Vocabulary : Portentous to Portgrave
Portentous : Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. ;; Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size.Porter : A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. ;; A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire. ;; A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar. ;; A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
Porterage : The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper. ;; Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.
Porteress : See Portress.
Porterhouse : A house where porter is sold.
