| pupil1 |
any person who studies under a teacher. |
| pupil2 |
the small, dark, circular opening in the center of the eye, through which light passes to the retina. |
| puppet |
a toylike figure of a human or animal that can be manipulated by a hand inserted within its hollow body, or by strings held from above. (See marionette). [2 definitions] |
| puppeteer |
someone who manipulates puppets to entertain others. |
| puppetry |
the art or practice of making or operating puppets. |
| puppet show |
a play or performance in which puppets are the main or sole characters. |
| puppy |
a dog that is not fully grown, usu. less than one year old. [2 definitions] |
| puppy love |
infatuation or immature love, esp. between a boy and girl. |
| pup tent |
a small tent for two persons. |
| purana |
(often cap.) any of a group of eighteen Hindu epics, containing fables and stories that deal with creation, the gods, genealogy, and the like. |
| purblind |
suffering from very poor eyesight; nearly blind. [2 definitions] |
| purchase |
to obtain by exchanging money for; buy. [5 definitions] |
| purdah |
the Muslim or Hindu practice of keeping women hidden from men outside their own family. [2 definitions] |
| pure |
composed of only one substance, element, or quality; not mixed. [8 definitions] |
| purebred |
bred from animals whose pure lineage can be documented. [2 definitions] |
| purée |
a food that has been reduced to a uniform, pulpy consistency, as by straining. [2 definitions] |
| purely |
in a pure manner. [2 definitions] |
| purfle |
a decorative border, such as the inlaid border of a violin; purfling. [2 definitions] |
| purgation |
the act or process of purging. |
| purgative |
tending to purge, esp. the bowels; cleansing. [2 definitions] |
| purgatory |
in Roman Catholicism, a place or state of suffering for the purification of the souls of the dead who will eventually be worthy of heaven. [3 definitions] |