Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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puncture

pulley

pulleys noun

a device made

of a wheel with

a rope or a chain

around it that is

used for lifting

heavy objects.

pulp

noun

the soft, inside part of

a plant, particularly fruits

(see fruit on page 85).

pulse

pulses noun

the regular sound of your

blood as the heart pumps

it through your body.

Feeling her pulse.

pump

pumps pumping pumped verb

to fill or inflate something by

forcing air or liquids into it.

Pumping up a balloon.

prowl

prowls prowling prowled verb

to move around quietly while

searching for something.

The tiger prowled around

the tree.

public

adjective

open to everybody.

publish

publishes publishing published

verb

to produce and print a book,

newspaper, or magazine.

puddle

puddles noun

a shallow pool of liquid on

the ground.

puff

puffs noun

a small, sudden

gust of smoke,

air or breath.

protest
protests protesting protested
verb

to say very clearly that you
disagree with something.

They protested against
the building of a new road.
N say pro-test
protest noun

proud
adjective
feeling very
pleased
or satisfied.

She was proud
of her new outfit.
N say prowd
proudly adverb

prove
proves proving proved verb

to show that something
is true.
N say proov

proverb
proverbs noun
a short common saying that
comments on life.
“Many hands make light work”
is a proverb.

provide
provides providing provided
verb

to supply something that
is useful or needed.

The runners were provided
with drinks along the route.

pull

pulls pulling pulled verb

to move something with

force toward you or

in the same direction

as you are going.

Pulling on a rope.

pump

pumps noun

a device that pushes

liquids or gases

into or out

of something.

punch

punches noun

1 a hard blow

made with

your fist.

punchverb

2 a machine that stamps

holes, letters, or patterns

in something.

3 a sweet drink made by

mixing fruit juices and

other liquids together.

Punch is usually served

from a large bowl.

puncture

punctures noun

a hole or wound, often made

by a sharp pointed object or

instrument.

My tire has a puncture.

puncture verb

bicycle pump

hole punch

apuff

of smoke