English to English Dictionary

Purim

A joyous Jewish festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.

Purulence

The condition of containing, discharging, or being converted into pus.

Push-money

A bonus or extra commission paid to a salesperson by a manufacturer or employer for selling a specific product or brand.

Pusillanimity

The quality of being timid or cowardly; a lack of courage or determination.

Pusillanimous

Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Pustulate

Having pustules or blister-like elevations; covered with small bumps or swellings.

Put on the dog

To behave, dress, or live in an ostentatiously luxurious, elegant, or pretentious manner.

Putid

In a state of decomposition or decay; foul-smelling or rotten.

Pygarg

An antelope with a white rump, often identified with the addax or a similar desert-dwelling hoofed mammal.

Pyrokinesis

The hypothetical ability to create and control fire using only the power of the mind.

Pyrology

The scientific study of fire, combustion, and related phenomena.

Pyrolysis

The chemical decomposition of organic materials through the application of heat in the absence of oxygen.