Dubsar - P (p. 398)

push-down store, n.

a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
<noun.artifact>

push-down storage

push-down store

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hypernym

memory device, storage device

pushball, n.
(pushballs)

a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal
<noun.act>

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hypernym

pushcart, n.
(pushcarts)

wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"
"their pushcart was piled high with groceries"

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applecart barrow, garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow hand truck, truck laundry cart serving cart shopping cart

hypernym

wheeled vehicle

part meronym

handle, grip, handgrip, hold

pushchair, n.
(pushchairs)

a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
<noun.artifact>

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hypernym

wheeled vehicle

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pusher, n.
(pushers)

a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
<noun.artifact>

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hypernym

wheeled vehicle

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a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
<noun.artifact>

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hypernym

someone who pushes
<noun.person>

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hypernym

hyponym

an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
<noun.person>

drug trafficker

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criminal, crook, felon, outlaw, malefactor dealer

one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
<noun.person>

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hypernym

intruder, interloper, trespasser

pushful, adj.

marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
<adj.all>

sample sentences

"an aggressive young executive"
"a pushful insurance agent"

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similar to

pushiness, n.
(pushinesses)

offensive boldness and assertiveness
<noun.attribute>

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hypernym

assertiveness, self-assertiveness

pushing, n.
(pushings)
freq. cnt. 1

the act of applying force in order to move something away
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"he gave the door a hard push"
"the pushing is good exercise"

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push push push push

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hypernym

propulsion, actuation

hyponym

depression nudge, jog pressure, pressing, press shove boost

pushover, n.
(pushovers)

any undertaking that is easy to do
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"marketing this product will be no picnic"

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hypernym

project, task, undertaking, labor

hyponym

someone who is easily taken advantage of
<noun.person>

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hypernym

flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man

pushpin, n.
(pushpins)

a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
<noun.artifact>

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hypernym

paper fastener tack

pushup, n.
(pushups)
freq. cnt. 6

an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

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hypernym

hyponym

widegrip pushup

pushy, adj.
(pushier, pushiest)

marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
<adj.all>

sample sentences

"an aggressive young executive"
"a pushful insurance agent"

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similar to

pusillanimity, n.
(pusillanimities)

contemptible fearfulness
<noun.attribute>

pusillanimousness

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pusillanimous, adj.

lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
<adj.all>

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pusillanimousness pusillanimity

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cowardly, fearful

pusillanimously, adv.

with a lack of courage and determination
<adv.all>

pusillanimously

sample sentences

"simperingly, the accused begged for mercy"

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derived from/pertains to

pusillanimousness, n.
(pusillanimousnesses)

contemptible fearfulness
<noun.attribute>

pusillanimousness

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hypernym

hyponym

puss, n.
(pusses)

informal terms referring to a domestic cat
<noun.animal>

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hypernym

domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

obscene terms for female genitals
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

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hypernym

female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny

pussley, n.
(pussleys)

weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan
<noun.plant>

Portulaca oleracea

common purslane

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hypernym

member holonym

genus Portulaca

pussly, n.
(pusslies)

weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan
<noun.plant>

Portulaca oleracea

common purslane

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hypernym

member holonym

genus Portulaca

pussy, adj.
(pussier, pussiest)

containing pus
<adj.all>

sample sentences

"a purulent wound"

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purulency purulence

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similar to

septic, infected

pussy, n.
(pussies)
freq. cnt. 4

obscene terms for female genitals
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

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hypernym

female genitalia, female genitals, female genital organ, fanny

informal terms referring to a domestic cat
<noun.animal>

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domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

pussy willow, n.
freq. cnt. 1

small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
<noun.plant> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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member holonym

Salix, genus Salix

hypernym

willow, willow tree

much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
<noun.plant>

florist's willow

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member holonym

Salix, genus Salix

hypernym

pussy's-paw, n.

pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
<noun.plant>

Calyptridium umbellatum

Spraguea umbellatum

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hypernym

wildflower, wild flower

member holonym

Spraguea, genus Spraguea

pussy-paw, n.

pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
<noun.plant>

Calyptridium umbellatum

Spraguea umbellatum

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hypernym

wildflower, wild flower

member holonym

Spraguea, genus Spraguea

pussy-paws, n.

pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
<noun.plant>

Calyptridium umbellatum

Spraguea umbellatum

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hypernym

wildflower, wild flower

member holonym

Spraguea, genus Spraguea

pussycat, n.
(pussycats)

informal terms referring to a domestic cat
<noun.animal>

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hypernym

domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
<noun.person>

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hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

pussyfoot, v.
(pussyfooted, pussyfooting, pussyfoots)

to go stealthily or furtively
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

sample sentences

"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

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also see

sneak away sneak out

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pussytoes, n.

low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
<noun.plant>

Antennaria dioica

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member holonym

Antennaria, genus Antennaria

hypernym

herb, herbaceous plant

hyponym

plantain-leaved pussytoes field pussytoes solitary pussytoes mountain everlasting

pustulate, adj.

(of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
<adj.all>

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pustule, n.
(pustules)

a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
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bleb, blister, bulla pimple, hickey, zit

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