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 pudically In a pudic manner; prudishly. pudicitia The Ancient Roman concept of sexual virtue, involving modesty and loyalty to one's partner. pudicity Modesty; chastity. pudina A form of mint (Mentha arvensis), found in parts of India and Pakistan and used in tea and cooking. Puding A county of Anshun, Guizhou, China. pudknocker A pretentious but unskilled pilot. Pudney A surname. Pudong A new area in Shanghai, China. pudor An appropriate sense of modesty or shame. pudsey A market town in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2233). pudsy Slightly fat; pudgy, chubby. Pudtol A municipality of Apayao, Philippines. pudu A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes. Puducherry A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe. Pudukkottai A district of Tamil Nadu, India. pudwhacker An annoying or contemptible person. pue To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds. Puebla A city in central Mexico. Pueblan A native or inhabitant of Puebla in Mexico. pueblito A small pueblo or village. pueblo A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building. Puebloan Synonym of Pueblo Indian. puebloization The process or resulting of puebloizing; conversion into a pueblo. puebloize To convert into a pueblo. Puelche The members of the ethnic groups formerly inhabiting the lands to the east of the Andes. Puelchean Synonym of Puelche (“extinct language of Argentina”). puella A young girl. puellile Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls. puelline Synonym of puellile (“characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls”). Puello A surname. Puente A surname from Spanish. puer Dung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins. puerarin A glucoside of daidzein found in the roots of kudzu Puercan An age from 65.5 to 63.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleocene-Cretaceous. puericulture The rearing of young children, conceived of as an art or science. puerile Childish; trifling; silly. puerilely In a puerile manner; childishly. puerileness The quality of being puerile; puerility. puerilism Childlike behavior by an adult, especially as indicating a mental disorder. puerility The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile. puerilization The act or process of acquiring puerile characteristics. puerpera A woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy. puerperal Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also puerperalism Diseases associated with the puerperal period. puerperally During childbirth. puerperant A person going through the puerperal period. puerperium The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state. puerperous Bearing children. puerpery The puerperal period. Puerta A surname. Puertas A surname from Spanish. Puerto A surname from Spanish. Puertopia Puerto Rico as a cryptocurrency tax haven. Puestow A surname. puet peewit. Puett A surname. Puetz A surname. Pufahl A surname from German. Pufendorfian Of, relating to, or influenced by the 17th-century jurisprudent and philosopher Samuel von Pufendorf. puff A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. puffa A kind of shiny padded jacket. puffable Capable of being puffed. puffback Any bird of the genus Dryoscopus. puffball Any of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies, especially in family Lycoperdaceae. puffbird Any of various tropical passerine birds in the family Bucconidae, related to the jacamars. puffbutt A term of endearment for one who wears a diaper; a crinklebutt, poofybutt. puffcorn A corn snack, visually similar to popcorn, but made with corn meal and baked. puffed Inflated or swollen. puffer Someone or something that puffs. pufferbelly A steam locomotive. pufferfish 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 or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish. puffery An act of puffing. puffet Any of several small cakes etc. made from puff pastry puffhead A person who smokes cannabis regularly. puffily in a puffy manner puffin The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food. puffiness The state or quality of being puffy. puffinet The black guillemot puffing Leaving a car engine running unattended, especially in cold weather to warm it up. puffingly In a puffing manner. puffinry A colony of puffins. puffleg Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the genera Eriocnemis and Haplophaedia, with large tufts of downy feathers on the legs. puffless Without any puff. pufflet Something small and puffy. puffling A young puffin. puffy Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like. puft To puff. puftaloon A fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia. pug 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. Puga A surname. Pugach A surname from Yiddish, Ukrainian, Russian, meaning “owl”, variant of Pugacz, equivalent to Ukrainian Пугач (Puhač) or Hebrew פוגץ or פוגטש. Pugachyov A raion of Saratov Oblast, Volga Federal District, Russia, established in 1928. pugdog A pug (dog) pugeranian A dog that is a cross between a pug and a Pomeranian. Puget A surname from French. pugger A worker who uses a pugmill. pugginess Quality of being puggy. pugging mortar etc. laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound. puggish Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog. puggishness Quality of being puggish. puggle 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 Fatigued, drained, exhausted. puggried Wearing a puggry. puggry 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 the neck. puggy Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog. pugh A surname from Welsh. Pughe A surname from Welsh. pughole A marshy place where water pools or seeps. pugil As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch. pugilant Aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute. pugilism Fighting with fists. pugilist One who fights with their fists, feet, or both, especially a boxer and especially a professional prizefighter. pugilistic In the manner of a pugilist. pugilistical pugilistic pugilistically In a pugilistic manner; by means of fighting; aggressively. pugilistics pugilism, boxing pugillare A wooden writing tablet, coated with wax, used with a stylus. pugillaris A kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome. Pugin A surname. Puginesque Of, relating to, or in the style of Augustus Pugin, English Gothic revivalist architect pugio A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans. pugioniform Dagger-shaped. Puglian Of or from Puglia. puglianite A kind of coarse-grained rock found in lava from Mount Somma in Italy, and composed of automorphic augite, leucite, and anorthite. Pugliese Of or relating to Puglia (“Apulia”) in Italy. Pugliesi A surname from Italian puglike Similar to a pug. Puglise A surname. Puglisevich A surname from Maltese [in turn from Serbo-Croatian]. pugmark The print or track of an animal. Pugmire A surname. pugnacious Having a tendency to argue or fight; aggressive, combative. pugnaciously In an aggressive or combative manner. pugnaciousness The act or quality of being pugnacious. pugnacity The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative. pugne To fight pugnellid Any gastropod in the family Pugnellidae, synonym of family Aporrhaidae. Pugo A municipality of La Union, Philippines. Pugsley A surname. Puguis A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines. Pugwash A village in Nova Scotia, Canada. puh Filter-avoidance spelling of pussy. puha Any of various Eurasian sowthistles of the genus Sonchus, used as a vegetable by Māori people; especially the prickly sowthistle, Sonchus asper. Puhalo A surname. Puhl A surname. pui Interjection expressing strong disdain. Puidoux A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland. Puig A surname from Catalan. Puinave An indigenous language of Colombia and Venezuela. Puinavean Relating to the Puinave language or its speakers.