Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
puberulent |
adjective |
Very minutely downy. |
pubescence |
noun |
The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty., A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered. |
pubescency |
noun |
Pubescence. |
publicness |
noun |
The quality or state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety; as, the publicness of a sale., The quality or state of belonging to the community; as, the publicness of property. |
publishing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Publish |
puddle-bar |
noun |
An iron bar made at a single heat from a puddle-ball hammering and rolling. |
puerperous |
adjective |
Bearing children. |
pugilistic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to pugillism. |
pugnacious |
adjective |
Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. |
puissantly |
adverb |
In a puissant manner; powerfully; with great strength. |
pulmograde |
adjective |
Swimming by the expansion and contraction, or lunglike movement, of the body, or of the disk, as do the medusae. |
pulmometer |
noun |
A spirometer. |
pulmonated |
adjective |
same as Pulmonate (a). |
pulpitical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the pulpit; suited to the pulpit. |
pulsatilla |
noun |
A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in Anemone. Some species, as Anemone Pulsatilla, Anemone pratensis, and Anemone patens, are used medicinally. |
pulsimeter |
noun |
A sphygmograph. |
pulsometer |
noun |
A device, with valves, for raising water by steam, partly by atmospheric pressure, and partly by the direct action of the steam on the water, without the intervention of a piston; — also called vacuum pump., A pulsimeter. |
pultaceous |
adjective |
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid. |
purverable |
adjective |
Capable of being reduced to fine powder. |
pulverized |
imp. & past participle |
of Pulverize |
pulverizer |
noun |
One who, or that which, pulverizes. |
pulvinated |
adjective |
Curved convexly or swelled; as, a pulvinated frieze., Having the form of a cushion. |
pulvinulus |
noun |
Same as Pulvillus. |
pumicating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pumicate |
pumiciform |
adjective |
Resembling, or having the structure of, pumice. |
punctiform |
adjective |
Having the form of a point. |
punctilios |
plural |
of Punctilio |
punctually |
adverb |
In a punctual manner; promptly; exactly. |
punctuated |
imp. & past participle |
of Punctuate |
punctuator |
noun |
One who punctuates, as in writing; specifically, a punctator. |
punctulate |
adjective |
Alt. of Punctulated |
puncturing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Puncture |
punishable |
adjective |
Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; — said of person or offenses. |
punishment |
noun |
The act of punishing., Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense., A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention. |
pupigerous |
adjective |
Bearing or containing a pupa; — said of dipterous larvae which do not molt when the pupa is formed within them. |
pupiparous |
adjective |
Bearing, or containing, a pupa; — said of the matured larvae, or larval skins, of certain Diptera., Of or pertaining to the Pupipara. |
pupivorous |
adjective |
Feeding on the pupae of insects. |
purchasing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Purchase |
puristical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to purists or purism. |
puritanism |
noun |
The doctrines, notions, or practice of Puritans. |
puritanize |
verb i. |
To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. |
purloining |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Purloin |
purplewood |
noun |
Same as Purpleheart. |
purporting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Purport |
purposedly |
adverb |
In a purposed manner; according to purpose or design; purposely. |
purposeful |
adjective |
Important; material. |
pursership |
noun |
The office of purser. |
pursuantly |
adverb |
Agreeably; conformably. |
pursuivant |
noun |
A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; — called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively., The king’s messenger; a state messenger., To pursue. |
purtenance |
noun |
That which pertains or belongs to something; esp., the heard, liver, and lungs of an animal. |
purrulence |
noun |
Alt. of Purulency |
purulently |
verb |
In a purulent manner. |
purveyance |
noun |
The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management., That which is provided; provisions; food., A providing necessaries for the sovereign by buying them at an appraised value in preference to all others, and oven without the owner’s consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished. |
puseyistic |
adjective |
Alt. of Puseyite |
pustulated |
adjective |
Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustular; pustulous; as, a pustulate leaf; a pustulate shell or coral. |
putrefying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Putrefy |
putrescent |
adjective |
Becoming putrid or rotten., Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell. |
putridness |
noun |
Putridity. |
puzzlement |
noun |
The state of being puzzled; perplexity. |
puzzlingly |
adverb |
In a puzzling manner. |