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puss¹ Definition

puss (po̵os)

noun

  1. a cat: pet name or child's term
  2. 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

  1. ☆ the face
  2. ☆ 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.

Browse dictionary entries near puss

  1. pusillanimous
  2. pushy
  3. Pushtu
  4. pushpin
  5. pushover
  6. Pushkin
  7. pushing
  8. pusher
  9. pushed
  10. pushchair
  1. pussley
  2. pussy
  3. pussy-whipped
  4. pussy willow
  5. pussycat
  6. pussyfoot
  7. pustulant
  8. pustular
  9. pustulate
  10. pustule