| puff pastry |
a light flaky pastry that puffs when baked, made by rolling and folding the dough before baking and used for croissants, pie shells, tarts, and the like. |
| puff up |
to swell or make swell. [3 definitions] |
| puffy |
swollen; inflated. [2 definitions] |
| pug1 |
any of a breed of small dogs with short, smooth hair, a wide, wrinkled face, a snub nose, and a tightly curled tail. |
| pug2 |
to knead or work (clay) with water until it has a plastic consistency. [2 definitions] |
| pugilism |
the art, practice, or profession of fighting with one's fists; boxing. |
| pugilist |
one who boxes, esp. as a professional. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| pugnacity |
readiness or eagerness to fight or argue. |
| pug nose |
a short, broad, somewhat flattened nose, turned up at the end. |
| puissance |
great strength or power; might. |
| puissant |
having great strength or power; mighty. |
| Puja holidays |
a major Hindu festival, also known as Durga Puja, lasting several days every autumn. |
| puke |
(slang) to vomit. [3 definitions] |
| pul |
the smaller monetary unit of Afghanistan. (Cf. afghani.) |
| pula |
the chief monetary unit of Botswana, equaling one hundred thebe. |
| pulchritude |
physical beauty or attractiveness. |
| pule |
to cry with a weak or whiny voice; whimper. |
| puli1 |
a medium-sized sheep dog, bred originally in Hungary, having long hair that mats in shaggy coils. |
| puli2 |
a plural form of pul2. |
| Pulitzer Prize |
any of several annual prizes established by journalist Joseph Pulitzer and awarded for outstanding achievement to U.S. journalists, authors, playwrights, and composers. |