English to English Dictionary

Public-embarrassment

A state of deep shame, humiliation, or mortification experienced in the presence of others or within a social community.

Publication

The preparation and issuing of a book, journal, piece of music, or other work for sale.

Pulp

A soft, wet, shapeless mass of material.

Punctuality

The fact or quality of being able to complete a required action or fulfill an obligation before or at a previously designated time.

Purifier

A device or substance used for removing impurities from something.

Purpose

The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

Putty

A pale, dough-like substance consisting of powdered chalk and linseed oil, used for fixing glass in frames or sealing woodwork and masonry.

Python

A large, heavy-bodied constricting snake found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World.

Quack

A fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill; a charlatan.

Quadrilateral

A polygon having four sides and four interior angles.

Quantifier

A word or phrase (such as 'some', 'all', or 'many') used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.

Quantum

A discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.