Webster's Dictionary 1913

9748

Puniceous

{ Pu‐ni″ceous (?), Pu‐ni″cial (?), } a. [L. puniceus, fr. Punicus Punic.] Of a bright red or purple color.

9749

Puniness

Pu″ni‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being puny; littleness; pettiness; feebleness.

9750

Punish

Pun″ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Punished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Punishing.] [OE. punischen, F. punir, from L. punire, punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See Pain, and -ish...

9751

Punish (2)

Pun″ish, v. t. To deal with roughly or harshly; — chiefly used with regard to a contest; as, our troops punished the enemy.

9752

Punishable

Pun″ish‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. punissable.] Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; — said of person or offenses.That time was, when to...

9753

Punisher

Pun″ish‐er (?), n. One who inflicts punishment.

9754

Punishment

Pun″ish‐ment (?), n. 1. The act of punishing.2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense.I never gave them condign punishment. Shak.The r...

9755

Punishment (2)

Pun″ish‐ment (?), n. Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment.

9756

Punition

Pu‐ni″tion (?), n. [L. punitio: cf. F. punition. See Punish.] Punishment. Mir. for Mag.

9757

Punitive

Pu″ni‐tive (?), a. Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice.If death be punitive, so, likewise, is the necessit...

9758

Punitory

Pu″ni‐to‐ry (?), a. Punishing; tending to punishment; punitive.God... may make moral evil, as well as natural, at the same time both prudential and punitory. A. Tucker.

9759

Punk

Punk (?), n. [Cf. Spunk.] 1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.2. A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric...

9760

Punka

‖Pun″ka (?), n. [Hind. pankhā fan.] A machine for fanning a room, usually a movable fanlike frame covered with canvas, and suspended from the ceiling. It is kept in motion by pu...

9761

Punkie

Punk″ie (?), n. A minute biting fly of the genus Ceratopogon or allied genus of the family Chironomidæ, found in swarms in various densely wooded or mountaneous regions.

9762

Punkin

Pun″kin (?), n. A pumpkin.

9763

Punkling

Punk″ling (?), n. A young strumpet.

9764

Punner

Pun″ner (?), n. A punster. Beau. & Fl.

9765

Punnet

Pun″net (?), n. [Cf. Ir. buinne a shoot, branch.] A broad, shallow basket, for displaying fruit or flowers.

9766

Punnology

Pun‐nol″o‐gy (?), n. [Pun + -logy.] The art or practice of punning; paronomasia. Pope.

9767

Punster

Pun″ster (?), n. One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit.

9768

Punt

Punt (?), v. i. [F. ponter, or It. puntare, fr. L. punctum point. See Point.] To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.She heard... of his punting at gaming tables....

9769

Punt (2)

Punt, n. Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.

9770

Punt (3)

Punt, n. [AS., fr. L. ponto punt, pontoon. See Pontoon.] (Naut.) A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.

9771

Punt (4)

Punt, v. t. 1. To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with exertion. Livingstone.2. (Football) To kick (t...

9772

Punt (5)

Punt, n.(Football) The act of punting the ball.

9773

Punt (6)

Punt, v. i. 1. To boat or hunt in a punt.2. To punt a football.

9774

Punt-out

Punt″–out′, n.(American Football) A punt made from the goal line by a player of the side which has made a touchdown to one of his own side for a fair catch, from which an attemp...