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- PUERINGDung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins.
- PUERTA
- PUESTO
- PUFA
- PUFFA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
- PUFFEDsimple past and past participle of puff
- PUFTALOONA fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia.
- PUFTALOONSplural of puftaloon
- PUGAREEAlternative form of puggry.
- PUGAREESplural of pugaree
- PUGWASH
- PUHASAny of various Eurasian sowthistles of the genus Sonchus, used as a vegetable by Māori people; especially the prickly sowthistle, Sonchus asper.
- PUHL
- PUIG
- PUIRTITH
- PUISNYAlternative spelling of puisne
- PUJARISomeone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
- PUJARISplural of pujari
- PUJO
- PUJOL
- PULAOSplural of pulao
- PULASAlternative form of palas.
- PULASKI
- PULDRONAlternative form of pauldron.
- PULDRONSplural of puldron
- PULIER
- PULINGLYWith whining or complaint.
- PULLTo apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- PULLEDsimple past and past participle of pull
- PULLIplural of pullus
- PULLOUTA withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
- PULLOUTSplural of pullout
- PULLSplural of pull
- PULMAN
- PULPA soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspe
- PULPEDsimple past and past participle of pulp
- PULPIESTsuperlative form of pulpy: most pulpy
- PULPIFYINGpresent participle and gerund of pulpify
- PULPITEDPlaced in a pulpit.
- PULPITRYThe teachings of the pulpit; preaching.
- PULPITUMA massive, often decorative screen of stone or timber that divides the choir from the nave and ambulatory in medieval cathedrals and monastic churches.
- PULSEJETa valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
- PULSESplural of pulse
- PULSIDGE
- PULTUREThe claim to food for men, horses, and dogs within the bounds of a forest, etc.
- PULUSA silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.
- PUMICATEDsimple past and past participle of pumicate
- PUMICATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of pumicate
- PUMICITESplural of pumicite
- PUMIE
- PUMPA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- PUMPEROne who pumps something.
- PUMPKINA domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
- PUNANYAlternative form of punani.
- PUNCHBAGSynonym of punching bag. A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, and suspended so that swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising
- PUNCTUATOROne who punctuates, as in writing.
- PUNCTURABLEThat can be punctured.
- PUNI
- PUNICA
- PUNISHERSplural of punisher
- PUNKASplural of punka
- PUNKEYAlternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge”).
- PUNKIEA small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; a biting midge or sandfly.
- PUNKT
- PUNNERSplural of punner
- PUNTA
- PUNTEEAlternative form of punty.
- PUNTINGpresent participle and gerund of punt
- PUNYA
- PUPARIAplural of puparium
- PUPARIUMAn enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.
- PUPASplural of pupa
- PUPATIONSplural of pupation
- PUPILLAGEA form of apprenticeship for prospective barristers
- PUPILLARITYThe period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females
- PUPILLATEHaving a central spot of another color, like the pupil of the human eye.
- PURAN
- PURANA
- PURANIC
- PURDASplural of purda
- PURDOM
- PURDONIUMSplural of purdonium
- PURESplural of pure
- PURFLESplural of purfle
- PURISTSplural of purist
- PURLICUEDThe space between one's forefinger and thumb.
- PURLINESplural of purline
- PURO
- PURPLEA colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- PURPLEDsimple past and past participle of purple
- PURPLYOf or having somewhat of a purple color or hue.
- PURSEWINGpresent participle and gerund of pursew
- PURSEY
- PURSH
- PURSUABLEAble to be pursued or followed.
- PURSUITSplural of pursuit
- PUSES
- PUSEY
- PUSHBROOMAlternative form of push broom.
- PUSHERSplural of pusher