English to English Dictionary

Pulsion

A drive or instinctive urge that propels someone to action, particularly in psychoanalytic theory.

Punch

To strike someone or something hard with a closed fist.

Punctual

Happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time; arriving on time.

Punctuality

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

Purge

To rid a nation, organization, or group of an unwanted quality, condition, or person, often violently or summarily.

Purgeable

Capable of being purged, cleared, or emptied, especially of unwanted data, contents, or elements.

Purifier

A device or substance used for removing impurities from something.

Purim

A joyous Jewish festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.

Purpose

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

Pustulate

Having pustules or blister-like elevations; covered with small bumps or swellings.

Put paid to

To bring something such as a plan, hope, or activity to an end, often abruptly or permanently, completely stopping it from succeeding.

Putty

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