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13-letter words containing pu

  • huff and puff — be out of breath
  • impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
  • imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
  • infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
  • interpunction — the insertion of punctuation marks in a piece of writing
  • interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
  • ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
  • jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
  • jodhpuri coat — a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
  • john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
  • kachang puteh — (in Malaysia) roasted or fried nuts or beans
  • komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
  • maculopapular — (medicine, of a rash) Consisting of a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps, as in scarlet fever and measles.
  • mahabalipuram — a village in NE Tamil Nadu, in SE India: Hindu temples; early Dravidian architecture.
  • manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
  • manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • metering pump — A metering pump is a device used to pump precise amounts of liquids over a period of time.
  • microcomputer — a compact computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a microprocessor and other components.
  • micropuncture — the puncture of a cell, renal tubule, etc., by a laser beam or micropipette
  • minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • monkey puzzle — a South American, coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, having candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts.
  • mount olympus — mountain in Greece
  • mulier puisne — the legitimate son of parents whose first son was illegitimate.
  • nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
  • neurocomputer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
  • non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
  • non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
  • noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
  • nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
  • notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
  • one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
  • one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
  • outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
  • output device — (hardware)   Electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds or other media to a display screen, printer, loudspeaker or storage device. Most modern storage devices such as disk drives and magnetic tape drives act as both input and output devices, others such as CD-ROM are input only.
  • over-populate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • patch pumpkin — pumpkin
  • pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
  • pedal pushers — women's short trousers
  • pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • point d'appui — a support or prop
  • popular front — a coalition, usually temporary, of leftist and sometimes centrist political parties, formed against a common opponent, as fascism, and promoting social reform.
  • popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
  • postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
  • precopulatory — carried out or occurring prior to copulation
  • prepubescence — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
  • pride's purge — the forceful exclusion from the House of Commons, carried out by Col. Thomas Pride in December 1648, of about 100 members who favored compromise with the Royalist party.
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