| A | B |
| -port- | to carry; entrance |
| deportment | the way in which one conducts oneself; behavior |
| portals | doors or entrances |
| port | a place where ships may ride secure from storms - a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo |
| portcullis | a grating of iron hung over the door of a fortified place (castle) and lowered between grooves to prevent passage |
| portico | a colonnade or porch especially in classical architecture and usually at the entrance of a building |
| portable | capable of being carried or moved about |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source |
| reporter | someone who carries news back to an audience |
| portfolio | a case, folder or cover used to carry papers or pictures |
| porter | someone who carries packages or luggage for people |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| portage | the labor of carrying or transporting; the carrying of boats or cargo overland from one body of water to another |