'Puss' definitions:
Definition of 'puss'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Puss'
From: GCIDE
- Puss \Puss\ (p[.u]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.]
- 1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen. [1913 Webster]
- Puss in the corner, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other without one.
- Puss moth (Zool.), any one of several species of stout bombycid moths belonging to Cerura, Harpyia, and allied genera, esp. Harpyia vinuli, of Europe. The larv[ae] are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'puss'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alley cat,
- blue cat,
- bud,
- calico cat,
- cat,
- Cheshire cat,
- chick,
- chickabiddy,
- child,
- Chinchilla cat,
- countenance,
- dial,
- face,
- facies,
- favor,
- features,
- feline,
- gib,
- gib-cat,
- grimalkin,
- house cat,
- juvenile,
- kid,
- kisser,
- kit,
- kitling,
- kitten,
- kitty,
- kitty-cat,
- lineaments,
- Maltese cat,
- map,
- moppet,
- mouser,
- mug,
- mush,
- muzzle,
- nipper,
- pan,
- phiz,
- physiognomy,
- pussy,
- pussycat,
- silver cat,
- tabby,
- tabby cat,
- tiger cat,
- tom,
- tomcat,
- tortoise-shell cat,
- visage,
- youngster