Chapter Punch to Pyx of P by Soule's Synonymes

Punch to Pyx

Punch, v. a.

1. Perforate, bore, pierce, puncture.

2. Push, poke, strike.

Punch, n.

1. Borer, puncheon.

2. Push, poke, blow, thrust.

3. Horse (short and thick).

4. Buffoon (of a puppet-show), clown, harlequin, punchinello, merry-andrew, mountebank, jester, droll, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, pickle-herring, jack-pudding, mime.

Punchinello, n. Buffoon. See Punch.

Punctilio, n. Nicety (of behavior), nice point, point, pique.

Punctilious, a. Nice, exact, particular, careful, precise, strict, scrupulous, over-scrupulous, con-scientious, punctual, ceremonious.

Punctual, a.

1. Nice, exact, minutely correct, punctilious.

2. Prompt, seasonable, timely.

Punctuality, n.

1. Nicety, scrupulosity, exactness.

2. Promptness, punctualness.

Punctualness, n. Exactness, punctuality.

Punctuate, v. a. Point, mark with points, separate into sentences.

Puncture, n. Small hole, wound, bite, sting.

Puncture, v. a. Prick, perforate, pierce.