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Words beginning with P

The letter P

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puce

/pjuːs/Accent not specified by source

A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.

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pudding

/ˈpʊdɪŋ/

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming or from batter.

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puebla

/ˈpweɪblə/

A city in central Mexico.

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Puebla Mexico

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Puede

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puerile

/ˈpjʊɹɪl/

Childish; trifling; silly.

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Puerto Rico

/ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/

A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.

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Puerto Vallarta

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A resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahia de Banderas, Pacific.

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puffs

/pʌfs/

third-person singular simple present indicative of puff

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Puget Sound

/ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪt ˈsaʊnd/Accent not specified by source

A sound along the northwestern coast of Washington, United States.

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pugh

/pju/

A surname from Welsh.

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pugilistic

/ˌpjudʒəˈlɪstɪk/

In the manner of a pugilist.

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puglia

/ˈpʌɡliə/

Alternative form of Apulia.

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puig

/puɡ/

A surname from Catalan.

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Pujols

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pulaski

/pjuˈlæˌski/

A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.

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pulchritudinous

/ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/Accent not specified by source

Having great physical beauty.

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Pulisic

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pulitzer

/ˈpʊlɪtsɚ/

Ellipsis of Pulitzer Prize.

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pulmonologist

/ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/Accent not specified by source

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

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PUMA

/ˈpumə/

A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).

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pumice

/ˈpʌməs/

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water …

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punctuation

/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃən/

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and senten…

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pune

/ˈpuːnə/Accent not specified by source

A major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

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pungent

/ˈpʌndʒənt/

Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.

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punish

/ˈpʌnɪʃ/

To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to admi…

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punishment

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (f…

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Punxsutawney

/ˌpʌŋksəˈtaʊˌni/

A borough southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration.

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pupa

/ˈpjupə/

An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.

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Pupienus

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