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P — Punch to Pyx (Part 1 of 15)

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.