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324 Words That Start With PU

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pub (noun) tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals Synonyms: gin mill, pothouse, public house, saloon, taphouse
pubertal (adjective) of or related to puberty
puberty (noun) the time of life when sex glands become functional Synonyms: pubescence
puberulent (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down Synonyms: downy, pubescent, sericeous
pubes (noun) the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs Synonyms: loins, pubic region
pubescence (noun) the time of life when sex glands become functional Synonyms: puberty
pubescent (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down Synonyms: downy, puberulent, sericeous
(adjective) (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
pubic (adjective) relating or near the pubis
pubis (noun) one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis Synonyms: os pubis, pubic bone
public (adjective) not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
(adjective) affecting the people or community as a whole
(noun) people in general considered as a whole Synonyms: populace, world
(noun) a body of people sharing some common interest
publically (adverb) in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly Synonyms: in public, publicly
publican (noun) the keeper of a public house Synonyms: tavern keeper
publication (noun) the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution Synonyms: publishing
(noun) the act of issuing printed materials Synonyms: issue
(noun) the communication of something to the public; making information generally known
(noun) a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
publicise (verb) make public Synonyms: air, bare, publicize
(verb) call attention to Synonyms: advertise, advertize, publicize
publicised (adjective) made known; especially made widely known Synonyms: publicized
publiciser (noun) someone who publicizes Synonyms: publicist, publicizer
publicist (noun) someone who publicizes Synonyms: publiciser, publicizer
publicity (noun) the quality of being open to public view
(noun) a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution Synonyms: packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material
publicize (verb) make public Synonyms: air, bare, publicise
(verb) call attention to Synonyms: advertise, advertize, publicise
publicized (adjective) made known; especially made widely known Synonyms: publicised
publicizer (noun) someone who publicizes Synonyms: publiciser, publicist
publicizing (noun) the business of drawing public attention to goods and services Synonyms: advertising, merchandising
publicly (adverb) in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly Synonyms: in public, publically
(adverb) by the public or the people generally
publish (verb) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale Synonyms: bring out, issue, put out, release
(verb) have (one's work) issued for publication
(verb) put into print Synonyms: print
publishable (adjective) suitable for publication
published (adjective) prepared and printed for distribution and sale
(adjective) formally made public Synonyms: promulgated
publisher (noun) a firm in the publishing business Synonyms: publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house
(noun) a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
(noun) the proprietor of a newspaper Synonyms: newspaper publisher
publishing (noun) the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution Synonyms: publication
puccoon (noun) perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant Synonyms: bloodroot, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort
(noun) perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment Synonyms: Lithospermum caroliniense
puce (noun) a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
puck (noun) a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey Synonyms: hockey puck
pucka (adjective) absolutely first class and genuine Synonyms: pukka
pucker (noun) an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) Synonyms: ruck
(verb) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds Synonyms: cockle, crumple, knit, rumple
(verb) draw together into folds or puckers Synonyms: gather, tuck
(verb) become wrinkled or drawn together Synonyms: ruck, ruck up
puckerbush (noun) evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles Synonyms: bay myrtle, Myrica cerifera
puckish (adjective) naughtily or annoyingly playful Synonyms: arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, wicked
puckishly (adverb) in an appealing but bold manner Synonyms: impishly
puckishness (noun) the trait of behaving like an imp Synonyms: impishness, mischievousness, whimsicality
pud (noun) (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) Synonyms: pudding
pudding (noun) any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
(noun) any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
(noun) (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) Synonyms: pud
puddingheaded (adjective) stupid and confused Synonyms: addlebrained, addlepated, muddleheaded
puddingwife (noun) bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil Synonyms: Halicoeres radiatus, pudding-wife
puddle (noun) something resembling a pool of liquid Synonyms: pool
(noun) a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid Synonyms: pool
(noun) a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
(verb) eliminate urine Synonyms: make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee-pee, pee, piddle, piss, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee-wee, wee
(verb) mix up or confuse Synonyms: addle, muddle
(verb) mess around, as in a liquid or paste
(verb) make into a puddle Synonyms: muddle
(verb) work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
(verb) make a puddle by splashing water
(verb) dip into mud before planting
(verb) subject to puddling or form by puddling
(verb) wade or dabble in a puddle
puddler (noun) a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling
pudendal (adjective) of or relating to or near the pudendum
pudendum (noun) human external genital organs collectively especially of a female
pudge (noun) a short fat person
pudginess (noun) the property of having a plump and round body Synonyms: chubbiness, rolypoliness, tubbiness
pudgy (adjective) short and plump Synonyms: dumpy, podgy, roly-poly, tubby
pueblo (noun) a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
puerile (adjective) of or characteristic of a child
(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity Synonyms: adolescent, jejune, juvenile
puerility (noun) a property characteristic of a child Synonyms: childishness
(noun) the state of a child between infancy and adolescence Synonyms: childhood
puerpera (noun) a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
puerperal (adjective) relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
puerperium (noun) time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved
puff (adjective) gathered for protruding fullness Synonyms: puffed
(noun) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) Synonyms: drag, pull
(noun) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth Synonyms: blow
(noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together Synonyms: comfort, comforter, quilt
(noun) a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin Synonyms: powderpuff
(noun) thick cushion used as a seat Synonyms: hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe
(noun) exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
(noun) a light inflated pastry or puff shell
(noun) a short light gust of air Synonyms: puff of air, whiff
(verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted Synonyms: gasp, heave, pant
(verb) blow hard and loudly Synonyms: chuff, huff
(verb) to swell or cause to enlarge Synonyms: blow up, puff out, puff up
(verb) speak in a blustering or scornful manner
(verb) praise extravagantly Synonyms: puff up
(verb) suck in or take (air) Synonyms: drag, draw
(verb) smoke and exhale strongly Synonyms: whiff
(verb) make proud or conceited
puffball (noun) any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature Synonyms: true puffball
(noun) any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles Synonyms: earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball
puffbird (noun) brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
puffed (adjective) gathered for protruding fullness Synonyms: puff
puffer (noun) any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers Synonyms: blowfish, globefish, pufferfish
(noun) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver Synonyms: blowfish, pufferfish, sea squab
pufferfish (noun) any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers Synonyms: blowfish, globefish, puffer
(noun) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver Synonyms: blowfish, puffer, sea squab
puffery (noun) a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes)
puffin (noun) any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
puffiness (noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Synonyms: inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness
(noun) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement Synonyms: lump, swelling
puffing (noun) an act of forcible exhalation Synonyms: huffing, snorting
(noun) blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
puffy (adjective) being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing Synonyms: bouffant
(adjective) blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts Synonyms: gusty
(adjective) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas Synonyms: bloated, distended, intumescent, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid
pug (noun) small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle Synonyms: pug-dog
pugilism (noun) fighting with the fists Synonyms: boxing, fisticuffs
pugilist (noun) someone who fights with his fists for sport Synonyms: boxer
pugilistic (adjective) of or relating to pugilism or pugilists
pugnacious (adjective) ready and able to resort to force or violence Synonyms: rough
(adjective) tough and callous by virtue of experience Synonyms: hard-bitten, hard-boiled
pugnaciously (adverb) in a pugnacious manner
pugnacity (noun) a natural disposition to be hostile Synonyms: aggressiveness, belligerence
puissance (noun) power to influence or coerce
puissant (adjective) powerful or influential
puka (noun) small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers Synonyms: Meryta sinclairii
(noun) South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers Synonyms: Griselinia lucida
puke (noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible Synonyms: bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, rat, rotter, scum bag, scumbag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot
(noun) the matter ejected in vomiting Synonyms: barf, vomit, vomitus
(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth Synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
puking (noun) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth Synonyms: disgorgement, emesis, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting
pukka (adjective) absolutely first class and genuine Synonyms: pucka
puku (noun) an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck Synonyms: Adenota vardoni
pul (noun) 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan
pula (noun) the basic unit of money in Botswana
pulasan (noun) fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter Synonyms: pulassan
(noun) East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan Synonyms: Nephelium mutabile, pulasan tree, pulassan
pulassan (noun) fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter Synonyms: pulasan
(noun) East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan Synonyms: Nephelium mutabile, pulasan, pulasan tree
pulchritude (noun) physical beauty (especially of a woman)
pulchritudinous (adjective) used of persons only; having great physical beauty
pule (verb) cry weakly or softly Synonyms: mewl, wail, whimper
pull (noun) the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you Synonyms: pulling
(noun) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) Synonyms: drag, puff
(noun) a sustained effort
(noun) a device used for pulling something
(noun) special advantage or influence Synonyms: clout
(noun) the force used in pulling
(noun) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments Synonyms: twist, wrench
(verb) strain abnormally Synonyms: overstretch
(verb) take away
(verb) take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for Synonyms: root for, side with
(verb) cause to move by pulling Synonyms: draw
(verb) tear or be torn violently Synonyms: rend, rip, rive
(verb) direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes Synonyms: attract, draw, draw in, pull in
(verb) hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
(verb) apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
(verb) strip of feathers Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear
(verb) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense Synonyms: draw out, extract, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out
(verb) steer into a certain direction
(verb) move into a certain direction
(verb) operate when rowing a boat
(verb) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover Synonyms: draw, get out, pull out, take out
(verb) rein in to keep from winning a race
(verb) cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense Synonyms: draw
(verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation Synonyms: commit, perpetrate
pullback (noun) (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
(noun) a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back Synonyms: tieback
puller (noun) someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something Synonyms: dragger, tugger
(noun) someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
pullet (noun) young hen usually less than a year old
(noun) flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying Synonyms: frier, fryer
pulley (noun) a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Synonyms: block, pulley-block, pulley block
pulling (noun) the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you Synonyms: pull
pullout (noun) to break off a military action with an enemy Synonyms: disengagement, fallback
pullover (noun) a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head Synonyms: slipover
pullulate (verb) breed freely and abundantly
(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate Synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, shoot, sprout, spud
(verb) become abundant; increase rapidly
(verb) move in large numbers Synonyms: pour, stream, swarm, teem
(verb) be teeming, be abuzz Synonyms: swarm, teem
pullulation (noun) a rapid and abundant increase
(noun) asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual Synonyms: gemmation
pulmonary (adjective) relating to or affecting the lungs Synonyms: pneumonic, pulmonic
pulmonic (adjective) relating to or affecting the lungs Synonyms: pneumonic, pulmonary
pulp (noun) the soft inner part of a tooth
(noun) an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper Synonyms: pulp magazine
(noun) any soft or soggy mass Synonyms: mush
(noun) a soft moist part of a fruit Synonyms: flesh
(noun) a mixture of cellulose fibers
(verb) reduce to pulp
(verb) remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
pulpiness (noun) a mushy pulpy softness Synonyms: mushiness

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