puss
puss¹
Definition
puss (po̵os)
noun
- a cat: pet name or child's term
- a girl or young woman: term of affection
Etymology: orig. ? echoic of the spitting of a cat: akin to Du poes, Swed dial. pus, LowG puus, cat
puss²
Definition
puss (po̵os)
noun
- ☆ the face
- ☆ the mouth
Etymology: < Irish pus, mouth
puss
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- fill: His karate moves are all over the stage like a puss filled David Lee Roth!
- keep: When major new pieces, such as cots, playpens etc, arrive keep them in the nursery and keep puss out.
- ooze: Across the room, a young girl's face in an antique mirror oozed gray puss as her face disintegrated into a charred skull.
- drain: Something sweet, sugary, chocolatey, and filled with the apparent puss drained from cat tumors.
- capture: Cats In Action: Capture puss 's vitality and energy on film.
- have: If you have a puss gone AWOL then send a pic or better still e-mail one and we'll put them into the gallery.
Adjective modifier
- little: Can it be in both states at the same time, like Schrödinger's poor little puss?
- young: Their labors were supplemented after a fashion by the young girl Puss.
- poor: Can it be in both states at the same time, like Schrödinger's poor little puss?
- old: But in the morning He's just My old puss!
- new: Cat who feels threatened in her new home Puss who is Bringing Home Gifts!
Modifies a noun
- cat: Ding Dong ' Dell ' - lucky puss cat rescued from the well!
Noun used with modifier
- glamor: The hilariously funny Hollywood glamor puss, Joan Rivers was one of the highlights of the 2005 Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Possessives
- behavior: Best Turn-Around - Where circumstances have turned around puss's behavior, health or life in general.
Preposition: in
- boot: A kind of Nazi in jeans, a puss in boots.
