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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 venomous and lives in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Pythons kill by winding around their prey and squeezing it until it cannot 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]
quadruplet	one of four children or animals born to the same mother at the same time.

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