English words: pulsator to punch upward

300 English words, part 202 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

English words pulsator to punch upward

pulsator noun: Any pulsating astronomical object
pulsatory adjective: Consisting of pulses; rhythmic; throbbing.
pulse noun, verb /pʌls/: A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them;...
pulse decay time noun: Synonym of fall time.
pulse demodulator noun: a device that recovers the modulating signal from a pulse modulated wave
pulse detonation engine noun: A jet engine driven by repeated detonations within the engine.
pulse diagnosis noun: Synonym of pulsology.
pulse dialing noun: A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as the equivalent number of pulses.
pulse dialling noun: Alternative spelling of pulse dialing.
pulse glass noun: An instrument consisting of a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the heat of the hand causes to boil.
pulse jet noun: Alternative spelling of pulsejet.
pulse-like adjective: Alternative form of pulselike.
pulse modulation noun: Any of a number of techniques whereby a series of information-carrying quantities occurring at discrete instances of time is encoded into a corresponding...
pulse modulator noun: A device for the pulse modulation of a radio-frequency carrier signal
pulse ox noun: Pulse oximetry.
pulse oximeter noun: A device used to monitor the oxygen level of a patient's blood.
pulse oximetric adjective: Of or relating to pulse oximetry.
pulse oximetry noun: A noninvasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient's hemoglobin, using a sensor placed on a thin part of the patient's anatomy,...
pulse-pounding adjective /ˈpʌls ˈpaʊndɪŋ/: That increases the heartbeat rate, especially as a result of excitement or fear.
pulse pressure noun: The difference between systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
pulse repetition time noun: The elapsed time from the beginning of one pulse to the beginning of the next pulse.
pulse wave noun: A kind of non-sinusoidal waveform that is similar to a square wave but lacks the perfectly symmetrical shape.
pulsebeat noun: A continuous, regular rhythm; a pulse or heartbeat.
pulsed adjective, verb /pʌlst/: Producing, or consisting of pulses (short bursts)
pulseful adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pulse.
pulsejet noun: a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
pulseless adjective: Having no pulse.
pulseless disease noun: Takayasu's arteritis
pulseless electrical activity noun: A medical condition in which the heart's electrical activity is present on an electrocardiogram but doesn't result in a pulse.
pulselessly adverb: Without a pulse.
pulselessness noun: Absence of a pulse.
pulselike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pulse.
pulsellum noun: A posterior flagellum of a zoospore.
pulser noun: One who or that which pulses.
pulsetrain noun: A series of more or less regular pulses.
pulsewidth noun: The width of a pulse.
Pulsford proper noun: A surname.
Pulsifer proper noun: A surname.
pulsific adjective /pʌlˈsɪf.ɪk/: Inciting the pulse; causing pulsation.
pulsimeter noun: A sphygmograph.
pulsing noun, verb /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/: The emission of pulses.
pulsingly adverb: In a way that pulses.
pulsion noun /ˈpʌlʃn̩/: The act of driving forward; propulsion.
Pulsipher proper noun: A surname.
pulsive adjective: Tending to compel; compulsory.
pulsivity noun: The quality of being pulsive.
pulsojet noun: Alternative form of pulsejet.
pulsological adjective: Relating to pulsology.
pulsology noun: Examination of the pulse as a means of diagnosis
pulsometer noun: A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
pulsosubtype noun: A subtype of a pulsotype
pulsotype noun, verb: Any distinct strain of bacteria separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
pulsovar noun: Synonym of pulsotype.
pulsoximeter noun: Alternative form of pulse oximeter.
pulsoximetry noun: Alternative form of pulse oximetry.
pulsus bisferiens noun: A sign where, on palpation of the pulse, a double peak per cardiac cycle can be appreciated.
pultaceous adjective /pʌlˈteɪʃəs/: Macerated; softened; nearly fluid; gloopy
pultan noun: Alternative form of puttun (“Indian regiment”).
pultenaea noun: Any of the genus Pultenaea of Australian flowering plants; the bush peas.
pulton noun: Alternative form of puttun (“Indian regiment”).
pultoon noun: Alternative form of puttun (“Indian regiment”).
pultrude verb: To draw resin-coated glass fibres through a heated die in order to make a composite material
pultrusion noun: A continuous process for manufacture of composite materials with constant cross section.
pultun noun: Alternative form of puttun (“Indian regiment”).
pulture noun: The claim to food for men, horses, and dogs within the bounds of a forest, etc.
pulu noun: A silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.
pulut hitam noun: An Indonesian dessert of black glutinous rice porridge with coconut milk and palm sugar or cane sugar.
pulutan noun: finger food
pulver noun, verb: Powder.
pulverable adjective: Capable of being reduced to fine powder.
pulveraceous adjective: Having a fine, powdery surface
pulveral adjective: Relating to powder.
pulverate adjective, noun, verb: To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
pulverator noun: A device for pulverising material.
pulveratricious adjective: nesting on the ground
pulverin noun: Alternative form of pulverine.
pulverine noun: ashes of barilla
pulverisable adjective: Alternative form of pulverizable.
pulverisation noun: Alternative spelling of pulverization.
pulverise verb /ˈpʌlvəɹaɪz/: To render into dust or powder.
pulveriser noun: Alternative spelling of pulverizer.
pulverizable adjective: Able to be pulverized.
pulverization noun: The act of pulverizing.
pulverize verb: American and Oxford British spelling of pulverise.
pulverized sugar noun: Synonym of powdered sugar.
pulverizer noun: One who, or that which, pulverizes.
pulverous adjective: Resembling or consisting of dust or powder.
pulverulence noun: The state or characteristic of being powdery or dusty.
pulverulent adjective /pʌlˈvɛɹjələnt/: Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.
pulverulently adverb: In a manner characterized by powderiness or dustiness.
pulverulentous adjective: Alternative form of pulverulent.
pulverulous adjective: Alternative form of pulverulent.
pulvil noun: Alternative form of pulvillio.
pulvilio noun: Alternative form of pulvillio.
pulvillar adjective: Like a cushion or pad.
pulville noun: Alternative form of pulvillio.
pulvilled adjective: Sprinkled with pulvillio.
pulvilliform adjective: Resembling a pulvillus.
pulvillio noun: A kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig.
pulvillus noun: One of the tiny cushions or pads on the feet of certain insects.
pulvimixer noun: Synonym of soil stabiliser.
pulvinar adjective, noun: A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
pulvinate adjective: Curved convexly or swelled.
pulvinated adjective: pulvinate
pulvinately adverb: In a pulvinate manner.
pulvinic acid noun: An acid obtained from various lichens and fungi
pulviniform adjective: pillow-shaped
pulvinitid noun: Any bivalve in the family Pulvinitidae.
pulvino noun /pʌlˈviːnəʊ/: A dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base.
pulvinocortical adjective: Relating to the pulvinar and the cortex.
pulvinoid noun: An area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part, most often a leaf or leaflet.
pulvinone noun: An aromatic hydroxy-butenolide, derivatives of which occur naturally in certain fungi and moulds.
pulvinular adjective: Relating to a pulvinulus
pulvinulus noun: A pulvillus
pulvinus noun /pʌlˈvaɪnəs/: A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet.
pulviplume noun: A feather yielding powder down.
pulvisculus noun: The powder contained in the spore-cases of certain fungi.
pulwaar noun: Alternative form of pulwar (“type of boat”).
pulwah noun: Alternative form of pulwar (“type of boat”).
Pulwama proper noun: A town in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
pulwar noun: A keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.
pulza oil noun: The oil of the curcas or physic nut.
pum-pum noun: The vulva.
pum-pum shorts noun: Tight-fitting shorts.
puma noun /puːmə/: A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
pumafentrine noun: The alkaloid 4-[(4aR,10bS)-9-ethoxy-8-methoxy-2-methyl-3,4,4a,10b-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[c][1,6]naphthyridin-6-yl]-N,N-di(propan-2-yl)benzamide that...
pumalike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a puma.
pumapard noun: A hybrid of a puma and a leopard.
Pumé noun: The Yaruro people of Venezuela.
pumello noun: Alternative spelling of pomelo.
pumicate verb /ˈpjuːmɪkeɪt/: To make smooth with pumice.
pumice noun, verb /ˈpʌm.ɪs/: A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth...
pumice raft noun: A collection of pumice stones that form a floating island of rock and sand, as pumice is less dense than water.
pumice stone noun: A piece of pumice.
pumicelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of pumice.
pumiceous adjective /pəˈmɪʃəs/: Of or pertaining to pumice; resembling pumice.
pumicer noun: One who pumices.
pumiciform adjective: Resembling, or having the structure of, pumice.
pumicite noun: A fine-grained pumice-like volcanic ash.
pumiliotoxin noun: Any of a class of toxins present in the skin of poison dart frogs
pumiloside noun: A glucosidic alkaloid found in Ophiorrhiza pumila.
pummel noun, verb /ˈpʌməl/: To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
pummeler noun: One who pummels (someone or something)
pummeling noun, verb: A beating.
pummelingly adverb: In a way that pummels; extremely, excessively.
pummeller noun: Alternative spelling of pummeler.
pummelling noun, verb: A beating.
pummelo noun: Alternative spelling of pomelo.
pump noun, verb /pʌmp/: A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
pump action noun: A type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.
pump-action shotgun noun: A shotgun with a pump action for loading.
pump and dump noun, verb: A form of financial fraud where the fraudster purchases stocks at a very low price, generates excitement about those stocks in order to create a temporary...
pump and jump noun, verb: Synonym of gas and dash.
pump attendant noun: A worker at a filling station who is responsible for filling up vehicles with petrol.
pump car noun: A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.
pump drill noun: A simple hand-powered device used to impart a rapid rotating motion to a rod (the spindle or drill shaft), used to start a fire or to drill holes.
pump escape noun: A fire engine equipped with a pump and a tall wheeled ladder.
pump fake noun, verb: To pretend to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.
pump house noun: Alternative form of pumphouse.
pump iron verb: To lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training.
pump-jet noun: A marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion of watercraft.
pump jockey noun: pump attendant
pump knot noun: A swelling caused by a blow to the head.
pump one's fist verb: To thrust forward one's fist, as in celebration.
pump one's fists verb: To thrust forward one's fists, as in celebration.
pump organ noun: A keyboard musical instrument that generates sound by pumping air through a system of free reeds.
pump out verb: To remove liquid using a pump.
pump pic noun: A photo of oneself taken while or soon after using the gym, with the goal of showing off one's thews and impressing others.
pump-prime verb: Synonym of prime the pump (figurative senses)
pump room noun: A room housing a pump, especially a room or structure at a spa where mineral water is drawn from a spring and consumed, formerly often serving as a venue...
pump someone's fist verb: To perform a fist bump with someone.
pump someone's tires verb: To praise, encourage, or vigorously support someone.
pump trolley noun: A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.
pump truck noun: A manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets.
pump up verb: To inflate by means of a pump.
pump up someone's tires verb: Alternative form of pump someone's tires.
pump valve noun: A mechanical device that controls the flow of fluids through a pump and its associated pipes.
pumpability noun: The quality or degree of being pumpable.
pumpable adjective: able to be pumped
pumpage noun: That which is raised by pumps.
pumped adjective, verb /pʌmpt/: Pumped up; excited.
pumped hydro noun: Abbreviation of pumped-storage hydroelectricity (hydroelectricity from pumped storage).
pumped up adjective, verb: Excited, particularly due to anticipation.
Pumpelly proper noun: A surname
pumpellyite noun: One of a group of sorosilicate minerals.
pumper noun /ˈpʌmpə/: One who pumps something.
pumpernickel noun /ˈpʌmpɚˌnɪkl̩/: A German sourdough bread made from rye.
pumpernickel bread noun: Synonym of pumpernickel.
pumpgun noun: A pump-action firearm.
pumphead noun: Synonym of postperfusion syndrome (or a person suffering from this condition)
pumphouse noun /ˈpʌmpˌhaʊs/: A building containing pumping equipment; thus
Pumphrey proper noun: A surname.
pumpin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of pumping.
pumping noun, verb /ˈpʌmpɪŋ/: The act by which something is pumped.
pumping iron noun, verb: The activity of weightlifting, especially for the purposes of bodybuilding.
pumping lemma noun: A lemma which states that for a language to be a member of a language class any sufficiently long string in the language contains a section that can be...
pumping station noun: A building which houses one or more pumps, usually for the purpose of pumping water or sewage.
pumping time noun: The amount of time a pump is in operation.
pumpion noun: Pumpkin.
pumpjack noun /ˈpʌmpˌd͡ʒæk/: The ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole.
pumpjet noun: Alternative spelling of pump-jet.
pumpkin noun /ˈpʌmpkɪn/: A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
pumpkin ash noun: Fraxinus profunda, a species of ash tree native to eastern North America.
pumpkin beetle noun: Any beetle of the genus Aulacophora, some of which are agricultural pests.
pumpkin bomb noun: A kind of conventional high-explosive aerial bomb used by the United States against Japan during World War II.
pumpkin bread noun: A type of moist quick bread made with pumpkin.
pumpkin bug noun: A true bug of Australia and the Philippines, of species Megymenum affine.
pumpkin chunkin' noun: The informal sport of hurling a pumpkin as far as possible by mechanical means.
pumpkin chunking noun: Alternative form of pumpkin chunkin'.
pumpkin-faced adjective: Having a large, round face.
pumpkin head noun: A severe head injury resulting from a beating.
pumpkin jug noun: Synonym of shepherd's gourd.
pumpkin-on-a-stick noun: Synonym of Ethiopian nightshade (Solanum aethiopicum).
pumpkin pants noun: A form of hose (clothing) with a layer of panes, or strips of fabric, running from the waistband to the leg band.
pumpkin pie noun: A sweet pie made from the flesh of pumpkins and traditionally served as a dessert on Thanksgiving.
pumpkin pie spice noun: Pumpkin spice.
pumpkin porridge noun: Synonym of hobakjuk.
pumpkin seed noun: An edible seed of a pumpkin or other cultivars of squash.
pumpkin spice noun: A spice blend that includes cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, dried ginger, and cloves.
pumpkin spice latte noun: A coffee drink made with a mix of traditional fall spice flavors (cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove), steamed milk, espresso, and often sugar, topped with whipped...
pumpkin spider noun: Araneus diadematus, the cross spider.
pumpkin suit noun: An orange-colored intravehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit.
pumpkineer noun: One who grows giant pumpkins, generally for the purpose of entering contests.
pumpking noun /ˈpʌm(p)kɪŋ/: A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is allowed to make changes.
pumpkingill noun: A naturally occurring hybrid fish formed from a cross between a pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus).
pumpkinhead noun: Alternative form of pumpkin head.
pumpkinification noun: The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.
pumpkinish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pumpkin.
pumpkinity noun: The quality of being a pumpkin.
pumpkinless adjective: Without pumpkins.
pumpkinlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pumpkin.
pumpkinrita noun: A margarita cocktail made with pumpkin spice.
pumpkinseed noun: A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
pumpkintini noun: A kind of martini cocktail flavored with pumpkin spice.
pumpkiny adjective: Resembling or characteristic of pumpkin.
pumpless adjective: Without a pump.
pumplex noun: Alternative spelling of poomplex.
pumplike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pump.
pumpman noun: A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine.
pumpout noun: The emptying of a waste from a vessel into a holding tank by means of a pump
pumproom noun: Alternative form of pump room.
pumpsman noun: Alternative form of pumpman.
pumpwood noun: A tropical tree of the genus Cecropia.
pumpy adjective, noun /ˈpʌmpi/: Intense on the forearms.
pumsae noun: A systematic sequence of moves in Korean martial arts.
pumse noun: Alternative form of pumsae.
pumy adjective, noun /ˈpjuːmi/: large and rounded
pun noun, verb /pʌn/: To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
pun intended adverb: Used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as a pun.
pun-off noun: A contest where people compete in making puns.
puna noun: An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
puna tinamou noun: A tinamou of species Tinamotis pentlandii.
punacious adjective: Prone to making puns.
punaglandin noun: Any of a group of chlorinated prostaglandin present in some octocorals
Punakha proper noun /ˈpʊnəkə/: A district and former capital city of Bhutan.
punalua noun: A member of a traditional Hawaiian group marriage between two or more brothers with their wives, or two or more sisters with their husbands.
punaluan adjective: Of or relating to a punalua.
Punan noun: A member of a certain ethnic group of Sarawak, Malaysia and Kalimantan, Indonesia.
punarnava noun: The flowering plant Boerhavia diffusa.
punarnavine noun: A quinoline alkaloid present in the plants of the species Boerhavia diffusa.
punarnavoside noun: A glycoside of punarnavine
punatoo noun: A foodstuff made in Sri Lanka by preserving the jellied pulp of the palmyra palm fruit.
punce verb: To fight by kicking with clogs.
puncept noun: A new concept arising from, or named from, a pun on existing terms.
punch adjective, noun, verb /pʌnt͡ʃ/: A hit or strike with one's fist.
punch above verb: To reach beyond one's limits; to be more capable than an expected limitation.
punch above one's weight verb /pʌntʃ əˈbʌv wʌnz weɪt/: To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.
Punch and Judy noun: A traditional sideshow often found at seaside resorts, consisting of various glove puppets operated by one person in a small tent-style booth theatre.
punch bag noun: Alternative form of punchbag
punch below one's weight verb: To achieve or perform at a level lower than should be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.
punch block noun: Synonym of punchdown.
punch bowl noun: Alternative spelling of punchbowl.
punch bowl waterfall noun: A waterfall formed when a stream is forced through a constricted channel and descends outward into a plunge basin forming a plunge pool.
punch buggy noun: A game in which the first player to call "Punch buggy!" on sighting a Volkswagen Beetle gets to punch the other.
punch card noun: A card that can have holes or notches cut in it, especially one for storing data, that can be sorted according to combinations of holes present or absent.
punch clock noun: Synonym of time clock.
punch dagger noun: Alternative form of push dagger.
punch dialogue noun /ˌpʌn(t)ʃ ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/: Chiefly in a film: a retort or a witty line, commonly written to be spoken by the protagonist to excite fans of the actor delivering them.
punch down noun, verb: To attack or target a group that is weaker or of lower status than oneself.
punch-down block noun: Synonym of punchdown.
punch drunk adjective: Dizzy or confused due to repeat blows to the head.
punch drunk syndrome noun: Synonym of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
punch-drunkenness noun: The quality of being punch drunk.
punch front noun: A frontal flip by jumping to a landing with both feet and then pushing hard to bounce and flip forward.
punch hole noun: A marker on a frame of film, originally a hole literally punched through the film, signalling to the projectionist that the reel is due to be changed.
punch hole cloud noun: A cloud having a fallstreak hole.
punch house noun: An inn or tavern.
punch in verb: To enter a workplace by punching a timecard.
punch it phrase: Synonym of cheese it.
punch line noun /ˈpʌntʃˌlaɪn/: The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.
punch list noun: The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.
punch out adjective, noun, verb: To repeatedly hit a person.
punch pocket noun: Synonym of punched pocket.
punch press noun: A machine that shapes and cuts holes into metal and other materials by pressing a die into it.
punch someone's lights out verb: To give someone a serious beating using one's fists; to punch someone until he or she is unconscious.
punch someone's ticket verb: To put someone, especially oneself, in a position to advance or to achieve a desired objective; to gain useful experience.
punch the air verb: To do an air punch; to direct one's fist upward in joy or celebration.
punch up noun, verb /ˈpʌntʃˌʌp/: A fight with the fists.
punch-up session noun: a session used to throw out ideas to add punch to a script, prior to commencement of filming, such as more jokes for a comedy film.
punch upward verb: Synonym of punch up.

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.