| put out |
to stop the burning of something. |
| put stock in |
to consider believable and important. |
| putt |
to hit with a gentle stroke that rolls a golf ball into or near the hole. [2 definitions] |
| putter1 |
to move about or work randomly and without much effort. |
| putter2 |
a short golf club that is used in putting. [2 definitions] |
| put the cart before the horse |
to do or place things in a way that is not their logical order. |
| put the screws on |
to make someone do something by exerting pressure or force. |
| put to shame |
to cause to feel ashamed. [2 definitions] |
| putty |
a soft mixture that is like clay. It is used to hold panes of glass in windows and to fill small holes and cracks. |
| puzzle |
a toy or problem that is solved by using thought or by rearranging letters, words, numbers, or objects. [4 definitions] |
| puzzle out |
to work out a solution to. |
| pyramid |
a solid figure whose sides are triangles that meet at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be any flat shape with straight sides, such as a triangle or square. [3 definitions] |
| python |
a snake that is not poisonous and lives in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Pythons kill by winding around their prey and squeezing it until it can not breathe. |
| q |
the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. |
| Qatar |
a Middle Eastern country in eastern Arabia on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. The capital of Qatar is Doha. |
| qt. |
abbreviation of "quart," or "quarts." |
| quack1 |
the sound that a duck makes. [2 definitions] |
| quack2 |
a person who pretends do be a doctor, but doesn't have proper training or skill. [3 definitions] |
| quadrilateral |
any flat closed figure with four straight sides, such as a square or parallelogram. |
| quadruped |
an animal with four feet. |
| quadruple |
multiplied by four. [2 definitions] |