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    puss
    /pʊs/

    noun

    • 1. an affectionate term for a cat: "dangly baubles can be too tantalizing for even the best behaved pusses"
    • 2. a playful or coquettish girl or young woman: "you are an impudent puss, Miss Alice"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUSS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] informal uk / pʊs / us / pʊs / Add to word list. a cat: [ as form of address ] Here, puss. deepblue4you/E+/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Felines (cats) Abyssinian. American shorthair. barn cat. Bengal tiger. farm cat. feline. Himalayan. house cat. jaguar. Norwegian forest cat. ocelot. Oriental shorthair.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pussPuss Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Noun (1) cat. feline. house cat. kitty. moggy [ British] moggie. pussycat. Noun (2) countenance. face. kisser [ slang] mug. pan [ slang] visage. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pussPUSS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. , Slang. face: She smacked him in the puss. mouth: Shut your puss before I shut it for you. puss. 1. / pʊs / noun. the face. a gloomy or sullen expression.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPUSS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] informal us / pʊs / uk / pʊs / Add to word list. a cat: [ as form of address ] Here, puss. deepblue4you/E+/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Felines (cats) Abyssinian. American shorthair. barn cat. Bengal tiger. farm cat. feline. Himalayan. house cat. jaguar. Norwegian forest cat. ocelot. Oriental shorthair.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › pussPuss - definition of puss by The Free Dictionary

    Define puss. puss synonyms, puss pronunciation, puss translation, English dictionary definition of puss. Informal n. 1. A cat. 2. Archaic A girl or young woman. Used as a term of endearment. 3. Offensive Slang A man regarded as weak, timid, or unmanly. n.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPUSS definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a cat. pet name or child's term. 2. a girl or young woman. term of affection. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. orig. ? echoic of the spitting of a cat: akin to Du poes, Swed dial. pus, LowG puus, cat. Word Frequency.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pusPus Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    ˈpəs. : a thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (as bacteria)

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpuss noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of puss noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › puss_n1puss, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    Factsheet. What does the noun puss mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun puss, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. puss has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. animals (mid 1500s) insects (mid 1700s) See meaning & use.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pussPuss - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    IPA guide. Other forms: pusses. Definitions of puss. noun. informal terms referring to a domestic cat. synonyms: kitty, kitty-cat, pussy, pussycat. see more. noun. obscene terms for female genitals.