Finnish–English dictionary

purkaminen rasiasta

The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.

purkaus

(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.

purkaushuippu

(countable, chiefly, geology) A violent occurrence of a natural phenomenon, such as an earthquake, thunderstorm, or volcanic eruption; specifically (volcanology) , the most explosive event during a series of volcanic eruptions.

purkauskanava

(geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia. [from 19th c.]

purkautua

(idiomatic) To suddenly reveal itself, having lain latent for a time.

purkautumisaukko

An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.

purkitettu

Preserved in cans.

purkittaa

(transitive) To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.

purkittaja

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

purkittaminen

The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).

purkka

(music genre, sometimes, _, derogatory) A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).

purkkaratkaisu

(computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.

purkki

(telecommunications, Internet) Initialism of bulletin board system or bulletin board service.

purku

The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.

purnata

(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

puro

A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

puronieriä

A fish of the species Salvelinus fontinalis.

purppurakotilo

A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts.

purpuri

(music) A medley of songs or music.

purra

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

purra hammasta

(idiomatic) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.

purse

Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.

purseri

The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.

purserius

The rank or office of a steward.

pursi

(obsolete) A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.

pursimies

(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

purskahdus

A sudden rapid outflow.

purskahtaa

(intransitive, literally) To appear suddenly from within something else.

purskauttaa

(transitive) To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.

purskua

(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.

purskuttaa

To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.

purskutus

The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.

pursua

(intransitive, also, figurative) To be full until almost overflowing.

pursuta

(transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

pursuttaa

(intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.

puru

Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation

purukumi

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

purumaha

An organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, particularly crustaceans, which contains dentition, that is used to grind food. The gnashing of the teeth/plates in the mill is also used by some of the creatures to create audible growling, as a form of communication.

purunaru

A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.

purut

(uncountable) The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone. [from mid 16th c.]

purutupakka

(informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.

pusakka

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

pusata

(ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

pusero

(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.

pusertaa

(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

pusi

(often, internet slang) The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone.

pusikko

(US, with article, almost always plural) A brushy, rural area or location.

pusikkoinen

Covered with or consisting of scrub.

puska

(slang, vulgar) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's. [from 1745]

puskaisu

A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.

puskaradio

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

puskea

To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does.

puskea läpi

To push through forcefully.

Puškin

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin).

pusku

A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.

puskualus

(nautical) A squat powerful boat designed to push barges.

puskuri

(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.

puskuriliuos

(chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid, such as by resisting a change in pH when an acid or alkali is added.

puskuroida

To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.

puskutraktori

A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

pussata

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

pussi

A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.

pussieläin

Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.

pussihousut

Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.

pussikarhu

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

pussikiipijä

An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.

pussilakana

(US) Short for duvet cover.

pussimuurahaiskarhu

A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.

pussit

(vulgar, slang) The scrotum.

pussittaa

(transitive) To put into a bag.

pussitus

A pot-shaped metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney: a chimney pot.

pussukka

A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.

pusteli

(dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.

pustula

(dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.

pusu

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

putata

(golf) To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.

putiikki

A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

Putin

A surname from Russian.

putipuhdas

(simile) Very clean; very innocent.

putka

(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

putkeen

Without stopping; without interruption or break

putket

A length of tube, or a system of tubes.

putki

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

putkiasentaja

An industrial tradesman who installs and maintains piping systems.

putkikellot

(musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

putkilo

(by extension) An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).

putkimainen

Shaped like a tube.

putkimies

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

putkisto

A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.

putlata

To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.

putoaminen

The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

putous

A waterfall or rapid.

putouskorkeus

The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.

putputtaa

To make a putting sound.

putputus

(onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.

putsata

(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.

puttaus

(golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

putteri

(golf) A golf club specifically intended for a putt.

putti

(golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

puu

(countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.

puu kaatuu!

Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.

puu-

Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.

puucee

(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.

puudeli

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

puuduttaa

(transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

puudutus

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

puudutusaine

(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.

puuesine

(uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim#Noun (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.

puuhailla

(transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.

puuhamies

A person who arranges the details of a public event.

puuhastella

(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

puuhiili

A charred substance.

puuhka

A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.

puujalka

A wooden leg, usually tapered, strapped onto the stump of an amputated leg.

puujalkavitsi

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

puukaiverrus

(uncountable) A method of printmaking from such a block.

puukanerva

White heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.

puukellokanerva

White heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.

puukenkä

A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.

puukko

A knife optimized for use in hunting animals, usually with a substantial belly and sometimes with a back edge that is partially serrated#Adjective for sawing#Noun; fixed-blade and folding versions are both popular, and tasks such as field dressing, skinning#Noun, and bushcraft are anticipated.

puukottaa

(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.

puukotus

An incident in which a person is stabbed.

puulaji

(countable) The wood from a particular species of tree.

puulajipuisto

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

puuleikkaus

Ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.

puulista

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

puuma

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

puumaila

(countable, golf) A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.

puunata

(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

puunhaara

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

puunhakkaaja

One who hews.

puunhoito

The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.

puuni

The language of Carthage.

puunilainen

Of or pertaining to Carthage.

puunin kieli

The language of Carthage.

puunjuuri

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

puunkaivertaja

A person who makes woodcuts.

puunkuori

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

puunleikkaaja

a person who is skilled at woodcarving

puunrunko

The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

puunuija

A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

puunviljely

(uncountable) Commercial tree farming.

puupää

(colloquial) A stupid person.

puupenni

(chiefly, US, colloquial) A nearly worthless amount.

puuplantaasi

An area where trees are planted, either for commercial purposes, or to adorn an estate.

puupuhallin

(music) A woodwind instrument.

puurahi

(dialectal) A wooden footstool.

puuro

A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.

puuroutuva

Glue-like, sticky, viscid.

puurtaa

(idiomatic, intransitive) to work tirelessly