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  • punctuation/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+The dots, commas and marks that organise written sentences.
  • puncture/ˈpʌŋktʃə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre, that lets the air out.
  • pundit/pɐɳ.ɖɪt̪/nounC1An expert who comments publicly on their subject.
  • pungency/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/nounC1Sharpness of smell, taste or wit.
  • punishment/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/nounB1What is done to somebody for breaking a rule.
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/ˈpʌŋk/
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A rough style of music and dress from the late seventies.
  • punnet/ˈpʌnɪt/nounC1A small light basket for soft fruit.
  • pup/pʌp/nounB13 meaningsA young dog.
  • pupa/ˈpjuːpə/nounB2+The still, sealed stage in which a larva becomes an adult.
  • pupil/ˈpjuːpəl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe dark opening at the centre of the eye.
  • puppet/ˈpʌpɪt/nounB12 meaningsA figure moved by hand or strings to act out a story.
  • puppeteer/ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/nounB2+Somebody who works puppets.
  • puppy/ˈpʌpi/nounB1A young dog.
  • purchase ordernounB2The document authorising a supplier to be paid.
  • purge/pɜːd͡ʒ/nounB2+A violent removal of unwanted people from a group.
  • purification tabletnounC1A tablet that makes wild water safe to drink.
  • purist/ˈpjʊəɹɪst/nounC1Somebody who insists on strict traditional correctness.
  • purity/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/nounC13 meaningsThe state of being clean and free of anything mixed in.
  • purl/pɜːl/nounC2A stitch that makes a ridge on the front of knitting.
  • purple/ˈpɜː.pl̩/nounA12 meaningsThe colour between red and blue.
  • purpose/ˈpɜːpəs/nounA22 meaningsThe reason something exists or is done.
  • purr/pɜː/verbA2+2 meaningsTo make the low rumbling sound of a contented cat.
  • purse/pɜːs/nounB14 meaningsA small bag for carrying money, especially coins, in British English.
  • purser/ˈpɝsɚ/nounC1The senior cabin crew member on a flight or ship.
  • pursuit/pəˈsjuːt/nounB23 meaningsThe act of chasing someone or something in order to catch them.
  • purveyor/pə(ː)ˈveɪə/nounC1Somebody who supplies goods as a trade.
  • push/pʊʃ/verbA24 meaningsTo press something so that it moves away from you.
  • pushchair/ˈpʊʃ.t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/nounB1The folding seat a small child is pushed in.
  • putt/pʌt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hit a golf ball gently along the green.
  • putty/ˈpʌti/nounB2A soft paste that hardens, used to fix glass or fill holes.
  • puzzle/ˈpʌzəl/nounB24 meaningsA picture cut into small pieces to be fitted back together.
  • pyramid/ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/nounA2+4 meaningsA solid shape with a flat base whose sides are triangles meeting at a point.
  • pyre/ˈpaɪɚ/nounC2A pile of wood built to burn a body on.