Words that start with P

Purple ponies prance through a pink palace in Pittsburg.

Pis forPortrait

A portrait is a painting, drawing or photo of someone. A portrait is often just of someone's head and shoulders, or from their waist up. Portrait can also refer to any picture or a blank canvas or piece of paper that is vertical, that is with the long sides on the left and right, which is the best way to put your paper to draw a portrait of someone. The opposite of portrait in this case is landscape, which is the best way to put a piece of paper to draw a landscape.

Pis forPose

Posing is holding a position so that someone can draw, paint or take a photo of you. The woman in the picture is posing so that a group of art students can draw her.

Pis forPossum

Scientific name: trichosurus vulpecula
Possums are fairly small creatures that live in trees in Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi. Possums usually sleep during the day and come out at night. Possums eat leaves, flowers and sometimes insects, eggs and meat. The possums in the photo are trichosurus vulpecula, the common brush-tailed possum.

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A post is a vertical piece of wood or metal that is used to make something from. Posts are most often used to make fences out of.
A post office is a place where letters and parcels are sorted before being delivered to your mailbox. Most post offices also sell cards and gifts, and you can pay your bills at the post office too.

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A postcard is like a short letter that you send to your friends when you are on vacation. Usually a postcard has a photo of the place you are visiting on one side, and a small space to write a message on the other side.

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A poster is a large piece of paper with words and/or pictures on it. Posters can be purely decorative, or they can be an advertisement for something.

Pis forPostman

A postman, mailman or postal officer is someone who delivers letters and parcels to your house. Postal workers usually ride bicycles or motorbikes.

Pis forPot

A pot is a container that is usually made from earthenware or metal. Pots can be used for a great variety of things, and come in different shapes. Most pots are round but some are square, some have handles and some don't, some are narrow at the base and others are the same width the whole way up. Most pots have no lid but some do. Pots can be used to store things in, to cook food in, or to grow plants in. Pot is also a slang term for marijuana.