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Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.
Sally Hawkins

Meaning of "puss" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUSS

Related to Middle Low German pūs, Dutch poes, Lithuanian puz.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUSS

puss  [pʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puss is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Puss

Puss may refer to: ▪ "Puss", a 1992 noise rock song ▪ Puss, a musical group which performs live bitpop ▪ Puss, 2010 Swedish film ▪ Puss Milroy, Scottish rugby union player ▪ Cat, a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal ▪ Tom Puss, a fictional anthropomorphic cat ▪ Puss Moth, species of moths and similarly named items...

Definition of puss in the English dictionary

The definition of puss in the dictionary is a girl or woman.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUSS

pusillanimity
pusillanimous
pusillanimously
Puskas
puslike
puss moth
pussel
pusser
pussier
pussies
pussiest
pussley
pusslike
pussy
pussy willow
pussycat
pussyfoot
pussyfooter
pussyfooting
pussytoes

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUSS

Anschluss
blunderbuss
buss
cuss
degauss
discuss
fuss
gauss
glamourpuss
huss
muss
Neuss
repercuss
Russ
schuss
sourpuss
Strauss
suss
truss
wuss

Synonyms and antonyms of puss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUSS

Find out the translation of puss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puss
570 millions of speakers

English

puss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खरहा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سنور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুসি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kucing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mieze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小娘
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마누라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kucing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con thỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kedi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

micio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Puss
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

киць
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

motanul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μούτρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUSS»

The term «puss» is very widely used and occupies the 22.066 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUSS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puss» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puss» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puss

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2 QUOTES WITH «PUSS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word puss.
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Sally Hawkins
Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.
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Jane Kaczmarek
I was never a glamour puss whose career was really based on a look or an attitude. I've been basically playing the same parts I am at 55 that I was at 35. I get cast as strong women, and that can be a mother or a judge or anything.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUSS»

Discover the use of puss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pickle Puss
When Emily adds a fish for a book she read along time ago, she has one more fish than Dawn. She knows she's cheating, but she wants to keep the cat. What a pickle she's in. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Patricia Reilly Giff, 2008
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Angel Puss
Sydney's Kings Cross, 1960: Harriet Purcell leaves her conventional, respectable Bronte home and moves into a rooming house owned by Mrs Delvecchio Schwartz. There Harriet finds a life she relishes.
Colleen McCullough, 2005
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Puss-In-Boots
Presents a simple script for a play based on the traditional tale, including stage directions, descriptions of the parts in the play, and ideas for making costumes and props.
Moira Butterfield, 1997
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puss in boots
COACHMAN: The king's carriage is nearby. The queen is with him and so is the princess. His Majesty would like to thank your master for yesterday's rabbit. PUSS : l shall inform the Marquis. Present this partridge to His Majesty. Another gift ...
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Puss In Boots Movie Novelization
Puss in Boots--one of the most beloved characters of the Shrek universe (voiced by Antonio Banderas)--tells the action-fillled tale of Puss's early days: his life in the orphanage, his friendship with Humpty Dumpty, how he meets the feisty ...
Lara Bergen, 2011
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Puss in Boots
A poor young man gains a fortune and meets a beautiful princess when his cat, the clever Puss, outwits an evil giant.
Charles Perrault, 2009
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Puss in Boots
Rob M. Worley. Puss set out with his new boots on. He laid his bag filled with lettuce on the ground. Soon a rabbit hopped in to eat the lettuce. Puss closed the bag and trapped the rabbit. Puss took the rabbit to the palace. “Here is a. 6.
Rob M. Worley, 2008
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The Commedia Puss in Boots
1 SCARAMOUCH: You speak! You can talk! COLUMBINE/PUSS: Of course l can talk! SCARAMOUCH: Well, then... perhaps there is more to this than meets the eye, and my father's gift is more than just... a cat... after all. 5 COLUMBINE/PUSS:  ...
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Puss in Boots: the adventures of that most enterprising feline
A clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
Philip Pullman, 2001
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Puss in Boots
[BORIS and HORACE exit. MARCUS picks up the boots, shines them on his sleeve. He decides to try them on. They are too small. PUSS rubs against the boots, preventing MARCUS from being efficient J MARCUS. Get away, Puss. Now, Pubs ...
Sally Netzel, 1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puss is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rumor: Shrek Could Return in 'Puss in Boots 2'
The character of Puss in Boots made his first appearance in 2004's Shrek 2. He proved popular enough to get his own Shrek-free spinoff movie in 2011. «/FILM, Mar 15»
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Netflix Sets 'The Adventures of Puss in Boots' Series Premiere
Grab your swords and don your boots – swashbuckling cat Puss in Boots is setting out on a new adventure in the new Netflix original series “The Adventures of ... «Variety, Jan 15»
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Marty the cat does his impression of Puss in Boots from Shrek
Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas in Shrek, was known to switch from a bold fighter into a meek pussycat who softened his enemies with his cute ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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Poisonous caterpillar stings send children in NC, Virginia to the …
The Puss Caterpillar — the Megalopyge opercularis — is the most poisonous caterpillar in the United States, according to WebMD.com. The caterpillar's poison ... «myfox8.com, Sep 14»
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Never Touch Anything That Looks Like Donald Trump's Hair
Caption: Puss caterpillar, Megalopyge opercularis (characteristic pattern of sting). Photograph courtesy of Armed Forces Pest Management Board/Donald Hall. «Wired, Sep 14»
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WATCH OUT For the Puss Caterpillar
That's the message that's circulating amongst local Florida media this month about the puss caterpillar. A cute but venomous variety of caterpillar that is ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
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Florida's Fuzzy Caterpillars Have a Painful Secret
It's just about that time of the year again, when Florida doctors and poison centers start warning residents about the "puss caterpillar," a particularly cute and fat ... «Nature World News, Sep 14»
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Release Dates Announced for Puss in Boots 2, Madagascar 4, The …
Leading up to the release of How to Train Your Dragon 2 this Friday, DreamWorks Animation has announced new release dates all the way through 2018. «IGN, Jun 14»
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'Puss In Boots' Among New Netflix DreamWorks Shows; 'Cars' Gets …
The shows are Puss In Boots, from the Shrek franchise; King Julian, starring the lemur from Madagascar; and Veggie Tales in the House, based on the popular ... «/FILM, Mar 14»
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Puss in Boots [Blu-Ray]
Puss in Boots was nominated for Best Animated Film at the 84th Academy Awards and didn't win. That's a good thing, since if this was the best animated film of ... «Cinema Blend, Feb 12»

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