Nouns Starting With PUR
Here's the list of all the 145 Nouns Starting With PUR in the English Language.
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purchase | 1. the acquisition of something for payment 2. something acquired by purchase More Definitions → |
purpose | 1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions 2. what something is used for More Definitions → |
purchasing | 1. the act of buying More Definitions → |
purple | 1. a color between red and blue 2. (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status More Definitions → |
purse | 1. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) 2. a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse More Definitions → |
pursuit | 1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture 2. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria More Definitions → |
pursuing | More Definitions → |
purification | 1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities 2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) More Definitions → |
purchaser | 1. a person who buys More Definitions → |
purity | 1. being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material 2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil More Definitions → |
pursued | 1. a person who is being chased More Definitions → |
purifier | 1. an apparatus for removing impurities More Definitions → |
purge | 1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge 2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements More Definitions → |
puritan | 1. someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures 2. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum More Definitions → |
purgatory | 1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering 2. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins More Definitions → |
puree | 1. food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender More Definitions → |
purging | 1. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements 2. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge More Definitions → |
purport | 1. the intended meaning of a communication 2. the pervading meaning or tenor More Definitions → |
purebred | 1. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses More Definitions → |
pursuance | 1. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria 2. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion More Definitions → |
purview | 1. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated More Definitions → |
purr | 1. a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat More Definitions → |
purine | 1. any of several bases that are derivatives of purine 2. a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances More Definitions → |
purl | 1. gold or silver wire thread 2. a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the righthand side More Definitions → |
purveyor | 1. someone who supplies provisions (especially food) More Definitions → |
purpura | 1. any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding More Definitions → |
purist | 1. someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) More Definitions → |
purser | 1. an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare More Definitions → |
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