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puss
1[ poos ]
noun
- a cat.
- Informal. a girl or woman: often used as a form of affectionate address.
- British. a hare.
puss
2[ poos ]
noun
- face:
She smacked him in the puss.
- mouth:
Shut your puss before I shut it for you.
puss
1/ pʊs /
noun
- the face
- a gloomy or sullen expression
Other Words From
- pusslike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of puss1
Origin of puss2
Word History and Origins
Origin of puss1
Origin of puss2
Example Sentences
This suggests that when a pet plays with its leaves, both the plant and Puss will get an insect-repelling benefit.
Years go by and the family survive the pandemic, only to discover that they lack the extra nostrils and yellow puss developed by those exposed to the illness which are needed to re-enter the real world.
In other words, in his second term, President Obama needs to kick Richard Nixon right square in the puss.
There also was no hesitation to get down and dirty again with Puss in Boots.
On others, he will be the voice of the delightful animated cat in Puss in Boots, whom everyone loves from the Shrek movies.
The Spanish star plays a sociopath in his cinematic reunion with Pedro Almodóvar—and a Casanova feline in Puss in Boots.
Without warning, he reenacts a love scene from the beginning of the movie, using Puss's Castilian Spanish accent, and cracks up.
And now naughty puss had run off, and she would come back, perhaps, with the new ribbon all rumpled and soiled.
Then more seriously, he added: I am afraid we shall have to wait until your birthday really comes round, Puss.
And pulling out her puss, she showed a sovrin, a good heap of silver, and an odd-looking little coin.
A young and active puss instantly seized it and ran away with her prize, with all the other cats after her.
Whether ‘Puss’ understood this speech or not, she had certainly settled the question in her own way, and very quickly.
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