| pupil1 |
A pupil is a person who is taught by a teacher. |
| pupil2 |
the small, dark opening in the center of the eye. Light passes through the pupil into the eye. |
| puppet |
A puppet is a toy that looks like a person or an animal, and when you play with it, it looks like it is moving by itself. Some puppets are hollow so that you can put your hand inside to move them in different ways. Other puppets have strings attached to them, and you move the puppet by holding the strings from above. |
| puppy |
A puppy is a young dog, usually less than one year old. |
| purchase |
When you purchase something, you get it by paying money for it. [3 definitions] |
| pure |
When something is pure, it is not mixed with anything else. A pure wool jacket is made only of wool. Pure anger is not mixed with any other emotion. [4 definitions] |
| purebred |
having ancestors that are all the same breed of animal. [2 definitions] |
| purification |
the process of removing dirt, bacteria, or other unwanted elements; make pure. [2 definitions] |
| purify |
When you purify something, you make it completely clean or pure. When you purify water, it becomes good to drink because it doesn't have anything harmful in it. |
| Puritan |
a member of a group of Protestants in England in the 1500s and 1600s. The Puritans believed in simpler forms of worship and strict morals. Some Puritans came to live in what is now Massachusetts. |
| purple |
Purple is a color. If you mix red and blue together, you make purple. Purple is the color of your lips when you get very cold. [2 definitions] |
| purpose |
A purpose is a reason for doing something. [2 definitions] |
| purposeful |
having a purpose. [2 definitions] |
| purposely |
on purpose; deliberately. |
| purr |
When something purrs, it makes a soft, low sound, like the one made by a happy cat. [2 definitions] |
| purse |
A purse is a bag used for carrying money and usually other small things. A purse is usually made of leather, cloth, or plastic. [3 definitions] |
| pursue |
When you pursue someone, you chase after them and try to stop them or catch them. [3 definitions] |
| pursuit |
the act of pursuing. [2 definitions] |
| pus |
a thick, white or yellow liquid that forms around infections and that contains white blood cells. |
| push |
When you push something, you move it away from you by pressing and using force. [6 definitions] |
| push-up |
an exercise in which a person lies face down and raises and lowers the body by straightening and bending the arms. |