| field pussytoes | (n) a variety of pussytoes |
| plantain-leaved pussytoes | (n) a variety of pussytoes |
| pussycat | (n) a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable |
| pussy-paw | (n) pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America, Syn. Calyptridium umbellatum, pussy's-paw, Spraguea umbellatum, pussy-paws |
| pussy willow | (n) small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves, Syn. Salix discolor |
| solitary pussytoes | (n) a variety of pussytoes |
| sourpuss | (n) someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression, Syn. pouter, picklepuss, gloomy Gus |
| cat's foot | (n) low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers, Syn. Antennaria dioica, pussytoes, cat's feet |
| common purslane | (n) weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan, Syn. Portulaca oleracea, pussley, pussly, verdolagas |
| cunt | (n) obscene terms for female genitals, Syn. pussy, slit, puss, snatch, twat |
| goat willow | (n) much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves, Syn. florist's willow, Salix caprea, pussy willow |
| kitty | (n) informal terms referring to a domestic cat, Syn. pussycat, puss, kitty-cat, pussy |
| purulent | (adj) containing pus, Syn. pussy |
| skunk | (n) American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae, Syn. wood pussy, polecat |
| sneak | (v) to go stealthily or furtively, Syn. mouse, pussyfoot, creep |
| undertow | (n) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore, Syn. sea-puss, sea purse, sea-purse, sea puss, sea-poose |
| Puss | n. [ Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus. ] 1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen. [ 1913 Webster ]
Puss in the corner, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other without one. --
Puss moth (Zool.), any one of several species of stout bombycid moths belonging to Cerura, Harpyia, and allied genera, esp. Harpyia vinuli, of Europe. The larvæ are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Pussy | n. [ Dim. of puss. ] 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A catkin of the pussy willow. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The game of tipcat; -- also called pussy cat. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pussy willow (Bot.), any kind of willow having large cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs, especially the American Salix discolor; -- called also glaucous willow, and swamp willow. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Pussy | a. See Pursy. [ Colloq. or Low ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
