English words: punters to purga

300 English words, part 204 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 30 have a page of their own.

English words punters to purga

punters noun: plural of punter
Punti noun: A group of people who moved to Hong Kong during the Song Dynasty.
Puntian noun: An inhabitant of the Land of Punt, a Muqedian kingdom that was situated in the northern Horn of Africa.
puntil noun: Alternative form of punty.
puntilion noun: A pontil.
puntilla noun /pʊnˈtiːə/: The small dagger for administering the coup de grâce to the bull.
puntillero noun: A bullfighter who finally kills the bull with a blow of a knife.
punting pole noun: Synonym of setting pole
Puntite noun: Puntian (inhabitant of the Land of Punt).
Puntland proper noun: A state of Somalia; a regional state of north-eastern Somalia.
Puntlander noun: An inhabitant of Puntland or its surrounding regions.
puntless adjective: Without a punt.
puntman noun: A boatman who uses a punt.
punto noun /ˈpʌntəʊ/: A hit or point.
puntout noun: Alternative form of punt-out.
puntsman noun: Alternative form of puntman.
punty noun /ˈpʌn.ti/: A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the...
punx noun: Punks (members of punk subculture).
Punxsutawney proper noun /ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/: A borough southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration.
puny adjective, noun /ˈpjuːni/: Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
punyish adjective: Somewhat puny.
punyism noun: The quality of being puny; puniness.
punyness noun: Alternative form of puniness.
Punzalan proper noun: A surname from Tagalog
PUO noun: Pyrexia of unknown origin.
Puopolo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
puoy noun: Alternative form of poy (“pole for barges”).
pup noun, verb /pʌp/: A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
pup cup noun: A small bowl or cup filled with whipped cream or ice cream given to a dog as a treat. Usually given to dog owners as a gift by coffee shops or other businesses.
pup hood noun: A full-face mask, typically made out of leather, latex, or rubber, shaped like the face of a dog (or loosely any animal), used by pups (those who engage in...
pup play noun: Synonym of puppyplay.
pup tent noun: A shelter tent.
pupa noun /ˈpjuːpə/: An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.
pupacidal adjective: Alternative form of pupicidal.
pupacide noun: Any pesticide that attacks the pupal stage of an insect
pupadom noun: The state of being a pupa.
pupahood noun: The state or period of being a pupa.
pupal adjective /ˈpjuːpəl/: Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
pupally adverb: As, or in terms of, a pupa.
pupaphobia noun: The fear of puppets.
puparial adjective /pjuːˈpɛəɹi.əl/: Having or relating to a puparium.
pupariate verb: To undergo pupariation
pupariation noun: The formation of a puparium.
puparium noun /pjuːˈpɛəɹi.əm/: An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.
pupate verb: To become a pupa.
pupation noun /pjuˈpeɪʃən/: The act or process of pupating.
pupe noun /pjuːp/: A pupa.
pupelo noun: cider brandy; applejack
pupfish noun: Any of a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae.
pupgender adjective, noun: The xenogender of a person who identifies with or behaves like a puppy (young dog).
pupicidal adjective: Killing pupae.
pupiform adjective: Resembling a pupa.
pupigerous adjective: Containing a pupa.
pupil noun /ˈpjuːpəl/: A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
pupil premium noun: A grant awarded by the government to schools in England for the benefit of disadvantaged students.
pupil teacher noun: Synonym of student teacher
pupilage noun /ˈpjuːpəlɪd͡ʒ/: The condition of being a pupil.
pupilar adjective: of or pertaining to the pupil (of the eye)
pupilary adjective: Alternative form of pupillary.
pupildom noun: The state or quality of being a pupil.
pupiless noun: a female pupil
pupilhood noun: The state or quality of being a pupil.
pupillage noun: A form of apprenticeship for prospective barristers
pupillar adjective: Alternative form of pupillary.
pupillarity noun: The period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females
pupillary adjective: Of or pertaining to person below a certain legal age, or to a ward.
pupillary space noun: An opening made by the pupil in the eye.
pupillate adjective: Having a central spot of another color, like the pupil of the human eye.
pupillated adjective: Alternative form of pupillate.
pupilled adjective: Having pupils (of a specified number or kind).
pupilless adjective: Lacking pupils.
pupillid noun: Any in the family Pupillidae of snails.
pupilloconstriction noun: constriction of the pupil of the eye (typically in response to light)
pupillogram noun: The graphical record obtained by pupillography
pupillograph noun: An instrument used in pupillography
pupillographic adjective: Relating to pupillography.
pupillographically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, pupillography.
pupillography noun: The measurement of the movements made by the pupil of the eye in response to light etc.
pupillometer noun: A device used to measure the diameter of the pupil of the eye.
pupillometric adjective: Of or pertaining to a pupillometer or to pupillometry.
pupillometrically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, pupillometry.
pupillometry noun: The measurement of the diameter of the pupil of the eye.
pupillomotor adjective: Relating to the movement of the pupil of the eye.
pupilloplasty noun: surgery to the iris of the eye that changes the shape of the pupil
pupilogram noun: Alternative form of pupillogram.
pupilograph noun: Alternative form of pupillograph.
pupilographic adjective: Alternative form of pupillographic.
pupilography noun: Alternative form of pupillography.
pupilometer noun: A device that measures the distance between the pupils of the eyes.
pupilometric adjective: Relating to pupilometry.
pupilometry noun: Measurement of the pupil of the eye.
pupilship noun: The state or period of being a pupil in an educational establishment.
Pupin proper noun: A surname
pupinid noun: Any gastropod in the family Pupinidae.
pupinization noun: The use of the Pupin system to extend the range of long-distance telephone communication.
pupinize verb: To extend the range of (a long-distance telephone communication network) by means of the Pupin system.
pupiparous adjective: Producing young that are ready to pupate.
pupivorous adjective: Feeding on the pupae (or larvae) of insects.
pupkus noun /ˈpʌpkəs/: The wet residue left on a surface, usually a window, after a dog presses their nose to it.
puplet noun: A little dog; a puppy.
pupling noun: A young dog; a puppy.
Pupo proper noun: A surname.
pupoid adjective: Resembling a pupa.
puppa noun: papa; father
puppadom noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
puppadum noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
pupper noun /ˈpʌpɚ/: Synonym of dog or puppy.
pupperino noun /pʌpəˈɹinoʊ/: A dog or puppy.
pupperware noun: Dog products marketed through in-home parties.
puppet noun, verb /ˈpʌpɪt/: Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
puppet army noun: An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
puppet government noun: A government which is formally independent, but de facto wholly controlled by a foreign power.
puppet leader noun: Alternative form of puppet ruler.
puppet master noun: A person who entertains with, or operates puppets; a puppeteer.
puppet regime noun: Uncommon spelling of puppet regime.
puppet ruler noun: A leader or ruler chosen by another ruler to head a government, usually under the other ruler's order
puppet show noun: A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters
puppet state noun: A state governed by a puppet government.
puppet valve noun: A simple type of valve, consisting of one or more circular plates held down by a spring.
puppetdom noun: The state or quality of being a puppet.
puppeteer noun, verb /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/: A person who uses a puppet.
puppeteering noun: The art or trade of a puppeteer.
puppethood noun: The state or quality of being a puppet.
puppetish adjective: Resembling a puppet in appearance or action; puppetlike.
puppetism noun: The quality of being controlled by another person, expressing their opinions, etc.
puppetize verb: To reduce (a person) to a puppet or mouthpiece for oneself.
puppetless adjective: Without a puppet.
puppetlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.
puppetmaking noun: The manufacture of puppets.
puppetman noun: A puppeteer, especially a master of a puppet show.
puppetmaster noun: Alternative form of puppet master.
puppetry noun /ˈpʌp.ɪ.tɹi/: The art of making, and performing with puppets
puppification noun: The act or process of becoming a puppy.
puppihood noun: Alternative form of puppyhood.
puppily adjective, adverb: Befitting a puppy.
Puppis proper noun: A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
puppodum noun: Rare spelling of poppadom.
PUPPP noun /pʌp/: Initialism of pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.
puppuccino noun: A small amount of whipped cream served in an espresso-sized cup, intended for dogs.
puppy noun, verb /ˈpʌpi/: A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
puppy dog noun: A puppy; a young dog.
puppy dog eyes noun: A facial expression showing credulous or unsophisticated innocence or naivety.
puppy eyes noun: Ellipsis of puppy dog eyes.
puppy fat noun: The natural fat on the body of a child that normally disappears at adolescence.
puppy foot noun: A card in the suit of clubs.
puppy guarding noun: In various sports, playground games, etc.: spending the entire game defending a certain objective and thus preventing the normal progression of play.
puppy hood noun: Synonym of pup hood
puppy-lovey adjective: Exhibiting or characteristic of puppy love.
puppy mill noun: A farm that breeds dogs for profit, often in squalid conditions.
puppy pad noun: A large, thin, and very absorbent piece of fabric that a young dog is trained to urinate on.
puppy pile noun: An act of cuddling between a number of people at once.
puppy play noun: Alternative spelling of puppyplay.
puppy pregnancy syndrome noun: A psychosomatic illness in humans, associated with mass hysteria in parts of India, and involving the belief that a person bitten by a dog will later give...
puppy water noun: The urine of a puppy, as formerly used for cosmetic purposes.
puppyboy noun /ˈpʌ.piˌbɔɪ/: A boy or man who wears a dog costume and plays the role of a dog.
puppychino noun: Frothed milk or cream served in a small receptacle to dogs at a dog-friendly café.
puppydog noun: Alternative form of puppy dog.
puppydom noun: The state of being a puppy; puppyhood.
puppyfication noun: Alternative form of puppification
puppyfoot noun: Alternative form of puppy foot.
puppygirl noun /ˈpʌ.piˌɡɜːl/: A girl or woman who plays the role of a dog, often in a petplay (puppyplay) context.
puppygirlhood noun /ˈpʌ.piˌɡɜːlˌhʊd/: The state or condition of being a puppygirl.
puppyhood noun: The state of being a puppy (young dog).
puppyish adjective: With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.
puppyishly adverb: In a puppyish manner.
puppyism noun /ˈpʌpiɪz(ə)m/: Extreme meanness or impudence.
puppyless adjective: Without puppies.
puppylike adjective: Resembling a puppy.
puppyplay noun: A form of petplay in which one takes on the role of a dog or puppy, especially as the pet of another.
puppyship noun: Informal title applied to a puppy.
puppysit verb: To babysit for (take care of) a dog, especially a puppy.
puppysitter noun: One who puppysits; one who looks after someone's puppy.
puppytooth noun: A smaller-scale version of the houndstooth pattern.
pupton noun: Alternative form of pulpatoon.
pupu noun: Alternative form of pu pu.
pupunha noun: Synonym of peach palm.
pupusa noun: A thick, hand-rolled maize tortilla.
puputan noun: A suicidal march towards an enemy as carried out by the aristocracy or ruling class of a Balinese kingdom.
pupylated adjective: Modified by pupylation
pupylation noun: The conjugation of the PUP protein to the amino groups of lysine amino acids in target proteins
pupylome noun: All the pupylated proteins of an organism.
puquio noun: An aqueduct built by the ancient Nazca people.
pur noun, prefix, verb: Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”).
pur et dur adjective: Being a hardliner of the Quebec independence movement.
pur sang adjective: Beyond doubt or being a model example; the ne plus ultra or epitome; the definitive.
Pura proper noun: A municipality of Tarlac, Philippines.
Purabia noun: Alternative form of Purbiya.
Puram proper noun: A surname from India, commonly found in India.
puramboke noun: Alternative form of poramboke.
purampoke noun: Alternative form of poramboke.
Purana proper noun: A text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.
Puranic adjective: Of or pertaining to the Puranas.
purao noun: Alternative form of purau.
puraque noun: A kind of electric eel.
Purasati noun: A great confederation from north Syria, Asia Minor and the Levant, which threatened Egypt in the XXth Dynasty.
purau noun: A Polynesian shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus, having yellow flowers and a fibrous bark.
purba noun: Alternative form of phurba.
Purbeck proper noun: A peninsula in Dorset, England; in full, Isle of Purbeck.
Purbeck stone noun: A type of hard limestone from the Isle of Purbeck, used for building and paving.
Purbeckian adjective: Of or relating to the Purbeck Group, an Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous lithostratigraphic group in southeast England.
Purbiya noun: A Rajput or brahmin mercenary or soldier from the eastern Gangetic Plain.
purblind adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɜːblaɪnd/: Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
purblinded adjective, verb /ˈpɜːblaɪndɪd/: Synonym of purblind (“of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; (figuratively) lacking in discernment or understanding”).
purblindly adverb: In a purblind manner.
purblindness noun: The state or condition of being purblind.
Purcell proper noun /ˈpɝsl̩/: A surname.
Purcellian adjective: Of or relating to Henry Purcell (1659–1695), English composer.
purchasability noun: The quality of being purchasable.
purchasable adjective: Able to be purchased; available for purchase.
purchase noun, verb /ˈpɜːtʃɪs/: The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
purchase funnel noun: The process by which one learns about a brand, is attracted to it, and finally becomes a customer.
purchase journal noun: A specialized accounting journal and also a prime entry book used in an accounting system to keep track of the orders of items placed using accounts payable.
purchase order noun: A commercial order issued by a buyer (purchaser) to a seller, and the document that defines it, indicating the type, quantities, and agreed prices for...
purchase price noun: The price at which something is actually purchased, especially from the point of view of the purchaser.
purchase prize noun: The prize, in an art competition, of having one's winning artwork purchased.
purchase requisition noun: A request sent internally within a company to obtain purchased goods and services.
purchase shears noun: A very strong kind of shears, having removable cutters, and a strong spring at the back.
purchase to pay phrase: Synonym of procure to pay.
purchaseable adjective: Alternative form of purchasable.
purchaseless adjective: Devoid of grip or purchase.
purchaser noun: One who purchases.
purchasership noun: The state or business of a purchaser.
purchasing noun, verb: An act or process of making a purchase.
purchasing agent noun: A person or group whose job is to buy equipment, supplies, inventory, or other assets for a business or other organization.
purchasing power noun: The amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency.
purchasing power parity noun: A theory of long-term equilibrium exchange rates based on relative price levels of two countries.
purda noun: Alternative spelling of purdah.
purdah noun /ˈpɜːdə/: A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.
purdahed adjective /ˈpəːdəd/: Furnished with a purdah (“concealing curtain”).
purdahnashin noun: A woman who observes purdah (segregation of the sexes).
Purdesee noun: In the Bombay army, a sepoy from northern India.
Purdie proper noun: A surname.
Purdie shuffle noun: A style of rhythm in popular music incorporating precise half note, backbeats, and grooves.
Purdom proper noun: A surname.
Purdon proper noun: A surname.
purdonian noun /pɜːˈdəʊ.ni.ən/: Alternative form of purdonium (“coal scuttle”).
purdonium noun /pɜːˈdəʊ.ni.əm/: A coal scuttle.
Purdue proper noun: A surname.
Purdum proper noun: A surname.
purdy adjective /ˈpɜɹ.di/: Pronunciation spelling of pretty.
pure adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈpjʊə/: Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
pure air noun: oxygen
pure and simple adjective: Plain and unadorned.
pure as driven snow adjective: Alternative form of pure as the driven snow.
pure as the driven adjective: Synonym of pure as the driven snow.
pure as the driven snow adjective: Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").
pure-blooded adjective: Alternative form of pureblooded.
pure blue noun: methylene blue
pure-bred adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of purebred.
pure collector noun: Synonym of pure finder.
pure country noun: Traditional country music.
pure customer noun: In interpreting, a member of an examination panel who assesses a candidate's performance in the target language with an unbiased viewpoint, i.e....
pure democracy noun: Synonym of direct democracy.
pure ego noun: Synonym of transcendental ego.
pure endowment noun: A form of life insurance paying a lump sum to the policyholder on survival to a fixed date, with no payment if the policyholder dies before that date.
pure evil adjective, noun: Absolute evil; that has no sense of morality or mercy at all.
pure finder noun: Someone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by poor people in Britain in the...
pure gatherer noun: Alternative form of pure finder.
pure good adjective, noun: completely good; that has no negative or inappropriate qualities at all.
pure-hearted adjective: Of pure heart, pure in heart; having a good, honest, noble nature.
pure imaginary number noun: Synonym of purely imaginary number.
pure-impure adjective: Completely or totally impure.
pure laine adjective, noun /pjʊɹ ˈleɪn/: Of or pertaining to francophone Quebecers of "pure" French ancestry, descended from settlers in New France.
pure land noun: The celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
pure mathematics noun: The study of mathematical concepts independently of applications outside mathematics.
pure name noun: A name that reveals no usable information about the entity it identifies.
pure O noun: A form of obsessive-compulsive disorder mainly characterized by obsessive thoughts, with few observable compulsions.
pure-out adjective: Completely or totally.
pure-play adjective: Alternative spelling of pureplay.
pure quartz noun: Synonym of rock crystal.
pure quill noun: The real thing, the genuine article.
pure salvage noun: Salvage (rescue) of a ship or cargo without a contract or obligation existing between the salvor and salvee.
pure science noun: Research performed without regard to practical applications, either for the advancement of human knowledge as a goal in itself or at least as a necessary...
pure sex noun: Exceptional or amazing.
pure virtual function noun: Synonym of pure virtual method.
pure virtual method noun: A virtual method having no implementation in a particular class, thus making the class abstract and uninstantiable. It can be overridden in subclasses.
pureblood noun: A person or animal of unmixed ancestry.
pureblooded adjective: Of pure blood; belonging to only one race.
purebred adjective, noun: Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.
purebreed noun: Synonym of thoroughbreed.
puree noun, verb /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/: Alternative form of puree.
purehearted adjective: Alternative form of pure-hearted.
purell noun: Alternative letter-case form of purell (any alcohol-based hand sanitizer)
purely adjective, adverb /ˈpjʊəli/: Wholly; really, completely.
purely and simply adverb: In a pure and simple manner.
purely imaginary adjective: Of a number, having real part equal to zero.
purely imaginary number noun: An imaginary number.
pureness noun: The quality of being pure; purity
Purepecha noun: An indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of the Mexican state Michoacán.
pureplay adjective: Involved with a single product.
Puretic power block noun: A mechanized winch used to haul nets on fishing vessels, easier to manipulate than a purse seine.
Purex noun: A chemical method used to purify fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons, based on liquid–liquid extraction ion-exchange.
purey noun: A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through.
purfalcamine noun: The piperidine derivative [4-[[2-[(4-aminocyclohexyl)amino]-9-(3-fluorophenyl)purin-6-yl]amino]phenyl]-piperidin-1-ylmethanone that inhibits the action of...
purfile noun: A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; bobbinwork.
purfle noun, verb /ˈpɜːfəl/: An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.
Purfleet proper noun: A town beside the Thames in Thurrock borough, Essex, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5578).
purfling noun, verb /ˈpɝf(ə)lɪŋ/: Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument...
purfly adjective: Wrinkled.
purga noun: A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.

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.