portico, n. colonnade, arcade; [porch].
portion, n. [part], [section], [piece]; [allotment], [quota], [share], contingent; [inheritance]; dowry.
portly, a. [dignified], [imposing], [stately], [commanding]; [fleshy], obese, corpulent, [stout].
portray, v. delineate, [depict], [picture], [draw], [sketch], [paint], [describe].
portrayal, n. delineation, [description], [account], [recital], [painting], [depiction].
pose, n. [attitude], posture ([assumed]).--v. attitudinize; [nonplus], [bewilder], [embarrass].
position, n. [situation], [post]; [attitude], [posture]; [situation], [place], [job]; [rank], [standing], [status]; [state], [condition], circumstances.
positive, a. [definite], [precise], unequivocal, explicit, catagorical, [unmistakable]; [confident], [certain], [sure]; veritable, [actual], [absolute]; [indisputable]; peremptory, [dogmatic].
posse, n. (Colloq.) [crowd], throng, [multitude].
possess, v. [own]; have, [hold], [occupy]; [seize], [take], [appropriate].