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Antonyms

excuse, pardon, spare

pun·ish·ment noun 1 : retributive suffering, pain, or loss : PENALTY

2 : rough treatment

Synonyms

castigation, chastisement, correction, desert, discipline, nemesis, penalty, wrath; also reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, vengeance; assessment, charge, fine, mulct; example, sentence; confinement, imprisonment, incarceration; damnation, denouncement; criticism, reproof

pu·ni·tive adjective : inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment

Synonyms

corrective, disciplinary, penal; also retaliatory, retributive, retributory, revengeful; vengeful, wrathful

1punk noun 1 : a young inexperienced person

2 : a petty hoodlum

Synonyms

bully, gangster, goon, hood, hoodlum, mobster, mug, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough—more at HOODLUM

2punk adjective 1 : very poor

2 : being in poor health

Synonyms

[1] bad, deficient, inferior, lousy, off, poor, rotten, substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting, wretched, wrong—more at BAD

[2] bad, down, ill, indisposed, peaked, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell—more at SICK

3punk noun : dry crumbly wood useful for tinder; also : a substance made from fungi for use as tinder

pun·ster noun : one who is given to punning

1punt noun : a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with square ends

2punt verb : to propel (as a punt) with a pole

3punt verb : to kick a football or soccer ball dropped from the hands before it touches the ground

4punt noun : the act or an instance of punting a ball

pu·ny adjective pu·ni·er; -est [ORIGIN: AF puisné younger, weakly, lit., born afterward, fr. puis afterward (fr. L post) + né born, fr. L natus]

: slight in power, size, or importance

pup noun : a young dog; also : one of the young of some other animals

pu·pa noun, plural pu·pae or pupas [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L pupa doll]

: a form of some insects (as a bee, moth, or beetle) between the larva and the adult that usu. has a protective covering (as a cocoon)

— pu·pal adjective

1pupil noun 1 : a child or young person in school or in the charge of a tutor

2 : one who has been taught or influenced by a famous or distinguished person : DISCIPLE

Synonyms

adherent, convert, disciple, follower, partisan, votary—more at FOLLOWER

2pupil noun : the dark central opening of the iris of the eye

pup·pet noun [ORIGIN: ME popet youth, doll, fr. MF poupette, ultim. fr. L pupa doll]

1 : a small figure of a person or animal moved by hand or by strings or wires

2 : DOLL

3 : one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence

pup·pe·teer noun : one who manipulates puppets

pup·py noun, plural puppies : a young domestic dog

pu·pu noun : an Asian dish consisting of a variety of foods

pur·blind adjective 1 : partly blind

2 : lacking in insight : OBTUSE

pur·chas·able adjective 1 : capable of being purchased

2 : open to corrupt influence and esp. bribery

Synonyms

bribable, corruptible, venal—more at VENAL

1purchase verb pur·chased; pur·chas·ing : to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : BUY

— pur·chas·er noun

Synonyms

buy, pick up, take—more at BUY

2purchase noun 1 : an act or instance of purchasing

2 : something purchased

3 : a secure hold or grasp; also : advantageous leverage

pur·dah noun : seclusion of women from public observation among Muslims and some Hindus esp. in India; also : a state of seclusion

pure adjective pur·er; pur·est 1 : unmixed with any other matter : free from taint <~ gold> <~ water>

2 : being thus and no other : ABSOLUTE <~ nonsense>

3 : ABSTRACT, THEORETICAL <~ mathematics>

4 : free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes

5 : free from moral fault : INNOCENT

6 : marked by chastity : CHASTE

Synonyms

[1] absolute, fine, neat, plain, refined, straight, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed; also clarified, filtered, refined; clean, uncontaminated, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted; rendered, tried; concentrated, full-bodied,