Puss Definition

po͝os
noun
A domesticated cat.
Webster's New World
A girl or young woman.
Webster's New World
A man regarded as weak, timid, or unmanly.
American Heritage
The mouth.
Webster's New World
The face.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Puss

Noun

Singular:
puss
Plural:
pusses

Origin of Puss

  • Akin to Dutch poes Middle Low German pūse cat probably ultimately imitative of calls used to attract cats

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Irish Gaelic pus mouth from Middle Irish bus lip

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Puss Sentence Examples

  • Coloring Book-The Shrek pages at Coloring Book feature a cute printable of Puss and Boots along with pages of other characters from the movie.

  • The old man looks at Howie like puss on a pudding and Howie doesn't know why; it's really tense.

  • Across the room, a young girl's face in an antique mirror oozed gray puss as her face disintegrated into a charred skull.

  • When major new pieces, such as cots, playpens etc, arrive keep them in the nursery and keep puss out.

  • But in the morning He's just My old puss!

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Words Starting With

PPUPUS

Words Ending With

SSSUSS

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Words Starting With P and Ending With S

Starts With P & Ends With SStarts With PU & Ends With SStarts With P & Ends With SS

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With P4 Letter Words Ending With S