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птерока́рия
A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia. · pterokariya
птица
(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate). · ptitsa
пти́ца-секрета́рь
A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius. · ptitsa-sekretar
пти́чий
Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. · ptichiy
пти́чий язы́к
Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless. · ptichiy yazyk
пти́чка
(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one. · ptichka
пти́чник
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.] · ptichnik
Птолеме́й
A en given name of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt. · Ptolemey
ПТУ
(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age). · PTU
пуа́нт
(ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe. · puant
пуаре́
A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider. · puare
Пуатье́
A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. · Puatye
пу́блика
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.] · publika
публика́ция
The act of publishing printed or other matter. · publikatsiya
публикова́ть
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales. [from 19th c.] · publikovat
публици́ст
A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics. · publitsist
публици́стка
A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics. · publitsistka
публично
In an overt manner; publicly; openly. · publichno
публи́чный
Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.] · publichnyy
публи́чный дом
A house of prostitution. · publichnyy dom
пу́галище
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s] · pugalishche
пу́гало
(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract; a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes. · pugalo
пуга́ть
(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. · pugat
пуга́ться
(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused. · pugatsya
пуга́юще
In a frightening or terrifying manner. · pugayushche
пугающий
Discouraging; inspiring fear. · pugayushchiy
пугли́вый
(now, _, rare) Frightened; filled with terror. · puglivyy
пу́говица
(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.] · pugovitsa
пу́дель
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. · pudel
пу́динг
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent. · puding
пу́дрить
(transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder. · pudrit
пу́дриться
(intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin. · pudritsya
пуза́тый
Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied. · puzatyy
пу́зико
(colloquial, often childish) Stomach or belly. · puziko
пу́зо
The abdomen (especially a fat one). · puzo
пузырёк
A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. · puzyryok
пузыри́ться
(intransitive, of a liquid) To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz. · puzyritsya
пузы́рь
(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. · puzyr
пук
(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying. · puk
пу́кание
(uncountable, colloquial) Flatus. · pukaniye
Пул
A town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England. · Pul
пуленепробива́емый
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun. · puleneprobivayemyy
пулло́вер
(weightlifting) An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head. · pullover
пуло́ве́р
(chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover. · pulover
пульвериза́тор
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying. · pulverizator
пульмоно́лог
A physician who specializes in pulmonology. · pulmonolog
пу́льпа
A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. · pulpa
пульс
One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. · puls
пульса́р
(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically. · pulsar
пульсация
(electronics) A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal. · pulsatsiya
пульсировать
Stopping or starting at intervals. · pulsirovat
пульт
A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service. · pult
пу́ля
(ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc. · pulya
пу́ма
A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas. · puma
Пу́на
A major city and district of Maharashtra, India. · Puna
Пу́не
A major city and district of Maharashtra, India. · Pune
пункт
(law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court. · punkt
пункт [[назначение|назначе́ния]]
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at. · punkt [[naznacheniye|naznacheniya]]
пункт програ́ммы
(figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue. · punkt programmy
пункт про́пуска
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection. · punkt propuska
пунктик
(colloquial) Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike. · punktik
пункти́рный
(of a line) Made up of a series of dots. · punktirnyy
пунктуа́льность
The state of being punctual · punktualnost
пунктуа́льный
On time; punctual. · punktualnyy
пунктуа́ция
A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods). · punktuatsiya
пунцо́вый
Having a deep red colour. · puntsovyy
пунш
A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic. · punsh
пу́нья
(uncountable, Buddhism, Jainism) The sum of all the good deeds that a person does which determines the quality of the person's next state of existence and contributes to the person's growth towards enlightenment. · punya
пуп
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. · pup
пупови́нный
Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord. · pupovinnyy
пупо́к
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. · pupok
пупс
A child's doll designed to look like a baby. · pups
пу́псик
A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse. · pupsik
пупы́рышек
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus. · pupyryshek
пурга́
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow. · purga
Пу́рим
(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite. · Purim
пури́ст
An advocate of purism. · purist
пури́стка
An advocate of purism. · puristka
пури́стский
Of or pertaining to purism. · puristskiy
пурита́нин
A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety. · puritanin
пурита́нский
(usually, derogative) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic. · puritanskiy
пурификация
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities. · purifikatsiya
пу́рпур
A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye. · purpur
пурпу́рно-кра́сный цвет
A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye. · purpurno-krasnyy tsvet
пу́рпу́рный
Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple. · purpurnyy
Пуса́н
A metropolitan city of South Korea. It is the second largest city and the largest port city in Korea. It is also well known for its beaches and port. · Pusan
пуск
(computing, GUI) A labeled button in some versions of the Windows operating system that opens the Start menu. · pusk
пуска́ть бли́нчики
(transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water. · puskat blinchiki
пуска́ть кровь
(transitive) To let or draw blood from. · puskat krov
пускать побеги
To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit. · puskat pobegi
пуска́ть под отко́с
(transitive, figurative) To cause to deviate from a set course or direction. · puskat pod otkos
пуска́ть слюни
To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. · puskat slyuni
пуссе́т
(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed. · pusset
пуссе́та
(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed. · pusseta
пуста́я башка́
(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person. · pustaya bashka
пу́стая болтовня́
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · pustaya boltovnya
пусти́ть кровь
(transitive) To let or draw blood from. · pustit krov
пусто́е значе́ние
A non-existent or empty value or set of values. · pustoye znacheniye
пусто́е по́ле
A non-existent or empty value or set of values. · pustoye pole
пустозво́нство
The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade. · pustozvonstvo
пусто́й
Having no decoration. · pustoy
пусто́й указа́тель
A non-existent or empty value or set of values. · pustoy ukazatel
пустоме́ля
A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer. [from 17th c.] · pustomelya
пустопорожний
Empty; void; lacking meaningful content. · pustoporozhniy
пустосло́вие
Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity. · pustosloviye
пустота́
An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century]. · pustota
пу́стошь
An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. · pustosh
пусты́нный
Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited. · pustynnyy
пусты́ня
Any barren or uninteresting place. · pustynya
пусты́ня Го́би
A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China. · pustynya Gobi
пусты́рь
A place with no remaining resources; a desert. · pustyr
пусты́шка
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.] · pustyshka
пусть
(auxiliary, transitive) Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction. · pust
пустя́к
A trifle; an insubstantial thing. · pustyak
пустяковый
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial. · pustyakovyy
пустя́чный
Trivial, or of little importance. · pustyachnyy
пу́таница
A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state. · putanitsa
пу́тать
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent. · putat
путать слова
(often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions. · putat slova
путеводи́тель
A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook. · putevoditel
путевы́е заме́тки
An account or record of a journey. · putevyye zametki
путеочиститель
(rail transport, principally, _, US) A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle), usually wedge or V-shaped so as to push or deflect objects on the tracks out of the way, to clear out the train's path and prevent the risk of derailment or major damage to it. · puteochistitel
путепрово́д
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc. · puteprovod
путеше́ственник
A person who travels often to faraway places. · puteshestvennik
путеше́ственница
A person who travels often to faraway places. · puteshestvennitsa
путеше́ствие
(obsolete) A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage. · puteshestviye
путеше́ствовать
(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise. · puteshestvovat
Пу́тин
A surname from Russian. · Putin
пу́тник
One who travels, especially to distant lands. · putnik
пу́тница
One who travels, especially to distant lands. · putnitsa
путунхуа́
Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu. · putunkhua
путч
(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures. · putch
пу́ты
A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural). · puty
путь
(idiomatic) Actively traveling; busy; moving often. · put
пуф
A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe. · puf
пу́фик
(furniture) A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat. · pufik
Пух
Short for Winnie the Pooh. · Pukh
пу́хленький
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight. · pukhlenkiy
пухлый
(euphemistic, of a person) Fat. · pukhlyy
пухови́к
A quilted jacket stuffed with down feathers. · pukhovik
пухо́вое одея́ло
(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. · pukhovoye odeyalo
пухо́вый
Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair. · pukhovyy
пучи́на
(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · puchina
пучо́к
A roll of hair worn at the back of the head. · puchok
пуши́стый
Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair. · pushistyy
пу́шка
(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. · pushka
пушка́рь
(military unit) An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery. · pushkar
Пу́шкин
A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin). · Pushkin
пушни́на
(uncountable) The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing. · pushnina
пушо́к
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets. · pushok

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