2-Letter Words Starting with P

Polygamize

Polygenes

GENESIS an {origin=n}

Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times.

POLYGLOT one who speaks or writes several languages

Polygonal

Polygraph

""GRAPHIC a painting, print, illustration or diagram""

Polyhedron

Polyhistor

HYDROXY containing hydroxyl

Polylysine

Polymathy

Polymerase

POLYMERISE

Polymerise

Polymerism

""POLYMERIZE To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde. polymerize aldehyde.""

Polymerize

Polymorphous.

Polynomial

Containing many nuclei.

Polyolefin

Polyonomous.

""PEPTIDE a combination of amino acids, also PEPTID""

Polyphagia

Polyphagy

Potentially happy soul about to become open-mouthed

Polyphenol

Polyphony

Same as Polyphonic. Polyphonic.

Polyrhythm

SORBATE a sorbed substance

Light synthetic resin

Synthetic resin used in packing

Moulded synthetic material

""SULFIDE a sulfur compound, also SULFID, SULPHID, SULPHIDE""

Help cynic to set off for college

Embracing many arts.

Former type of college

Polytheism

Polytheist

Polytonal

""VALENCE a chemical bond, also VALENCY""

Fruit (literally, seeded apple)

Large globular fruit

Fruit whose name means "seedy apple"

Of or pertaining to pomology.

Pomologist

Pompadour

Pomposity

POMPOUS infused with exaggerated self-importance

In a ponderous manner.

Pontifical

Speak pompously in an office in Rome

Express one's opinions pompously

Express opinions pompously

POPULARISE

Popularise

Made likeable to the general public

One making a subject accessible*

Popularize

Population

""Licentious painting or literature; especially, the painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms devoted to bacchanalian orgies.""

""Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or augite, in a relatively finegrained base, often aphanitic or cryptocrystalline.""

Easily carried quality

Meaty brewery (wordplay)

Person carrying home piece of beef

Type of steak

Nonsharing

A case of smog, say

Blend of two words

Word such as "bromance"

Painter of people

Artist's special quality is stifled by drink

Painter left by one stopping another that's run ahead

Producing pictures of people

You may sit for it

Gilbert Stuart specialty

Aligning

Locating

Positivism

Positivist

A short-lived association of an electron and a positron bound together in a configuration resembling the hydrogen atom.

Possessed

Judith Michael best seller

They're all yours

Money, etc.

They express ownership

Future prospect

Contingency

Likelihood

Adjective (-ic)

English word

English word

Situated behind the cranium.

English word

Present participle or gerund

""Subsequently in time; also, behind in position.""

Posterity

Postform

""Formed or occurring after the last glacial epoch of the Pleistocene period, or at a locality within the area of Pleistocene glaciation after the final disappearance of the glacier from the locality.""

Superlative adjective

POSTHOLE a hole dug to hold a fence post

Postillion

Present participle or gerund

Adjective (-al)

Postmark

Postmaster

Spiritless examinations (wordplay)

Stiff examinations (wordplay)

Nonmusical encores

Postnatal

""Being or happening after marriage; as, a postnuptial settlement on a wife. as, a postnuptial settlement on a wife.""

""Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles. as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles.""

POSTPONE to put off to a future time

English word

English word

Addendums

Postseason

Postsync

Noun (-sion)

""POSTULATE Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as selfevident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence.""

""The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.""

Postulator

Designating a consonant or consonantal sound directly following a vowel.

Present participle or gerund

The quality of being drinkable.

Mightily

Latently.

POTENTIATE To render active or potent.

Potentiate

POTENTIATE To render active or potent.

Potentilla

Pothunting

Potlatch

Potshot

Pottering

Pourparler

""POUSSETTE A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.""

Very strong bridge hands

Juggernauts

Fireballs

Powerless

Praetorian

""An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic, ranking below but having approximately the same functions as a consul.""

Pratincole

Preadopt

Saved for future use

To announce beforehand.

APPROVED approve

Preapprove

BIOLOGIC a drug obtained from an organic source

Preventative measures

Sensible safeguards

Measures taken in advance to minimise risks

Precensor

Precession

Dangerously high or steep

Dangerously steep

Steep - hasty

Preclusion

Precocity

Plural or third person singular

COLONIAL a citizen of a colony

COMPUTED compute

COMPUTER a machine that computes automatically

Precompute

""To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of.""

Preconcert

CONQUEST the act of {conquering=v}

Person in post before the current holder

One there before

Jobholder before the present one

Grammatical construction that could make editor panic

Affirmative; positive.

Statements about the future

Made susceptible to.

Despise drop, roughly inclined

Favourably inclined before Di's modelled

Predispose

Prednisone

DOCTORAL pertaining to a doctor

Rescue (ship) from loss

Providing the main element

Before celebration Amin changed new parliament's last ruling

Hold the advantage

Be the strongest element

Exert the strongest power

ELECTION the act of {electing=v}

Preemption

FOCUSING focus

Prefocus

Prefocus

Prefrontal

Prehension

Short price I misread is out of date

Very old or out of date

Before written records

Prehominid

Ignition in an internal-combustion engine while the inlet valve is open or before compression is completed.

INVASION the act of {invading=v}

Prelection

""A. tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste; as, a prelibation of heavenly bliss. as, a prelibation of heavenly bliss.""

LUNCHEON a midday meal

MODIFIED modify

Premodify

Premoisten

Premonish

Premonish

Feeling something is about to happen

Sandra Bullock film

Presentiment, forewarning

""Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease. Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly (#), adv. as, premonitory symptoms of disease. Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly (#), adv.""

The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.

Forenamed; named beforehand.

NOTIFIED notify

Prenotify

Totally engrossed (by an idea)

Produce epic novel, when lost in thought

Totally engrossed

Preoccupy

Fated to happen

Unhappy acceptance of original order, as decided in advance

Preorder

Iron parapet (anagram)

Specially made up medicine

Preliminary measure

Preparator

Antecedent - type of school

Draft list to knock up in hunting target

Serving to make ready

Preportion

Word like after or for (grammar)

'Before' or 'after', say

One could be across or down

""Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle. as, a prepositive particle.""

Prepotent

Preprogram

Prerecord

Give a porter tips? Right!

Exclusive right/privilege

Right, privilege

ROMANTIC a fanciful person

Presbyopia

Presbyopic

Preschool

Pressboard

Group's ties I treated as impressive

Having glamour and influence

Having high status

In very quick tempo

In a very quick tempo; music

As fast as possible, in music

Plural or third person singular

Possibly uppermost in arrogance

Strong probability.

Supposition - impertinence

Before alleged, that's taken for granted