postpone- to delay to a future time; put off.
- Pot- a container, typically rounded or cylindrical used for storage or cooking.
- Potato- a starchy plant tuber eaten as a vegetable.
- Potential- having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Potion- a liquid with healing, magical, or poisonous properties.
- Pottery- objects made of clay and hardened by heat.
- Poultry- domestic fowl, such as chickens, turkeys, raised for eggs or meat.
- Pound- a unit of weight; or to beat heavily and repeatedly.
- Pour- to flow or cause to flow in a stream.
- Poverty- the state of being extremely poor.
- Powder- fine particles, as of ground spices or cosmetics.
- Power- the ability to do something or act in a particular way.
- Practical- of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something.
- Praise- express admiration or approval.
- Prank- a trick played for amusement.
- Preach- to give a religious speech.
- Predict- say or estimate that a specified thing will happen in the future.
- Prefer- like one thing or person better than another.
- Prepare- make something ready for use or consideration.
- Present- give something to someone; also refers to the current time.
- Preserve- maintain something in its original state, or keep safe.
- Press- exert force on something to make it physically smaller; or the media.
- Pretend- behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.
- Pretty- attractive in a delicate way.
- Prevent- keep something from happening.
- Price- the cost required for possession or acquisition.
- Pride- a feeling of deep pleasure derived from one’s own achievements.
- Primary- of chief importance; earliest in time or sequence.
- Prince- the son of a monarch.
- Print- produce (books, newspapers, clothes) by reproducing text and images.
- Prior- existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
- Prism- a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces.
- Private- belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group.
- Prize- something given as a reward.
- Probable- likely to be the case or to happen.
- Probe- a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter.
- Problem- a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with.
- Process- a series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end.
- Produce- make or manufacture from components or raw materials.
- Product- an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.
- Profess- claim openly but often falsely.
- Profit- a financial gain.
- Profound- very great or intense.
- Program- a planned series of future events or performances.
- Progress- forward or onward movement toward a destination.
- Project- an individual or collaborative enterprise planned to achieve a particular aim.
- Promise- a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.
- Promote- support or actively encourage.
- Prompt- done without delay; immediate.
- Proof- evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true.
- Propel- drive or push forward.
- Proper- truly what something is said or regarded to be; suitable.
- Property- a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.
- Prose- written or spoken language in its ordinary form.
- Protect- keep safe from harm or injury.
- Protest- a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
- Proud- feeling deep pleasure from one’s own achievements.