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- pussy noun (a pussy, pussies) — several unrelated meanings
A cat or kitten, especially in nursery rhymes and baby talk: «pussy cat». - pussycat noun (a pussycat, pussycats) — informal
A cat, especially a friendly pet cat: «Here, pussycat!». - put verb (put, puts, put, putting); noun (shot put — a sport)
To put is to move something to a place: put the cup on the table. - putting verb form (-ing form of put: put, puts, put, putting); noun (putting — in golf, hitting the ball gently into the hole, said «PUT-ing» like «but»)
Putting means placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf. - putty noun (putty — usually uncountable); verb (putty, putties, puttied, puttying — rare)
A soft grey or white paste that is pressed into gaps, for example to hold glass in a window frame, and that goes hard as it dries. - puzzle noun (puzzle, puzzles); verb (puzzle, puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
A puzzle is a game or problem you solve by thinking, like a jigsaw with many pieces, a crossword or a riddle. - puzzler noun (a puzzler, puzzlers)
A question, problem or mystery that is hard to understand or solve: «That riddle is a real puzzler.». - pygmy adjective (pygmy); noun (a pygmy, pygmies)
A very small kind of a species, much smaller than its relatives, such as a pygmy hippo, pygmy goat or pygmy marmoset. - pyjama noun (pyjamas — usually plural; pyjama as an adjective: pyjama top)
Loose, comfortable clothes for sleeping in, usually a top and trousers. - pylon noun (a pylon, pylons)
A pylon is a tall metal tower that holds up thick electricity cables high above the ground. - pyramid noun (pyramid, pyramids)
A pyramid is a solid shape with a flat bottom (base) and sides shaped like triangles that meet at a point at the top. - pyre noun (pyres)
1) A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things. - pyrite noun (pyrite — uncountable; a pyrite crystal)
1) A shiny, pale gold-coloured mineral made of iron and sulphur, often called fool's gold because people mistook it for real gold. - pyrotechnic adjective; noun (pyrotechnics — usually plural)
To do with fireworks: «a pyrotechnic display». - python noun (a python, pythons; Python — a programming language)
1) A python is a large snake that is not venomous and kills its prey by wrapping round it and squeezing; pythons live in Africa, Asia and…
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