Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Pulungmasle A barangay of Guagua, Pampanga, Philippines. Pulupandan A municipality of Negros Occidental, Philippines. pulutan finger food Puluwat The former name of Poluwat. pulver Powder. pulverable Capable of being reduced to fine powder. pulveraceous Having a fine, powdery surface pulveral Relating to powder. pulverate To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise. pulverator A device for pulverising material. pulveratricious nesting on the ground pulverine ashes of barilla pulverise To render into dust or powder. pulverizable Able to be pulverized. pulverization The act of pulverizing. pulverize American and Oxford British spelling of pulverise. pulverizer One who, or that which, pulverizes. Pulvermacher A surname from German. pulverous Resembling or consisting of dust or powder. pulverulence The state or characteristic of being powdery or dusty. pulverulent Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty. pulverulently In a manner characterized by powderiness or dustiness. pulvillar Like a cushion or pad. pulvilled Sprinkled with pulvillio. pulvilliform Resembling a pulvillus. pulvillio A kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig. pulvillus One of the tiny cushions or pads on the feet of certain insects. pulvimixer Synonym of soil stabiliser. pulvinar A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain. pulvinate Curved convexly or swelled. pulvinated pulvinate pulvinately In a pulvinate manner. pulvination Something that is pulvinate. pulviniform pillow-shaped pulvinitid Any bivalve in the family Pulvinitidae. pulvino A dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base. pulvinocortical Relating to the pulvinar and the cortex. pulvinoid An area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part, most often a leaf or leaflet. pulvinone An aromatic hydroxy-butenolide, derivatives of which occur naturally in certain fungi and moulds. pulvinular Relating to a pulvinulus pulvinulus A pulvillus pulvinus A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet. pulviplume A feather yielding powder down. pulvisculus The powder contained in the spore-cases of certain fungi. Pulwama A town in Jammu and Kashmir, India. pulwar A keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo. puma A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor). pumafentrine 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 selectively inhibits phosphodiesterase pumalike Resembling or characteristic of a puma. Pumanque A city in Chile. pumapard A hybrid of a puma and a leopard. pumas the national rugby union representative team of Argentina pumicate To make smooth with pumice. pumice 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 containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies. pumicelike Resembling or characteristic of pumice. pumiceous Of or pertaining to pumice; resembling pumice. pumicer One who pumices. pumiciform Resembling, or having the structure of, pumice. pumicite A fine-grained pumice-like volcanic ash. pumiliotoxin Any of a class of toxins present in the skin of poison dart frogs pumiloside A glucosidic alkaloid found in Ophiorrhiza pumila. Pumlenpat A freshwater lake in Imphal valley, Manipur state of India. pummel To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly. pummeler One who pummels (someone or something) pummeling A beating. pummelingly In a way that pummels; extremely, excessively. pummelling A beating. Pummill A surname. pump A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. pumpability The quality or degree of being pumpable. pumpable able to be pumped pumpage That which is raised by pumps. pumped Pumped up; excited. Pumpelly A surname pumpellyite One of a group of sorosilicate minerals. Pumpenbil A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. pumper One who pumps something. pumpernickel A German sourdough bread made from rye. pumpgun A pump-action firearm. pumphead Synonym of postperfusion syndrome (or a person suffering from this condition) pumphouse A building containing pumping equipment; thus Pumphrey A surname. pumping The act by which something is pumped. pumpion Pumpkin. pumpjack The ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole. pumpkin A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. pumpkineer One who grows giant pumpkins, generally for the purpose of entering contests. pumpking A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is allowed to make changes. pumpkingill A naturally occurring hybrid fish formed from a cross between a pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). pumpkinhead A fan of the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. pumpkinification The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification. pumpkinish Resembling or characteristic of a pumpkin. pumpkinity The quality of being a pumpkin. pumpkinless Without pumpkins. pumpkinlike Resembling or characteristic of a pumpkin. pumpkinrita A margarita cocktail made with pumpkin spice. pumpkinseed A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus. pumpkintini A kind of martini cocktail flavored with pumpkin spice. Pumpkintown An unincorporated community in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. pumpkiny Resembling or characteristic of pumpkin. pumpless Without a pump. pumplike Resembling or characteristic of a pump. pumpman A man employed to operate a pump, as in a mine. Pumpokol A Yeniseian language formerly spoken in Siberia that has been extinct since the 18th century. pumpout The emptying of a waste from a vessel into a holding tank by means of a pump pumpwood A tropical tree of the genus Cecropia. pumpy Intense on the forearms. pumsae A systematic sequence of moves in Korean martial arts. pumy large and rounded pun To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize. puna An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population. punacious Prone to making puns. punaglandin Any of a group of chlorinated prostaglandin present in some octocorals Punakha A district and former capital city of Bhutan. punalua 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 Of or relating to a punalua. Punan A member of a certain ethnic group of Sarawak, Malaysia and Kalimantan, Indonesia. punani The vulva or vagina. punarnava The flowering plant Boerhavia diffusa. punarnavine A quinoline alkaloid present in the plants of the species Boerhavia diffusa. punarnavoside A glycoside of punarnavine punatoo A foodstuff made in Sri Lanka by preserving the jellied pulp of the palmyra palm fruit. punce To fight by kicking with clogs. puncept A new concept arising from, or named from, a pun on existing terms. punch A hit or strike with one's fist. punchability The quality of being punchable. punchable Suitable for being punched or perforated. punchbag A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, and suspended so that swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts. punchball A simplified version of the sport of baseball, where players use their fists as a bat and a softer ball. punchboard A board, having a number of holes filled with slips of paper, once used as a form of lottery punchbowl A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage). punchcutter Someone who carries out punchcutting; a person who makes punches for type founders. punchcutting The craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era. punchdown A kind of electrical connection often used in telephony, having solid copper wires that are punched down into short open-ended slots which are a type of insulation-displacement connector. The slots contain blades which cut through the wire's insulation as it is punched down, and hold the wire in position while making electrical contact. punchee One who is punched. puncheon A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. puncher A person who punches (in a specified manner). Puncheston A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0029). puncheur A rider who specializes in rolling terrain with short but steep climbs. punchily In a punchy manner. punchinello Somebody who resembles this character; a grotesque buffoon. punchiness The condition of being punchy punching An incident in which someone is punched. punchless Without punches. punchlike Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes). punchliney Of, related to, resembling, or containing a punchline. Punchman The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show. punchnep A Welsh dish of mashed potatoes and turnips. punchout strikeout punchproof Resistant to being punched, or punched through.