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 purpurous Purple. purpuroxanthin 1,3-dihydroxyanthraquinone purr To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions. purranormal Paranormal, involving cats. purre A bird, the dunlin. purree A substance obtained from cow urine and used in making the pigment Indian yellow. purrel A transverse stripe or bar, made by one or several weft threads, in a web of cloth, to be woven at the beginning and end of a piece, as evidence of its full length, and to prevent its subsequent fraudulent shortening purrer Someone or something that purrs. purrfect Perfect, in contexts relating to cats. purrfectly Perfectly, in contexts relating to cats. purrful Tending to or actively purring. purring A sound that purrs. purringly With a purring noise or tone. Purrington A surname. purrito A cat wrapped in a blanket or towel etc. purrless Without a purr. purrlike Resembling a purr. purry Inclined to purr; purring. Pursat A city and province of Cambodia. purse A small bag for carrying money. purseful As much as a purse can hold. Pursel A surname. purseless Without a purse. purselike Resembling or characteristic of a purse. Pursell A surname. pursemaker A manufacturer of purses. pursemaking The manufacture of purses. purser The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft. pursership The rank or office of purser. pursestring A cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse. pursestrings The means of restricting access to the financial resources. Pursey A surname. Pursglove A surname. Pursh A surname. Purshouse A surname. Pursifull A surname. pursily Out of breath, breathlessly. pursiness Shortness of breath, especially due to fatness. pursing An expression or motion that purses. pursiveness The quality of being pursive. purslane Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. pursley The plant purslane. Purslow A village in Shropshire, England. pursuable Able to be pursued or followed. pursual pursuit (act of pursuing). pursuance A search for something; a pursuit or quest. pursuant That pursues. pursuantly consequently; in consequence pursue To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. pursuee One who is pursued. pursuer One who pursues. pursuing pursuit pursuingly With pursuit; so as to pursue or chase. pursuit The act of pursuing. pursuiter A person (especially a cyclist) who takes part in a pursuit race pursuitmeter A device for measuring hand-eye coordination, tasking the user with keeping an object in a certain position by means of manual controls. pursuivant A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms. pursy Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness. Purtee A surname. Purtell A surname. purtenance possession (something that belongs to someone) Purtill A surname. purtily In a purty manner. purtiness The quality of being purty. Purtle A surname. Purton A hamlet in Lydney parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England, on the west bank of the Severn (OS grid ref SO6704). Puru A member of an Indo-Aryan tribal alliance or confederation between c. 1700–1400 BCE. Puruchuco An archaeological site in Lima, Peru. Puruganan A barangay of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. purulence The condition of containing or discharging pus. purulency purulence purulent Consisting of pus. purulently In a purulent manner; involving, or resembling pus. Purulia A city and municipality of West Bengal; the headquarters of Purulia district, West Bengal, India. puruloid Resembling pus. purulosanguineous Synonym of purulosanguinous. purulosanguinous Containing pus and blood. purum A commercial grade of a chemical compound that is greater than about 95% pure Purus A tributary of the Amazon river in South America, rising in Peru. purusha In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life. purushartha Any of four proper goals or aims of a human life: dharma, artha, kama, and moksha. Purushottam A male given name from Sanskrit. purvalanol A particular trisubstituted purine that induces apoptosis in some neurons Purvanchal A region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Purves A surname. purvey To prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision. purveyable Able to be purveyed. purveyal Synonym of purveyance. purveyance The act of purveying. purveyancer Synonym of purveyor (“officer who obtained provisions”). purveyancing The requisitioning of goods and services for royal use. purveyor One who purveys (“furnishes, provides; gets, procures”); a supplier; specifically, one in the business of supplying food or other necessary material goods; a provisioner. purveyoress A female purveyor. Purviance A surname. purview The enacting part of a statute. Purvis A surname from Middle English. purvoe A Hindu clerk. Puryear A surname. pus A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection. Pusapati A surname from Telugu. Pusateri A surname from Italian. pusbag A disgusting or worthless person. puschkinia Any of the genus Puschkinia of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae. Pusey A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3596). Puseyan Of or relating to Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800–1882), English churchman and one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Puseyism The principles of Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800–1882), English churchman and one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Puseyistic Of or relating to Puseyism. Puseyite One who holds the principles of Puseyism; a member of the Oxford movement. Pusgillian An age from 449 to 447.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician. push To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. pushability The quality of being pushable. pushable Capable of being pushed. pushalong A child's wheeled toy that can be pushed along the floor. Pushaw A surname. pushback The act of repelling an enemy, etc. pushball A team game where players attempt to push a large inflatable lightweight ball into the opponent's goal. pushbar A rigid bar or configurable attachment mounted on machinery (such as cranes, loaders, or lift tables) used to push, align, or position loads—especially during material handling or implement installation. pushbike A pedal bicycle, as distinguished from a motorized bicycle. pushblock A pushstick in the form of a solid block. pushcar Synonym of pushcart. pushcard A punchboard. pushcart A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by hand. pushchair A small carriage in which a baby or child sits and is pushed around. pushcharovskite A triclinic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen. pushdown Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added. pushead A term of abuse. pushee one who is pushed around, literally or metaphorically pusher Someone or something that pushes. pusherman A drug dealer. pushforward The differential of a smooth map between smooth manifolds. pushful Energetic; pushy. pushfully In a pushful manner. pushfulness The quality of being pushful. pushie A pushbike. Pushilin A transliteration of a Russian surname. pushily In a pushy manner. pushiness The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive. pushing That pushes forward; pressing, driving. pushingly So as to push. pushingness The quality of being pushing. Pushkala The son of Bharata and Mandavi, and brother of Taksha, who founded the city of Pushkalavati in the Ramayana. Pushkalavati The ancient capital of Gandhara kingdom, near Charsadda in modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. pushke A small coin receptacle for charitable donations. pushki cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) Pushkin A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin). Pushkinesque Reminiscent of the works of Alexander Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Пу́шкин, 1799–1837), Russian author of the Romantic era. Pushkinian Of or relating to Alexander Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Пу́шкин, 1799–1837), Russian author of the Romantic era. Pushkinism The literary style of Alexander Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Пу́шкин, 1799–1837), Russian author of the Romantic era. Pushkinist One who studies the works of the Russian author Alexander Pushkin. Pushkinologist One who studies Alexander Pushkin.