| BUPKES | • bupkes n. Alternative form of bupkis. • BUPKES n. (Yiddish) a very small amount, also BUBKES, BUBKIS, BUPKIS, BUPKUS. |
| MAKEUP | • makeup n. (Countable, uncountable) An item’s composition. • makeup n. (Countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. • makeup n. (Manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. |
| PERUKE | • peruke n. A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries. • PERUKE n. a kind of wig, also PERRUQUE. |
| POUKES | • POUKE n. a mischievous sprite, also PUCK. |
| PUCKED | • pucked v. Simple past tense and past participle of puck. • PUCK v. to hit a puck. |
| PUCKER | • pucker v. (Transitive, intransitive) To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold. • pucker n. A fold or wrinkle. • pucker n. (Colloquial) A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. |
| PUCKLE | • puckle n. (Obsolete) The devil; Satan. • puckle n. (Dialectal) A fairy; elf; sprite. • PUCKLE n. (Scots) a small quantity; a grain of corn. |
| PUKEKO | • pukeko n. Alternative spelling of pūkeko. • pūkeko n. (New Zealand) purple swamphen. • PUKEKO n. (Maori) a New Zealand wading bird with bright plumage. |
| PUKERS | • pukers n. Plural of puker. • PUKER n. (archaic) an emetic. |
| PUKIER | • pukier adj. Comparative form of puky: more puky. • pukier adj. Comparative form of pukey: more pukey. • PUKY adj. reminiscent of or resembling vomit, also PUKEY. |
| PUNKER | • punker n. (Music, dated slang) Synonym of punk: a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre. • punker n. Archaic form of punkah. • PUNKER n. a punk rock musician. |
| PUNKEY | • punkey n. Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge”). • PUNKEY n. a biting gnat, also PUNKIE. |
| PUNKIE | • punkie n. (Chiefly New England) A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and… • punkie n. (South West England, chiefly Somerset) In full punkie lantern: a lantern similar to a jack-o’-lantern… • punkie n. (US) Synonym of pumpkinseed (“a North American sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus”). |
| TAKEUP | • takeup n. Alternative form of take-up. • take-up n. The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in. • take-up n. (Machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for… |
| TUPEKS | • tupeks n. Plural of tupek. • TUPEK n. (Inuit) an Inuit animal-skin tent, also TOPEK, TUPIK. |
| UNKEPT | • unkept adj. Not kept (especially of promises). • unkept adj. Misspelling of unkempt. • UNKEPT adj. not kept. |
| UPKEEP | • upkeep n. Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition. • upkeep v. (Transitive, Britain) To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair. • UPKEEP n. the cost of maintaining something in good condition. |
| UPMAKE | • upmake v. (Transitive, rare or archaic) To make up. • UPMAKE v. to arrange galley proofs in page mode. |
| UPTAKE | • uptake n. Understanding; comprehension. • uptake n. Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. • uptake n. The act of lifting or taking up. |