| CUPULATE | • cupulate adj. Cup-shaped. • cupulate adj. Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous. • CUPULATE adj. cup-shaped, also CUPULAR. |
| CUTPURSE | • cutpurse n. A thief who steals from others’ purses or pockets in public. • cut-purse n. Alternative spelling of cutpurse. • CUTPURSE n. (historical) a person who stole by slitting purses worn at the belt. |
| EUPHUIST | • euphuist n. One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers… • EUPHUIST n. one given to euphuism. |
| PULTRUDE | • pultrude v. To draw resin-coated glass fibres through a heated die in order to make a composite material. • PULTRUDE v. to carry out pultrusion, a process for producing reinforced plastic products. |
| PULTURES | • PULTURE n. a right to food for man, horse and dog in a forest, also PUTURE. |
| PUNCTULE | • punctule n. A little point or spot. • PUNCTULE n. a minute dot. |
| PUNCTURE | • puncture n. The act or an instance of puncturing. • puncture n. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object. • puncture n. (Specifically) A hole in a vehicle’s tyre, causing the tyre to deflate. |
| PURULENT | • purulent adj. (Medicine) Consisting of pus. • purulent adj. Leaking or seeping pus. • PURULENT adj. secreting pus. |
| PUSTULED | • pustuled adj. Marked with pustules. • PUSTULED adj. having a pustule. |
| PUSTULES | • pustules n. Plural of pustule. • PUSTULE n. a pimple containing pus. |
| RUPTURED | • ruptured adj. Having a rupture; broken, leaking. • ruptured v. Simple past tense and past participle of rupture. • RUPTURE v. to burst. |
| RUPTURES | • ruptures n. Plural of rupture. • ruptures v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rupture. • RUPTURE v. to burst. |
| UPPERCUT | • uppercut n. (Boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent’s chin. • uppercut n. (Cricket) A cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper’s head. • uppercut v. To strike with an uppercut. |
| UPTURNED | • upturned adj. Turned over; inverted; capsized. • upturned adj. (Of a nose etc.) turned up at the end. • upturned adj. Looking upwards, turned upwards. |