Pun
71pun|dit|ry — «PUHN duh tree», noun. 1. pundits collectively: »A resourceful thinker…who is assuredly in the avant garde of social economic punditry (Sunday Times). 2. the characteristics of a pundit; opinions or actions befitting a pundit: »a new spate of… …
72pun|dit — «PUHN diht», noun. 1. a very learned person; expert; authority: »Perhaps some clever pundit will be able to tell me what these words mean (William H. Hudson). 2. a very learned Hindu. ╂[< Hindi pan < Sanskrit pan , learned] …
73pun|gen|cy — «PUHN juhn see», noun. pungent quality; sharpness (as of taste, smell, or feeling): »the pungency of pepper, Figurative. the pungency of wit. Figurative. In high level conferences he expresses his views with pungency and vigor (Harper s) …
74pun|ish|a|bil|i|ty — «PUHN ih shuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being punishable; liability to punishment …
75pun|ish|a|bly — «PUHN ih shuh blee», adverb. in a punishable manner …
76pun|ish|ment — «PUHN ihsh muhnt», noun. 1. the action of punishing or fact of being punished: »Courts administer the punishment of crime. 2. pain, suffering, or loss for a fault or offense; penalty: »Her punishment for stealing was a year in prison. 3. Informal …
77pun|kin — «PUHNG kihn», noun. U.S. Informal. = pumpkin. (Cf. ↑pumpkin) ● ↑some punkins …
78pun|ner — «PUHN uhr», noun. a person who makes puns; punster …
79pun|net — «PUHN iht», noun. a small, round, shallow chip basket, used chiefly for fruits and vegetables: »the big strawberries on top of the punnet (Economist). ╂[origin uncertain] …
80pun|ning|ly — «PUHN ihng lee», adverb. in a punning manner; by punning: »... the punningly titled “Peace de Resistance” cookbook (London Times) …
