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purify	to make clean or pure.
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	the color that comes from mixing red and blue paint. [2 definitions]
purpose	a reason or plan that guides an action; design or goal. [3 definitions]
purposeful	having a purpose. [2 definitions]
purposely	on purpose; deliberately.
purr	to make a soft, low, rumbling sound, like the one made by a happy cat. [2 definitions]
purse	a pouch or bag made of leather, cloth, or a similar material, used for carrying money and other personal items; handbag. [4 definitions]
pursue	to follow in order to reach or catch; chase. [2 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	to use pressure against in order to move. [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.
pussy willow	a small willow with furry, gray flowers that grow in clusters along its branches.
put	to move to a particular position or place. [5 definitions]
put down	to write down. [2 definitions]
put off	to delay (some action) until a later time.
put on	to dress in. [2 definitions]
put one through one's paces	to cause one to show skill or ability.
put out	to stop the burning of something.
put stock in	to consider believable and important.

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