| punctuation mark |
any conventional symbol used to punctuate written text. |
| puncture |
a small hole caused esp. by a sharp or pointed object. [5 definitions] |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. [3 definitions] |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| pungent |
sharp and penetrating in taste or smell; acrid. [3 definitions] |
| punish |
to impose a penalty on (someone) for a real or imagined offense. [4 definitions] |
| punishable |
subject to punishment, as an offense or an offender. |
| punishing |
causing injury or exhaustion, usually by requiring strenuous physical effort. [2 definitions] |
| punishment |
a penalty imposed for a real or imagined offense. [4 definitions] |
| punitive |
pertaining to, imposed as, or imposing punishment. |
| punitive damages |
compensation awarded to a plaintiff in excess of actual damages as a means of punishing the defendant for willful wrongdoing; exemplary damages. |
| punitive repercussion |
a consequence in the form of a punishment. |
| Punjab |
a northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent now divided between Pakistan and India (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| Punjabi |
a native or inhabitant of the Punjab, a northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. [3 definitions] |
| punk |
dry, rotted wood for use as tinder. [2 definitions] |
| punkah |
a large fan used in India, traditionally wielded by a servant, consisting of a hand-held palmyra leaf or a strip of canvas stretched on a frame that is suspended from the ceiling and operated by ropes and pulleys. |
| punk rock |
a loud and insistent style of rock music, characterized by deliberately offensive and aggressive lyrics, which originated in the late 1970s; punk. |
| punster |
someone who is fond of or skilled at making puns. |
| punt1 |
in football, a kick made by dropping the ball and then kicking it before it hits the ground. (Cf. drop kick, place kick.) [3 definitions] |
| punt2 |
a flat-bottomed boat propelled by means of a long pole, used primarily for travel on shallow water. |
| punty |
in glassmaking, a metal rod on which the hot glass is handled; pontil. |