Index of English words, starting with "pu"

(1) - Punctum (n.) A point.

(1) - Puncture (v. t.) To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
(2) - Puncture (n.) A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
(3) - Puncture (n.) The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.

(1) - Pundit (n.) A learned man; a teacher; esp., a Brahman versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindoos; in Cashmere, any clerk or native official.

(1) - Pungency (n.) The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.

(1) - Pungent (v. t.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
(2) - Pungent (v. t.) Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.
(3) - Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice.