Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 62 compound words that contain pom. The most common are listed below. Open pom in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- ten pound PomSynonym of ten pound tourist: An assisted immigrant to Australia from Britain, from the decades following World War II.
- pom-pomA rapid-firing small-calibre cannon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun.
- pom-pomsplural of pom-pom: A rapid-firing small-calibre cannon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun.
- pom-pom-pull-awayA tag game played by children; a possible predecessor of the game of British bulldog.
- tiddly-om-pom-pomMeaningless words used to hum a tune or indicate a certain type of rhythm.
- pom-pom girlA female cheerleader.
- pom-pom girlsplural of pom-pom girl: A female cheerleader.
- pom-pom pullawayAlternative spelling of pom-pom-pull-away: A tag game played by children; a possible predecessor of the game of British bulldog.
- steady pom pi piCalm; self-assured.
Compound words 62
- pommyA pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.
- pommieAn English immigrant; a pom.
- pomitudeThe way of thinking or feeling of a Pomeranian dog.
- PomlandEngland.
- PomonaA goddess of fruitful abundance in Ancient Roman religion and myth
- pompanoAny of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
- pomfretA fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
- pommelThe upper front brow of a saddle.
- pomadeA greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
- pomeloThe large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.