Phrase Hound found 61 phrases and 42 compound words that contain pound. The most common are listed below. Open pound in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 61
- pound sterlingThe currency of the United Kingdom.
- pound of fleshSomething which is owed and which will be hurtful or difficult to provide; a debt owed to someone who is merciless and demanding.
- pound cakeA dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.
- One pound
- pound sandTo engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
- Pound CreekA locality in Bass Coast Shire and South Gippsland Shire, southern Victoria, Australia.
- Pound RidgeA town in Westchester County, New York, United States.
- pink poundThe business generated by providing goods and services to the gay community.
- pound shopA shop selling household groceries, toys, etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.
- foot-poundfoot⋅pound-force, a unit of work, energy, or torque.
- pound signThe symbol £, representing the pound sterling.
- pound-forceA unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lb_f.
- pound-massA unit of mass equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 453.592 grams. Symbol lbm or lbₘ.
- pound-for-poundA comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in.
- ground and poundA fighting style, primarily in mixed martial arts, in which one pins one's opponent and then strikes him or her repeatedly.
- pound-foolishBeing unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.
- troy poundA unit of weight, rarely used except in the trade of precious metals, equal to 5760 troy grains, 12 troy ounces, or 373.2417 grams.
- green poundThe common name for an exchange rate that was used to calculate the value of financial support within the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy until 1999.
- grey poundthe purchasing power of or the business generated by elderly people
- pound signsplural of pound sign: The symbol £, representing the pound sterling.
- Bristol poundA local currency (not legal tender) in Bristol, England, tied to the pound sterling, introduced in 2012 to promote local business and retired in 2021. Symbol £B.
- pound the tableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pound, the, table.
- pound dirtSynonym of pound sand: To engage in a simple, useless activity that anyone would reasonably know how to perform.
- pound saltTo grind salt crystals into powder using a mortar and pestle or similar device.
- metric poundHalf a kilogram, or 500 grams.
Compound words 42
- PoundstoneA surname from German.
- pinfoldAn open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land.
- poundmakerOne who makes buffalo pounds.
- megapoundA non-SI unit of force equal to 1 million pounds-force.
- multipoundOf more than one pound (unit of weight).
- PoundlikeResembling or characteristic of Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.
- poundmanA man whose job it is to catch stray animals (often dogs).
- poundcakeAlternative spelling of pound cake: A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.
- PoundlandDesignating something as low-quality or inferior.
- poundlessWithout pounds (currency).