English words: puerpery to pull-focus

300 English words, part 200 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 43 have a page of their own.

English words puerpery to pull-focus

puerpery noun: The puerperal period.
Puerta proper noun: A surname.
Puertas proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Puerto proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Puerto Rican adjective, noun /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/: A person from Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican infant hypotonia syndrome noun: Synonym of Qazi-Markouizos syndrome.
Puerto Rican syndrome noun: Synonym of ataque de nervios.
Puerto Rican tanager noun: A bird of the species Nesospingus speculiferus, from Puerto Rico.
Puerto Ricanness noun: The quality or characteristic of being Puerto Rican.
Puertorriqueño adjective, noun: Puerto Rican
Puestow-Gillesby procedure noun: pancreatojejunostomy/pancreaticojejunostomy
Puestow procedure noun: A surgical procedure for treating chronic pancreatitis in which the main pancreatic duct is opened longitudinally and joined side-to-side with a Roux-en-Y...
puet noun /ˈpjuː.ɪt/: peewit.
PUF noun: Initialism of physical unclonable function or physically unclonable function.
PUFA noun: Initialism of polyunsaturated fatty acid.
Pufendorfian adjective, noun: Of, relating to, or influenced by the 17th-century jurisprudent and philosopher Samuel von Pufendorf.
puff noun, verb /pʌf/: A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
puff adder noun: Any viper or adder in genus Bitis,
puff and darts noun: An old game similar to darts but with the darts propelled by blowpipe rather than thrown.
puff-box noun: A box for holding cosmetic powder, with a puff for applying it.
puff-fish noun: Synonym of pufferfish.
puff-leg noun: Alternative form of puffleg.
puff-legged adjective: Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs; tuft-legged
puff one's chest verb: To act arrogantly and resolutely.
puff out verb: To inflate.
puff paste noun: puff pastry
puff pastry noun: A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.
puff piece noun: A journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerated praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary.
puff pipe noun: A pipe on a VTOL aircraft that expels compressed air in order to stabilize the craft.
puff-puff noun: A traditional African snack made of fried dough.
puff, puff, pass phrase: To take two puffs from a blunt or joint and then pass it to the next person in a group; an informal rule of etiquette when smoking cannabis.
puff the magic dragon verb: To smoke marijuana.
puff up verb: To inflate with air.
puffa noun: A kind of shiny padded jacket.
puffable adjective: Capable of being puffed.
puffadder noun: Alternative form of puff adder.
puffback noun: Any bird of the genus Dryoscopus.
puffback flycatcher noun: A bird, Batis pririt
puffball noun /ˈpʌfˌbɔːl/: Any of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies, especially in family Lycoperdaceae.
puffball skirt noun: A skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.
puffbird noun: Any of various tropical passerine birds in the family Bucconidae, related to the jacamars.
puffbutt noun /ˈpʌf.bʌt/: A term of endearment for one who wears a diaper; a crinklebutt, poofybutt.
puffcorn noun: A corn snack, visually similar to popcorn, but made with corn meal and baked.
puffed adjective, verb /pʌft/: Inflated or swollen.
puffed grain noun: Grains that have been processed to expand (puff).
puffed out adjective, verb: Inflated.
puffed rice noun: A puffed grain made from rice; rice that has been toasted and extruded through heat.
puffed up adjective, verb: Inflated.
puffed wheat noun: a form of puffed grain made from wheat
puffer noun /ˈpʌfɚ/: Someone or something that puffs.
puffer coat noun: Synonym of puffer jacket.
puffer jacket noun: An insulated padded jacket.
puffer train noun: A puffer.
pufferbelly noun: A steam locomotive.
pufferfish noun /ˈpʌfɚˌfɪʃ/: Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water...
puffery noun /ˈpʌfəɹi/: An act of puffing.
puffet noun: Any of several small cakes etc. made from puff pastry
puffily adverb /ˈpʌfɪli/: in a puffy manner
puffin noun /ˈpʌfɪn/: The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
puffin crossing noun: A kind of pedestrian crossing with the lights controlling the pedestrians on the near side of the road, rather than on the opposite side, and with sensors...
puffiness noun: The state or quality of being puffy.
puffinet noun: The black guillemot
puffing noun, verb: present participle and gerund of puff
puffing Billy noun: A steam locomotive engine.
puffing pig noun: A porpoise, especially the harbour porpoise.
puffingly adjective: In a puffing manner.
puffinry noun: A colony of puffins.
puffleg noun: Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the genera Eriocnemis and Haplophaedia, with large tufts of downy feathers on the legs.
puffless adjective: Without any puff.
pufflet noun: Something small and puffy.
puffling noun /ˈpʌflɪŋ/: A young puffin.
puffy adjective /ˈpʌfi/: Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
puffy sticks noun: Synonym of frybread.
puft noun, verb: To puff.
puftaloon noun /pʌftəˈluːn/: A fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia.
pug noun, verb /pʌɡ/: A pug dog, a small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
pug and pine noun: A form of wattle and daub used in the early colonization of South Australia, involving light vertical timbers driven into the ground, the gaps being stopped...
pug dog noun: Alternative form of pugdog.
pug mill noun: A kind of mill for grinding, mixing, and working clay, either for art or brickmaking. It consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with projecting...
pug nose noun: A short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.
pug-nosed adjective: Having a pug nose; with a short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.
pug-ugly adjective: Extremely ugly.
Puga proper noun: A surname.
pugaree noun: Alternative form of puggry.
pugdog noun: A pug (dog)
pugeranian noun: A dog that is a cross between a pug and a Pomeranian.
Puget proper noun: A surname from French.
Puget Sound pine noun: Synonym of Douglas fir.
Puget Sounder noun: A native or inhabitant of Puget Sound, Washington.
puggaree noun: Alternative form of puggry.
pugger noun: A worker who uses a pugmill.
puggerie noun: Alternative form of puggry.
puggery noun: Alternative form of puggry.
pugginess noun: Quality of being puggy.
pugging noun, verb: mortar etc. laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound.
puggish adjective /ˈpʌɡɪʃ/: Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
puggishness noun: Quality of being puggish.
puggle noun, verb /ˈpʌɡl̩/: To coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal.
puggled adjective, verb: Fatigued, drained, exhausted.
puggree noun /ˈpʌɡɹiː/: Alternative form of puggry.
puggreed adjective: Alternative form of puggried.
puggri noun: Alternative form of puggry.
puggried adjective: Wearing a puggry.
puggry noun /ˈpʌɡɹiː/: A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of...
puggy adjective, noun /ˈpʌɡi/: Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
pughole noun: A marshy place where water pools or seeps.
pugil noun /ˈpjuːd͡ʒɪl/: As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
pugil stick noun: A padded pole-like weapon used for military training for rifle and bayonet combat.
pugilant adjective: Aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.
pugilism noun /ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm/: Fighting with fists.
pugilist noun /ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪlɪst/: One who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
pugilistic adjective: In the manner of a pugilist.
pugilistical adjective: pugilistic
pugilistically adverb /pjuːdʒɪˈlɪstɪkli/: In a pugilistic manner; by means of fighting; aggressively.
pugilistics noun: pugilism, boxing
pugillare noun: A wooden writing tablet, coated with wax, used with a stylus.
pugillaris noun: A kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome.
Pugin proper noun: A surname.
Puginesque adjective: Of, relating to, or in the style of Augustus Pugin, English Gothic revivalist architect
pugio noun: A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.
pugioniform adjective: Dagger-shaped.
Puglian adjective: Of or from Puglia.
puglianite noun: A kind of coarse-grained rock found in lava from Mount Somma in Italy, and composed of automorphic augite, leucite, and anorthite.
Pugliese adjective, noun /ˌpʊlˈjeɪ.zeɪ/: Of or relating to Puglia (“Apulia”) in Italy.
Pugliese bread noun /ˌpʊlˈjeɪ.zeɪ/: A rustic type of Italian round loaf similar to ciabatta.
puglike adjective: Similar to a pug.
pugmark noun: The print or track of an animal.
pugmill noun: Alternative form of pug mill.
Pugmire proper noun: A surname.
pugnacious adjective /pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/: Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
pugnaciously adverb: In an aggressive or combative manner.
pugnaciousness noun: The act or quality of being pugnacious.
pugnacity noun /pʌɡˈnæsəti/: The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
pugne verb: To fight
pugnellid noun: Any gastropod in the family Pugnellidae, synonym of family Aporrhaidae.
pugnose noun: Alternative form of pug nose.
pugnosed adjective: Alternative form of pug-nosed.
pugree noun: Alternative form of puggry.
Pugsley proper noun: A surname.
Pugwash proper noun /ˈpʌɡ.wɒʃ/: A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
puh interjection, noun /phuː/: Alternative form of pooh.
puh-lease interjection: An expression of annoyance, exasperation or impatience.
puh-leez interjection: Alternative spelling of puh-lease.
puh-leeze interjection: Alternative spelling of puh-lease.
puha noun: Any of various Eurasian sowthistles of the genus Sonchus, used as a vegetable by Māori people; especially the prickly sowthistle, Sonchus asper.
Puhl proper noun: A surname.
puhlease interjection: Alternative form of puh-lease.
puhleeze interjection: Alternative spelling of puh-lease.
pui interjection, noun [ˈpʰu̯i˦˨]: Interjection expressing strong disdain.
Puig proper noun: A surname from Catalan.
Puinavean adjective: Relating to the Puinave language or its speakers.
puisne adjective, noun /ˈpjuːni/: Younger; junior.
puissance noun /ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/: power, might or potency
puissant adjective /ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/: Powerful, mighty, having authority.
puissantly adverb: In a puissant manner; powerfully; with great strength.
puissantness noun: puissance; power
puit noun /pjuːt/: A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring.
puits noun: Alternative form of puit.
PUJ noun: Initialism of public utility jeepney.
puja noun /ˈpuː.dʒə/: A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
pujah noun: Alternative form of puja.
pujari noun /puːˈdʒɑːɹi/: Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
Pujunan adjective: Synonym of Maiduan.
PUK noun: Acronym of personal unblocking key.
puka noun /ˈpuːkə/: A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used...
pukalide noun: A macrolide, methyl (2R,4S,6R,12S)-4-methyl-8-oxo-12-prop-1-en-2-yl-3,7,17-trioxatetracyclo[12.2.1.16,9.02,4]octadeca-1(16),9(18),14-triene-15-carboxylate,...
pukana noun /ˈpuːkənə/: A contorted face made by a haka performer
pukanui noun: Synonym of puka (“Meryta sinclairii”).
pukao noun: A cylinder of red scoria mounted as a separate piece on the head of a moai, in the manner of a hat or topknot.
Pukapuka proper noun: A remote coral atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands.
Pukapukan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Pukapuka, a coral atoll in the Cook Islands.
pukara noun: A defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic inhabitants (primarily Inca and Aymara) of the central Andean area.
pukatea noun: Laurelia novae-zelandiae, a tree of New Zealand.
pukateine noun: An alkaloid found in the bark of the pukatea.
puke noun, verb /pjuːk/: vomit.
puke one's brains out verb: To vomit violently.
puke one's guts out verb: To vomit intensely, prolongedly, or both.
puke up verb: To vomit.
pukeball noun: A term of abuse.
pukefest noun: An event involving a great deal of vomiting, nausea, or disgust.
pukeko noun /ˈpuːkɛkoʊ/: Alternative spelling of pūkeko.
Pukekohe proper noun /pʊkiːkəʊiː/: A town in Auckland council area, Auckland region, New Zealand.
puker noun /ˈpjuːkə(ɹ)/: Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
puketastic adjective /pjuːkˈtæstɪk/: Characterised by, or inducing, vomiting.
pukeweed noun: A flowering plant of species Lobelia inflata.
pukeworthy adjective: sickening
pukey adjective: Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
pukhoor noun: A form of embroidery made by the Toda women of Tamil Nadu.
Pukhtoon adjective, noun: Alternative form of Pashtun.
Pukhtun adjective, noun: Alternative form of Pashtun.
puki noun: A bowl or other dish used by Native Americans in the Southwest as a mold when making pots.
pukin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of puking.
puking noun, verb: The act of one who pukes or vomits.
pukish adjective: Resembling vomit, especially in color.
pukka adjective /ˈpʌkə/: Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper.
pukka fever noun: A putrid or bilious fever of tropical climates.
pukka sahib noun: A person of excellent character.
pukkah adjective: Alternative form of pukka.
pukkaness noun: The state or quality of being pukka.
Pukkumerian noun: A practitioner of pocomania.
puku noun /ˈpuːkuː/: A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).
pukwudgie noun: A creature in Algonquian (Lenape and Wampanoag) folklore, typically said to be a short humanoid with magical abilities; the creatures were once friendly to...
puky adjective: Alternative form of pukey.
pul noun: A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani.
pul qua noun: The calabash or bottle gourd.
pula noun /pʊlə/: Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
pulahan noun: A member of a religious group in the Visayas that followed a syncretic form of Catholicism, mixed with ancient Filipino animist beliefs before the...
pulahanism noun: The religious beliefs of the pulahans.
pulaka noun: Cyrtosperma merkusii, a crop grown in the South Pacific.
pulao noun: Alternative form of pilaf.
pulas noun: Alternative form of palas.
pulasan noun: The fruit of the tropical tree Nephelium ramboutan-ake (syn. N. mutabile)
pulaski noun /pʊˈlæski/: A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.
pulaskite noun: A massive course-grained rock composed chiefly of feldspar with some other minerals such as hornblende and biotite.
pulaskitic adjective: Of or relating to the mineral pulaskite.
pulau noun: Alternative form of pilaf.
Pulborough proper noun: A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0518).
Pulcheria proper noun: Aelia Pulcheria (398/399–453), Empress of the Roman Empire from 414 to 453.
pulcherosine noun: A tyrosine trimer, 5-[4-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)phenoxy]-3,3'-dityrosine, present in tomato cell walls
Pulcherrima proper noun: Synonym of Izar
pulcherrimin noun: A bacterial pigment that is an iron chelate of pulcherriminic acid
pulchrify verb /ˈpəl.kɹəˌfaɪ/: To beautify.
pulchritude noun /pʌlkrə.t(j)uːd/: Physical beauty.
pulchritudinous adjective /ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/: Having great physical beauty.
pulchritudinously adverb: In a pulchritudinous way.
pulchronomics noun: The study of the economics related to beauty.
pulchrous adjective: beautiful
puldron noun: Alternative form of pauldron.
pule noun, verb /pjuːl/: A plaintive melancholy whine.
puleez interjection: Alternative spelling of puh-lease.
pulegol noun: An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₀H₁₈O, found in Zanthoxylum schinifolium and related to menthol.
pulegone noun /ˈpjuːləɡəʊn/: A monoterpenoid ketone, found in pennyroyal, that is toxic to dogs and cats
pulenuku noun: The village mayor of an atoll of Tokelau.
Puleo proper noun: A surname.
puler noun: Someone who pules; a whinger or complainer
Pulesati noun: Alternative form of Purasati.
Pulev proper noun: A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Пулев (Pulev).
Pulford proper noun: A village in Poulton and Pulford parish, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ3758).
Pulfrich effect noun: The psychophysical percept whereby lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component, due to...
pulgada noun: A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 2.3 cm
pulghere noun: The physic nut (Jatropha curcas).
Pulham proper noun: A village and civil parish (without a council) in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7008).
puli noun /ˈpuːli/: One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat.
pulicarin noun: A flavonoid, 6,3'-dihydroxy-3,5,7,4'-methoxyflavone, found in Pulicaria salviifolia.
pulicene adjective: Of or pertaining to fleas; pulicose.
pulicicide noun: Any insecticide that kills fleas
pulicid noun: Any flea of the family Pulicidae.
pulicidal adjective: That kills fleas.
pulicide noun: Alternative form of pulicicide.
pulicine adjective: of or pertaining to fleas.
pulicose adjective: Alternative form of pulicous.
pulicous adjective: flea-ridden
Pulido proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
pulihora noun: A South Indian dish of rice with a sour sauce, typically made with kokum or tamarind.
Pulinda noun: One of an ancient tribe of India.
puling noun, verb: A whining or whimpering.
pulingly adverb: With whining or complaint.
puliol royal noun: pennyroyal
pulissery noun: A Keralan curry made with buttermilk and cucumber.
Pulitzer noun /ˈpʊlɪtsɚ/: Ellipsis of Pulitzer Prize.
Pulitzer Prize noun /ˌpʊlɪtsɚ ˈpɹaɪz/: An annual American award given for journalism, literature, and music
pulk noun /pʌlk/: A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
pulka noun: An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.
pulking noun: The use of a pulk.
Pulkit proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
pull interjection, noun, verb /pʊl/: To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
pull a face verb: To make an abnormal facial expression, either intentionally or because of an emotion.
pull a fast one verb: To carry out a trick or act of deception; to behave contrary to expectations.
pull a few strings verb: Alternative form of pull strings.
pull a Homer verb: To succeed despite idiocy.
pull a lever verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, lever.
pull a permit verb: To apply for and obtain an authorization from a unit of governance, for the completion of a task, such as construction.
pull a rabbit from a hat verb: Alternative form of pull a rabbit out of a hat.
pull a rabbit out of a hat verb: To do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.
pull a sickie verb: To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
pull a train verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, train.
pull a vanishing act verb: To disappear.
pull about verb: To treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
pull ahead verb: To move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
pull an all-nighter verb: To stay awake throughout the night, usually when working or studying.
pull an oar verb: To contribute toward a group effort.
pull apart noun, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
pull aside verb: to separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation
pull at someone's heart strings verb: Alternative form of pull at someone's heartstrings.
pull at someone's heartstrings verb: Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.
pull away verb: To move ahead.
pull away the shoulder verb: To turn away, refusing to listen.
pull back noun, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
pull back the curtain verb: To reveal an underlying truth.
pull buoy noun: figure-eight shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts
pull cord noun: a cord used to operate a ceiling-mounted or wall-mounted electrical device, such as a light switch.
pull down adjective, noun, verb: A dynamic menu; a list of options in a computer application which appears below a heading when it is selected, and remains only as long as the user needs it.
pull down a notch verb: Synonym of take down a notch.
pull-down resistor noun: A resistor that is connected between a signal and ground in a circuit to ensure that the signal is at a low logic level.
pull down the curtain verb: Synonym of bring down the curtain (“bring something to an end”).
pull effect noun: Possible mass arrival of new immigrants to a country as a result of flexibility in immigration policies.
pull faces verb: To make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement or to ridicule another person.
pull factor noun: The lure of another home, country, region, organization, or religion.
pull finger verb: Synonym of pull one's finger out (“to stop wasting time; to get to work”).
pull-focus noun /pʊl ˈfəʊkəs/: A filming technique whereby the focal point is drawn towards the viewer; also a shot (as part of an edit) in which such a technique is used. Also used...

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.