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POISON, n. poiz'n. [L. pus.] 1. A substance which, when taken into the stomach,m...
POIS'ING, ppr. Balancing.
POIS'ED, pp. Balanced; made equal in weight; resting in equilibrium.
POISE, n. poiz. 1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend or tend ...
POINT'LESS, a. Having no point; blunt; obtuse; as a pointless sword. 1. Having n...
POINT'ING-STOCK, n. An object of ridicule or scorn.
POINT'ING, ppr. Directing the finger; showing; directing. 1. Marking with points...
POINT'ER, n. Any thing that points. 1. The hand of a time-piece. 2. A dog that p...
POINT'EL, n. Something on a point. These poises or pointels are, for the most pa...
POINT'EDNESS, n. Sharpness; pickedness with asperity. 1. Epigrammatical keenness...
POINT'EDLY, adv. In a pointed manner; with lively turns of thought or expression...
POINT'ED, pp. Sharpened; formed to a point; directed; aimed. 1. Aimed at a parti...
POINT'AL, n. In botany, the pistil of a plant; an organ or viscus adhering to th...
POINT, n. [L. punctum, from pungo, to prick, properly to thrust, pret. pepugi, s...
POIGNANTLY, adv. poin'antly. In a stimulating, piercing or irritating manner; wi...
POIGNANT, a. poin'ant. [L. pungere, pungo, to prick.] 1. Sharp; stimulating the ...