Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

punish

punishes punishing punished

verb

to make someone suffer in

some way for things they

have done wrong.

punishment noun

pupa

pupae noun

the stage of an insect’s

development when it changes

from a larva to a winged

insect inside a rounded case

(see growth on

page 94).

N say pyoo-puh

pupil

pupils noun

1 a student

at school.

2 the small, dark part at

the center of your eye

that expands

or contracts

to let in

the right

amount

of light.

puppy

puppies noun

a young dog

(see pet on

page 148).

purchase

purchases purchasing

purchased verb

to buy something.

N say pur-chis

pure

adjective

clean, or not mixed

with anything.

Pure gold.

N comparisons purer purest

purple

noun

a color made by

mixing red and

blue together.

purpose

purposes noun

a reason for doing something,

or a goal.

purr

purrs purring purred verb

to make a low, rumbling

noise like a cat makes.

purse

purses noun

a small bag for carrying

money and personal things.

push

pushes pushing pushed verb

to move something away

from you by pressing hard

against it.

He had to push the car to

a garage when it broke down.

put

puts putting

put verb

to place or

position

something

somewhere.

She put her

books into

her schoolbag.

puzzle

puzzles noun

1 a problem or question

that it is difficult to find

the answer to.

2 a game in which

you have to find

the answers

to a problem.

puzzle

puzzles puzzling puzzled verb

1 to try to figure out

something you do not

understand.

2 to confuse.

The strange noises

puzzled us.

N say puz-l

puzzling adjective

pyramid

pyramids noun

1 a solid shape with a square

base and four triangular

faces that meet in a point

(see shape on page 182).

2 an ancient tomb or temple

shaped like a pyramid.

The pyramids of Egypt.

N say pir-a-mid

python

pythons noun

a large snake that is found in

hot regions. Pythons kill by

wrapping themselves around

their prey and squeezing.

They eat small mammals.

N say pie-thon

punish

ladybug

pupa

pupil

puppet

puppets noun

a doll or animal

figure that is

moved by pulling on

its strings or by

making hand

movements inside it.

finger puppet

string

puppet