| bacteria species | a species of bacteria |
poor box
alms box
mite box | box for collecting alms, especially one in a church |
| species | a specific kind of something, a species of molecule, a species of villainy |
| poor law | a law providing support for the poor |
Standard and Poor's
Standard and Poor's Index | a broadly based stock market index |
f bomber
grinder
hero
hero sandwich
hoagie
hoagy
Cuban sandwich
Italian sandwich
poor boy
sub
submarine
submarine sandwich
torpedo
wedge
zep | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments), different names are used in different sections of the United States |
| species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed |
| endangered species | a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction |
| fish species | a species of fish |
| type species | (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs |
poor people
poor | people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group), the urban poor need assistance |
white trash
poor white trash | (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished |
poor devil
wretch | someone you feel sorry for |
poor person
have-not | a person with few or no possessions |
speller
good speller
poor speller | someone who spells words |
stupid
stupid person stupe
dullard dolt pudding head
pudden-head
poor fish
pillock | a person who is not very bright, The economy, stupid! |
scarlet pimpernel
red pimpernel
poor man's weatherglass
Anagallis arvensis | herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather |
horse gram
horse grain
poor man's pulse
Macrotyloma uniflorum
Dolichos biflorus | twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder, sometimes placed in genus Dolichos |
butterfly flower poor man's orchid
schizanthus | any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers |
| poor rates | a local tax for the relief of the poor |
pusillanimous
poor-spirited
unmanly | lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution, contemptibly fearful |
hapless
miserable
misfortunate
pathetic
piteous
pitiable
pitiful
poor
wretched | deserving or inciting pity, a hapless victim, miserable victims of war, the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic- Galsworthy, piteous appeals for help, pitiable homeless children, a pitiful fate, Oh, you poor thing, his poor distorted limbs, a wretched life |
| poor | unsatisfactory, a poor light for reading, poor morale, expectations were poor |
| poor | having little money or few possessions, deplored the gap between rich and poor countries, the proverbial poor artist living in a garret |
| poor | lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances, a poor land, the area was poor in timber and coal, food poor in nutritive value |
| poor | characterized by or indicating poverty, the country had a poor economy, they lived in the poor section of town |
inadequate
poor
short | not sufficient to meet a need, an inadequate income, a poor salary, money is short, on short rations, food is in short supply, short on experience |