| pun | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: paronomasia, punning, wordplay |
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| punch | (noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist | Synonyms: biff, clout, lick, poke, slug |
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| (noun) a tool for making holes or indentations | Synonyms: puncher |
| (noun) an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl | - |
| punchayet | (noun) a village council in India or southern Pakistan | Synonyms: panchayat, panchayet |
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| punchball | (noun) an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing | Synonyms: punch bag, punching bag, punching ball |
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| punchboard | (noun) a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize | - |
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| puncher | (noun) a tool for making holes or indentations | Synonyms: punch |
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| (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowhand, cowherd, cowpoke, cowpuncher |
| (noun) someone who delivers punches | - |
| punctilio | (noun) strict observance of formalities | - |
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| (noun) a fine point of etiquette or petty formality | - |
| punctiliousness | (noun) strict attention to minute details | Synonyms: meticulosity, meticulousness, scrupulousness |
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| punctuality | (noun) the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time | Synonyms: promptness |
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| punctuation | (noun) the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases | - |
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| (noun) the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | Synonyms: punctuation mark |
| (noun) something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions | - |
| punctum | (noun) (anatomy) a point or small area | - |
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| puncture | (noun) the act of puncturing or perforating | - |
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| (noun) a small hole made by a sharp object | - |
| (noun) loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object | - |
| pundit | (noun) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field | Synonyms: initiate, learned person, savant |
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| pung | (noun) a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners | - |
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| pungapung | (noun) putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber | Synonyms: Amorphophallus campanulatus, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, telingo potato |
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| pungency | (noun) a strong odor or taste property | Synonyms: bite, raciness, sharpness |
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| (noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality | Synonyms: bite |
| puniness | (noun) smallness of stature | Synonyms: runtiness, stuntedness |
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| (noun) the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | Synonyms: pettiness, slightness, triviality |
| punishment | (noun) the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | Synonyms: penalisation, penalization, penalty |
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| punk | (noun) rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock | Synonyms: punk rock |
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| (noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal | Synonyms: goon, hood, hoodlum, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie |
| (noun) a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture | Synonyms: punk rocker |
| (noun) substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) | - |
| (noun) material for starting a fire | Synonyms: kindling, spunk, tinder, touchwood |
| punkah | (noun) a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room | - |
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| punkey | (noun) minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects | Synonyms: biting midge, no-see-um, punkie, punky |
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| punkie | (noun) minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects | Synonyms: biting midge, no-see-um, punkey, punky |
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| punks | (noun) a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes) | - |
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| punky | (noun) minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects | Synonyms: biting midge, no-see-um, punkey, punkie |
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| punnet | (noun) a small light basket used as a measure for fruits | - |
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| punning | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: paronomasia, pun, wordplay |
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| punster | (noun) someone overly fond of making puns | - |
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| punt | (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | Synonyms: Irish pound, Irish punt, pound |
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| (noun) (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | Synonyms: punting |
| (noun) an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole | - |
| punter | (noun) (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground | - |
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| (noun) someone who bets | Synonyms: better, bettor, wagerer |
| (noun) someone who propels a boat with a pole | - |
| punting | (noun) (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | Synonyms: punt |
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