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

puncture
noun the act of puncturing or perforating

punctureless
adjective being without punctures or incapable of being punctured

pung
noun a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners

pungapung
telingo potato noun putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber

pungency
bite noun a strong odor or taste property; `the pungency of mustard`; `the sulfurous bite of garlic`; `the sharpness of strange spices`; `the raciness of the wine`

pungent
acrid adjective strong and sharp;`the pungent taste of radishes`; `the acrid smell of burning rubber`

pungently
adverb with a pungent taste or smell; `the soup was pungently flavored`

punic
perfidious adjective tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; `Punic faith`; `the perfidious Judas`; `the fiercest and most treacherous of foes`; `treacherous intrigues`

Punic War
noun one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC

Punica
genus Punica noun coextensive with the family Punicaceae

Punicaceae
family Punicaceae noun one species: pomegranates

punily
adverb in a puny manner

puniness
runtiness noun smallness of stature

punishable
adjective liable to or deserving punishment; `punishable offenses`

punished
adjective subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)

punishing
adjective resulting in punishment; `the king imposed a punishing tax`

punishingly
adverb in a punishing manner

punishment
penalty noun the act of punishing

punitive
punitory adjective inflicting punishment; `punitive justice`; `punitive damages`

punitive damages
exemplary damages noun (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)

punitively
punitorily adverb in a punishing manner

Punjab
noun a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan

Punjabi
Panjabi noun the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India

punk rock
punk noun rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

punk rocker
noun a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture

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

punkie
punky noun minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects

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)

punnet
noun a small light basket used as a measure for fruits

punster
noun someone overly fond of making puns

punt
punting noun (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; `the punt traveled 50 yards`; `punting is an important part of the game`

Punta Arenas
noun a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world

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

puny
runty adjective (used especially of persons) of inferior size

pup
whelp noun young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf

pup tent
shelter tent noun a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows

pupa
noun an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

pupal
adjective of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage; `the pupal stage`

pupil
noun contractile aperture in the iris of the eye

pupillary
adjective of or relating to the pupil of the eye

pupillary sphincter
musculus sphincter pupillae noun a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris

puppet
noun a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers

puppet
noun a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

puppet ruler
puppet leader noun a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government

puppet show
puppet play noun a show in which the actors are puppets

puppeteer
noun one who operates puppets or marionettes

puppetry
noun a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)

Puppis
noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat

puppy
noun a young dog

puppy chow
noun food especially prepared for puppies

puppy fat
noun fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence

puppy love
calf love noun temporary love of an adolescent

puppyish
puppylike adjective characteristic of a puppy

Purace
noun an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950

Purana
noun a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances

Puranic
adjective of or relating to the Purana

Purcell
Henry Purcell noun English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)

purchasable
for sale adjective available for purchase; `purchasable goods`; `many houses in the area are for sale`

purchase
noun the acquisition of something for payment; `they closed the purchase with a handshake`

purchase contract
purchase agreement noun a contract stating the terms of a purchase

purchase order
noun a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; `IBM received an order for a hundred computers`

purchase price
noun the price at which something is actually purchased

purchasing agent
noun an agent who purchases goods or services for another

purchasing department
noun the division of a business that is responsible for purchases

purdah
sex segregation noun the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

pure
vestal adjective in a state of sexual virginity; `pure and vestal modesty`; `a spinster or virgin lady`; `men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal`

pure absence
simple absence noun petit mal seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes

pure imaginary number
noun an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0

pure mathematics
noun the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness

purebred
adjective bred for many generation from member of a recognized breed or strain

puree
noun food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender

pureness
innocence 1 whiteness noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

purgation
noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

purgative
cathartic noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

purgatorial
adjective of or resembling purgatory; `purgatorial fires`

purgatorial
adjective serving to purge or rid of sin; `purgatorial rites`

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

purge
purging noun an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

purge
verb make pure or free from sin or guilt; `he left the monastery purified`

purging
adjective serving to purge or rid of sin; `purgatorial rites`

purification
noun the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

purified
refined adjective made pure

purifier
noun an apparatus for removing impurities

purify
verb make pure or free from sin or guilt; `he left the monastery purified`

purifying
adjective freeing from noxious matter; `filtration is a purifying agent`

purifying
adjective serving to purge or rid of sin; `purgatorial rites`

Purim
noun (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman

purine
noun a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances

purism
noun scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language); `linguistic purisms`

purist
noun someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)

puritan
noun someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures

puritanical
adjective of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

Puritanism
noun strictness and austerity in conduct and religion

purity
pureness noun being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

purity
innocence 1 whiteness noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

Purkinje
Jan Evangelista Purkinje noun Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869)

Purkinje cell
noun a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex

Purkinje fiber
noun a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network

Purkinje network
Purkinje`s tissue noun a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract

purl
purl stitch noun a basic knitting stitch