purau | (noun) shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament | Synonyms: balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua |
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purchase | (noun) the acquisition of something for payment | - |
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(noun) the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever | Synonyms: leverage |
(noun) a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage | - |
(noun) something acquired by purchase | - |
purchaser | (noun) a person who buys | Synonyms: buyer, emptor, vendee |
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purchasing | (noun) the act of buying | Synonyms: buying |
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purdah | (noun) a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers | - |
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(noun) the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded | Synonyms: sex segregation |
(noun) a state of social isolation | Synonyms: solitude |
pureblood | (noun) a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses | Synonyms: purebred, thoroughbred |
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purebred | (noun) a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses | Synonyms: pureblood, thoroughbred |
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puree | (noun) food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender | - |
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pureness | (noun) a woman's virtue or chastity | Synonyms: honor, honour, purity |
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(noun) being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material | Synonyms: purity |
(noun) the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | Synonyms: innocence, purity, sinlessness, whiteness |
purgation | (noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: catharsis, katharsis |
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(noun) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | Synonyms: purge, purging |
(noun) a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites | Synonyms: purification |
purgative | (noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: aperient, cathartic, physic |
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purgatory | (noun) (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins | - |
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(noun) a temporary condition of torment or suffering | - |
purge | (noun) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | Synonyms: purging |
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(noun) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | Synonyms: purgation, purging |
(noun) an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place | - |
purging | (noun) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | Synonyms: purge |
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(noun) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | Synonyms: purgation, purge |
purification | (noun) the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities | - |
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(noun) the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing | - |
(noun) a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites | Synonyms: purgation |
(noun) the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | Synonyms: refinement, refining |
purificator | (noun) a white linen cloth which is used to wipe the chalice after each communicant partakes. | Synonyms: emunctorium, purificatorium |
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purificatorium | (noun) a white linen cloth which is used to wipe the chalice after each communicant partakes. | Synonyms: emunctorium, purificator |
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purifier | (noun) an apparatus for removing impurities | - |
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purine | (noun) a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances | - |
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(noun) any of several bases that are derivatives of purine | - |
purism | (noun) scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) | - |
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purist | (noun) someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) | - |
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puritan | (noun) someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures | - |
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(noun) a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum | Synonyms: prude |
purity | (noun) a woman's virtue or chastity | Synonyms: honor, honour, pureness |
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(noun) being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material | Synonyms: pureness |
(noun) the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | Synonyms: innocence, pureness, sinlessness, whiteness |
purl | (noun) a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the righthand side | Synonyms: purl stitch |
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(noun) gold or silver wire thread | - |
purlieu | (noun) an outer adjacent area of any place | Synonyms: environs |
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purloo | (noun) thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. | Synonyms: chicken purloo, poilu |
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purple | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes | Synonyms: the purple |
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(noun) a color between red and blue | Synonyms: purpleness |
(noun) (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status | Synonyms: the purple |
purpleness | (noun) a color between red and blue | Synonyms: purple |
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purport | (noun) the pervading meaning or tenor | Synonyms: drift |
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(noun) the intended meaning of a communication | Synonyms: intent, spirit |
purpose | (noun) what something is used for | Synonyms: function, role, use |
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(noun) the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose | Synonyms: determination |
(noun) an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions | Synonyms: aim, design, intent, intention |
purposefulness | (noun) the quality of having a definite purpose | Synonyms: sense of purpose |
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purposelessness | (noun) the quality of lacking any definite purpose | Synonyms: aimlessness |
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purpura | (noun) any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding | Synonyms: peliosis |
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purr | (noun) a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat | - |
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purse | (noun) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) | Synonyms: bag, handbag, pocketbook |
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(noun) a small bag for carrying money | - |
(noun) a sum of money offered as a prize | - |
(noun) a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse | - |
purser | (noun) an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare | - |
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purslane | (noun) a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas | - |
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pursual | (noun) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | Synonyms: chase, following, pursuit |
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pursuance | (noun) the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion | Synonyms: prosecution |
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(noun) a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria | Synonyms: pursuit, quest |
pursued | (noun) a person who is being chased | Synonyms: chased |
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pursuer | (noun) a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture | Synonyms: chaser |
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(noun) a person who pursues some plan or goal | - |
pursuit | (noun) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | Synonyms: chase, following, pursual |
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(noun) a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | Synonyms: interest, pastime |
(noun) an auxiliary activity | Synonyms: avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity |
(noun) a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria | Synonyms: pursuance, quest |
purulence | (noun) a fluid product of inflammation | Synonyms: festering, ichor, pus, sanies, suppuration |
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(noun) symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) | Synonyms: purulency |
purulency | (noun) symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) | Synonyms: purulence |
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purveyance | (noun) the act of supplying something | - |
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purveyor | (noun) someone who supplies provisions (especially food) | - |
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purview | (noun) the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | Synonyms: horizon, view |
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