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Puraus
- noun - shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
Purees
- noun - food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
Purges
- noun -
- an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- clear of a charge
- excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
- make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
- oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
- rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Purses
- noun - a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
- a small bag for carrying money
- a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
- a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
- contract one's lips into a rounded shape
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
Pushes
- noun - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
- an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
- approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
- enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
- move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd p
Pusses
- noun - informal terms referring to a domestic cat
- obscene terms for female genitals
Pylons
- noun - a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
- a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
Pyxies
- noun - creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas