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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

public
adjective affecting the people or community as a whole; `community leaders`; `community interests`; `the public welfare`

public address system
P.A. system noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

public charity
noun a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)

public debt
noun the total of the nation`s debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation

public defender
noun a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense

public discussion
ventilation noun free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; `such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion`

public domain
noun property rights that are held by the public at large

public easement
noun any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public`s right to use public streets)

public house
pub noun tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

public knowledge
general knowledge noun knowledge that is available to anyone

public law
noun a law affecting the public at large

public library
noun a nonprofit library maintained for public use

public nuisance
common nuisance noun a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public; `a public nuisance offends the public at large`

public office
noun a position concerning the people as a whole

public opinion
popular opinion noun a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; `he asked for a poll of public opinion`

public property
noun property owned by a government

public relations
PR noun a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution

public relations person
noun a person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public

public school
noun a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board

public security
noun the general security of public places; `he was arrested for disturbing the peace`

public servant
noun someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

public service
noun employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)

public speaking
speechmaking noun delivering an address to a public audience; `people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking`

public square
square noun an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

public toilet
comfort station noun a toilet that is available to the public

public transit
noun a public transportation system for moving passengers

public transport
noun conveyance for passengers or mail or freight

public treasury
trough noun a treasury for government funds

public works
noun structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use

public-relations campaign
noun an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations

public-spirited
adjective showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; `a public-spirited citizen`

publican
tavern keeper noun the keeper of a public house

publication
publishing noun the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

publicist
publicizer noun someone who publicizes

publicity
noun the quality of being open to public view; `the publicity of the court room`

publicized
publicised adjective made known; especially made widely known

publicly
publically adverb in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; `she admitted publicly to being a communist`

publishable
adjective suitable for publication

published
adjective prepared and printed for distribution and sale; `the complete published works Dickens`

publisher
publishing house noun a firm in the publishing business

publisher
noun the proprietor of a newspaper

publishing conglomerate
publishing empire noun a conglomerate of publishing companies

Puccini
Giacomo Puccini noun Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924)

Puccinia
genus Puccinia noun type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants

Pucciniaceae
family Pucciniaceae noun large important family of rust fungi

puccoon
noun perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment

puce
noun a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red

puck
hockey puck noun a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey

pucker
ruck noun an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

pucker
ruck up verb become wrinkled or drawn together; `her lips puckered`

pud
noun (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud` is used informally)

pudding
noun any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed

pudding
noun (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud` is used informally)

pudding face
pudding-face noun a large fat human face

pudding stone
conglomerate noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

puddingwife
pudding-wife noun bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil

puddle
noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry

puddle
noun a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; `there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain`; `the body lay in a pool of blood`

puddler
noun a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling

pudendal
adjective of or relating to or near the pudendum; `pudendal nerve`

pudendal artery
arteria pudenda noun arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans

pudendal block
noun regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth

pudendal cleft
urogenital cleft noun the fissure between the labia majora

pudendal vein
venae pudendum noun vein of the pudendum

pudendum
noun human external genital organs collectively especially of a female

pudge
noun a short fat person

Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza noun a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau

pueblo
noun a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States

Pueraria
genus Pueraria noun genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu

puerile
adjective of or characteristic of a child; `puerile breathing`

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

puerperal fever
childbed fever noun serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon

puerperium
noun time period following childbirth when the mother`s uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; `a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium`

Puerto Rican
noun a native or resident of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
Porto Rico noun a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico

puff
puffed adjective gathered for protruding fullness; `puff sleeves`

puff
chuff verb blow hard and loudly; `he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain`

puff adder
noun large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed

puff batter
pouf paste noun batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings

puff paste
pate feuillete noun dough used for very light flaky rich pastries

puff up
verb praise extravagantly; `The critics puffed up this Broadway production`

puffball
true puffball noun any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature

puffbird
noun brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers

puffed rice
noun puffy rice kernels

puffed wheat
noun puffy wheat berries

puffer
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

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

puffing
snorting noun an act of forcible exhalation

Puffinus
genus Puffinus noun shearwaters

pug
pug-dog noun small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle

pug nose
noun a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end

pug-faced
adjective having the flat wrinkled face of a pug dog

pug-nosed
pug-nose adjective having a blunt nose; `a pug-nosed boy with freckles`; `a snub-nosed automatic`

Puget Sound
noun an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State

pugilistic
adjective of or relating to pugilism or pugilists; `a pugilistic career`

Pugin
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin noun English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852)

Puglia
Apulia noun a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic

pugnacious
rough adjective ready and able to resort to force or violence; `pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance`- Herman Melville; `they were rough and determined fighting men`