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village of Arizona or New Mexico that consists of flat-roofed stone or adobe houses joined in groups sometimes several stories high

2 cap : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the southwestern U.S.

pu·er·ile adjective : marked by or suggestive of immaturity and lack of poise : CHILDISH, SILLY

— pu·er·il·i·ty noun

pu·er·per·al adjective : of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following <~ infection> <~ depression>

puerperal fever noun : an abnormal condition that results from infection of the placental site following childbirth or abortion

Puer·to Ri·can noun : a native or inhabitant of Puerto Rico

— Puerto Rican adjective

1puff verb 1 : to blow in short gusts

2 : to breathe hard : PANT

3 : to emit small whiffs or clouds

4 : BLUSTER, BRAG

5 : INFLATE, SWELL

6 : to make proud or conceited

7 : to praise extravagantly

Synonyms

blow, gasp, pant, wheeze—more at GASP

2puff noun 1 : a short discharge (as of air or smoke); also : a slight explosive sound accompanying it

2 : a light fluffy pastry

3 : a slight swelling

4 : a fluffy mass; also : a small pad for applying cosmetic powder

5 : a laudatory notice or review

— puffy adjective

Synonyms

air, breath, breeze, waft, zephyr—more at BREEZE

puff·ball noun : any of various globe-shaped and often edible fungi

puf·fin noun : any of several seabirds having a short neck and a deep grooved parti-colored bill

1pug noun 1 : any of a breed of small stocky short-haired dogs with a wrinkled face

2 : a close coil of hair

2pug noun : 1BOXER

pu·gi·lism noun : BOXING

pu·gi·list noun : one that fights; especially : a professional boxer

— pu·gi·lis·tic adjective

Synonyms

boxer, fighter, prizefighter—more at BOXER

pug·na·cious adjective : having a quarrelsome or combative nature

Synonyms

aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent—more at BELLIGERENT

pug·nac·i·ty noun : a readiness or inclination to fight

Synonyms

aggression, aggressiveness, belligerence, fight, truculence—more at BELLIGERENCE

puis·sance noun : capacity for exertion or endurance : POWER, STRENGTH

puis·sant adjective : having puissance : POWERFUL

puke verb puked; puk·ing : VOMIT

— puke noun

puk·ka adjective [ORIGIN: Hindi pakkā cooked, ripe, solid, fr. Skt pakva]

: GENUINE, AUTHENTIC; also : FIRST-CLASS, COMPLETE

pul·chri·tude noun : BEAUTY

— pul·chri·tu·di·nous adjective

pule verb puled; pul·ing : WHINE, WHIMPER

1pull verb 1 : to exert force so as to draw (something) toward the force; also : MOVE <~ out of a driveway>

2 a : PLUCK

b : to take out forcibly : EXTRACT <~ a tooth>

3 : to strain abnormally <~ a tendon>

4 : to draw apart : TEAR

5 : to make (as a proof) by printing

6 : REMOVE

7 : DRAW <~ a gun>

8 : to carry out esp. with daring <~ a robbery>

9 : PERPETRATE, COMMIT

10 : ATTRACT

11 : to express strong sympathy

— pull·er noun

Synonyms

[1] drag, draw, hale, haul, lug, move, tow, tug; also attract; jerk, yank; carry, convey, ferry, transport

Antonyms

drive, propel, push

[2b] extract, prize, pry, root, tear, uproot, wrest—more at EXTRACT

[3] rack, strain, stretch, wrench—more at STRAIN

2pull noun 1 : the act or an instance of pulling

2 : the effort expended in moving

3 a : ADVANTAGE

b : special influence

4 : a device for pulling something or for operating by pulling

5 : a force that attracts or compels

6 : an injury from abnormal straining or stretching

Synonyms

[1] draw, haul, jerk, pluck, tug, wrench; also drag, tow; hitch, jerk, twitch; grab, snatch

Antonyms

push

[3b, 5] authority, clout, influence, sway, weight—more at INFLUENCE

pull·back noun : an orderly withdrawal of troops

pull–down adjective : appearing below a selected item (as a menu title) on a computer display

pul·let noun : a young hen esp. of the domestic chicken when less than a year old

pul·ley noun, plural