| ACUPUNCTURE | • acupuncture n. The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief. • acupuncture v. (Transitive) To treat with acupuncture. • ACUPUNCTURE n. the complementary therapy of puncturing the skin with needles at specified points in order to cure illness. |
| COMPUNCTION | • compunction n. A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting. • COMPUNCTION n. regret, remorse. |
| EXPUNCTIONS | • expunctions n. Plural of expunction. • EXPUNCTION n. the act of expunging or erasing. |
| PREPUNCTUAL | • prepunctual adj. Excessively prompt; early. • PREPUNCTUAL adj. more than punctual; coming before time. |
| PUNCTATIONS | • punctations n. Plural of punctation. • PUNCTATION n. dotting, pitting. |
| PUNCTILIOUS | • punctilious adj. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. • punctilious adj. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky. • PUNCTILIOUS adj. extremely attentive to minute details of action or behavior. |
| PUNCTUALIST | • punctualist n. One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies. • PUNCTUALIST n. (obsolete) an authority on or observer of punctilios. |
| PUNCTUALITY | • punctuality n. The state of being punctual. • PUNCTUALITY n. the state of being punctual. |
| PUNCTUATING | • punctuating v. Present participle of punctuate. • PUNCTUATE v. to mark with points; to mark a piece of writing with commas, full stops etc. |
| PUNCTUATION | • punctuation n. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words… • punctuation n. An act of punctuating. • PUNCTUATION n. the act of punctuating. |
| PUNCTUATIVE | • punctuative adj. Suggesting or pertaining to punctuation. • PUNCTUATIVE adj. relating to punctuation. |
| PUNCTUATORS | • punctuators n. Plural of punctuator. • PUNCTUATOR n. one who punctuates, as in writing. |
| PUNCTULATED | • punctulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of punctulate. • PUNCTULATE v. to mark with small dots. |
| PUNCTULATES | • punctulates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punctulate. • PUNCTULATE v. to mark with small dots. |
| PUNCTURABLE | • puncturable adj. That can be punctured. • PUNCTURABLE adj. that can be punctured. |
| REPUNCTUATE | • repunctuate v. (Transitive) To punctuate in a new, different manner. |