Pus
[pʌs]
Definition
(noun.) a fluid product of inflammation.
(noun.) the tenth month of the Hindu calendar.
Checked by Clarice--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.
Typist: Tabitha
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Purulence, matter, purulent matter.
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Definition
n. a thick yellowish fluid exuded from inflamed tissues: that which has become putrid.
Typist: Moira
Examples
- The old flag of yellow and gold we called pus and blood. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- This hill is truly like a chancre, Sordo thought, and we are the very pus of it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Now they were crusted and the knee was swollen and discolored and the calf sunken but there was no pus. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The flag of the Republic with the purple added we call blood, pus and permanganate. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You're an artful little puss to flatter and wheedle your cross old sister in that way. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Puss, puss, puss,--tit, tit, tit. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Oh, Caddy, you silly, silly, silly puss! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In point of fact, we were playing at Puss in the Corner. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Out, you silly little puss! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It's tolerably clear to _me_,' said Bounderby, 'that the little puss can get small good out of such companionship. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Mr. Laurence gave her a sharp look, and put on his spectacles, saying slowly, You're a sly puss, but I don't mind being managed by you and Beth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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