English words starting with pu

Meanings of Pu:

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons. plutonium only occurs in trace amounts in nature but is manufactured in nuclear reactors from uranium-238.

The chemical element plutonium.

Meanings of Pua:

noun

Short for pickup artist.

Usage examples:

Puas are convinced that there's a magic script for getting women to have sex with you

Meanings of Pub:

noun

An establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks, and sometimes also food, to be consumed on the premises.

Usage examples:

Let's go to the pub

verb

Frequent pubs.

Usage examples:

We pubbed in the evening for paul 's birthday

abbreviation

Publication(s).

Written abbreviation for public

Meanings of Pubble:

adjective

Especially of grain and crops: fat, plump; well-grown.

Meanings of Puberal:

adjective

Pubertal.

Meanings of Pubertal:

adjective

Relating to the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.

Usage examples:

Intense physical exercise can delay pubertal development

Meanings of Puberty:

noun

The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.

Usage examples:

The onset of puberty

Meanings of Puberulent:

adjective

Of a leaf, stem, etc.: slightly downy with very short hairs; minutely pubescent.

Meanings of Puberulous:

adjective

= puberulent .

Meanings of Pubes:

noun

The lower part of the abdomen at the front of the pelvis, covered with hair from puberty.

Meanings of Pubescence:

noun

The time when puberty begins.

Usage examples:

Girls experience epiphyseal closure of long bones secondary to estrogen secretion, grow approximate…

Meanings of Pubescent:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a person at or approaching the age of puberty.

Usage examples:

A gang of pubescent boys

noun

A person at or approaching the age of puberty.

Usage examples:

The audience was largely made up of squealing pubescents

Meanings of Pubic:

adjective

Relating to the pubes or pubis.

Usage examples:

Pubic hair

Meanings of Pubiotomy:

noun

Surgical division of a pubic bone, usually near the symphysis, performed to facilitate delivery in obstructed labour; an instance of this.

Meanings of Pubis:

noun

Either of a pair of bones forming the two sides of the pelvis.

Usage examples:

The pelvic diaphragm is a sheet of muscles that run from the anterior pelvis at the posterior surfa…

Meanings of Public:

adjective

Of or concerning the people as a whole.

Usage examples:

Public concern

noun

Ordinary people in general; the community.

Usage examples:

The library is open to the public

Meanings of Public-address-system:

noun

A system used to make announcements or play music in public places

Meanings of Public-affairs:

noun

The group of people who are involved with you or your organization, especially in a ...

Meanings of Public-convenience:

noun

A building containing toilets that are available for everyone to use

Meanings of Public-figure:

noun

A famous person who is often written about in newspapers and magazines or is often on television or the radio

Meanings of Public-health:

noun

The government system for providing for the health needs and services of all the people of a country or region

Usage examples:

The county’s public health officer urged parents to keep their children home from school when they …

Meanings of Public-house:

noun

Formal for pub uk

Meanings of Public-interest:

noun

Used when talking about people's rights to know the facts about a particular situation

Usage examples:

The board was satisfied that it was in the public interest to broadcast the story., but the public …

Meanings of Public-servant:

noun

An elected official or someone employed by local or national government

Meanings of Public-speaker:

noun

Someone who speaks on a subject to an audience

Usage examples:

He is a gifted public speaker who can rouse a crowd with his rhetorical skills.