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Purple Fringeless OrchisnounMWEorchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple GallinulenounMWEgallinules with showy purplish plumageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple GracklenounMWEeastern United States grackleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple GranadillonounMWEBrazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple Ground CherrynounMWEMexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple HeartnounMWEa long-acting barbiturate used as a sedativeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple LoconounMWEtufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple LocoweednounMWEtufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple LoosestrifenounMWEmarsh herb with a long spike of purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple MartinnounMWElarge North American martin of which the male is blue-blackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple Milk VetchnounMWEperennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple MulleinnounMWEEurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple NightshadenounMWEweedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple OnionnounMWEflat mild onion having purplish tunicsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple OrchisnounMWENorth American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with whiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple OsiernounMWEEurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tanninverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple PassagenounMWEa passage full of ornate and flowery languageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple PeanounMWEany of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violetsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple Poppy MallownounMWEhairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple Rock BrakenounMWEvery short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple SagenounMWEsilvery-leaved California herb with purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple SaniclenounMWEsanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple SaxifragenounMWEplants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple SilkweednounMWEperennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple Strawberry GuavanounMWEsmall tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple TrilliumnounMWEtrillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple Velvet PlantnounMWEJavanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple Virgin's BowernounMWEclimber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple WillownounMWEEurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tanninverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple-Flowering RaspberrynounMWEshrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple-Fringed OrchidnounMWENorth American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple-Fringed OrchisnounMWENorth American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple-Hooded OrchisnounMWENorth American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with whiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple-Staining CortinariusnounMWEa fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surfaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purple-Stemmed AsternounMWEa variety of asterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purplish BluenounMWEa shade of blue tinged with purpleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purplish PinknounMWEa pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at SolferinoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purpura HemorrhagicanounMWEpurpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purse SeinenounMWEa seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a lineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purse StringnounMWEa drawstring used to close the mouth of a purseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purse-String OperationnounMWEa surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purslane FamilynounMWEfamily of usually succulent herbsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purslane SpeedwellnounMWENorth American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and EuropeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Purulent PleurisynounMWEa collection of pus in the lung cavityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pus-Forming BacterianounMWEbacteria that produce pusverifiedMay 18, 2026
push aroundverbMWEbe bossy towardsverifiedJun 3, 2026
push asideverbMWEbar from attention or considerationverifiedJun 3, 2026
push awayverbMWEpush out of the wayverifiedJun 3, 2026
push backverbMWEcause to move back by force or influenceverifiedJun 3, 2026
Push BacknounMWEthe act of forcing the enemy to withdrawverifiedMay 18, 2026
Push BroomnounMWEa wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeperverifiedMay 18, 2026
Push ButtonnounMWEan electrical switch operated by pressingverifiedMay 18, 2026
push downverbMWEcause to come or go downverifiedJun 3, 2026
push forwardverbMWEpush one's wayverifiedJun 3, 2026
push onverbMWEcontinue moving forwardverifiedJun 3, 2026
push outverbMWEpush to thrust outwardverifiedJun 3, 2026
push throughverbMWEbreak outverifiedJun 3, 2026
push upverbMWEpush upwardverifiedJun 3, 2026
Push-Button RadionounMWEa radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttonsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Push-Down ListnounMWEa list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Push-Down QueuenounMWEa queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Push-Down StacknounMWEa list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Push-Down StoragenounMWEa storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Push-Down StorenounMWEa storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Pussy WillownounMWEsmall willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
put acrossverbMWEtransmit informationverifiedJun 3, 2026
put asideverbMWEturn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarilyverifiedJun 3, 2026
put awayverbMWEplace in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escapeverifiedJun 3, 2026
put backverbMWEput something back where it belongsverifiedJun 3, 2026
put behind barsverbMWElock up or confine, in or as in a jailverifiedJun 3, 2026
Put DifferentlyadverbMWEotherwise statedcandidateMay 18, 2026
put downverbMWEcause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or placeverifiedJun 3, 2026
put forwardverbMWEsummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicverifiedJun 3, 2026
put inverbMWEmake an application as for a job or fundingverifiedJun 3, 2026
put offverbMWEavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)verifiedJun 3, 2026
put onverbMWEprepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performanceverifiedJun 3, 2026
Put onadjectiveMWEadopted in order to deceivecandidateMay 18, 2026
put on airsverbMWEact like the master ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
put on the lineverbMWEexpose to a chance of loss or damageverifiedJun 3, 2026
put one acrossverbMWEfool or hoaxverifiedJun 3, 2026
put one oververbMWEfool or hoaxverifiedJun 3, 2026
Put OptionnounMWEthe option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given dateverifiedMay 18, 2026
put outverbMWEadminister an anesthetic drug toverifiedJun 3, 2026
put out feelersverbMWEmake some preliminary investigations or test the watersverifiedJun 3, 2026
put oververbMWEhold back to a later timeverifiedJun 3, 2026
put rightverbMWEsettle or put rightverifiedJun 3, 2026
put throughverbMWEpursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issueverifiedJun 3, 2026
put to deathverbMWEkill as a means of socially sanctioned punishmentverifiedJun 3, 2026
put to sleepverbMWEkill gently, as with an injectionverifiedJun 3, 2026
put to workverbMWEcause to workverifiedJun 3, 2026
put togetherverbMWEcreate by putting components or members togetherverifiedJun 3, 2026
put underverbMWEadminister an anesthetic drug toverifiedJun 3, 2026
put upverbMWEput up with something or somebody unpleasantverifiedJun 3, 2026
putter aroundverbMWEmove around aimlesslyverifiedJun 3, 2026
Putting GreennounMWEan area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf courseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Putting IronnounMWEthe iron normally used on the putting greenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Putting SurfacenounMWEan area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf courseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Putting to DeathnounMWEthe act of terminating a lifeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Putty KnifenounMWEa spatula used to mix or apply puttyverifiedMay 18, 2026
puzzle outverbMWEfind the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning ofverifiedJun 3, 2026