noun Download 🔗Share A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. Examples : "My neighbor walks her pug in the park every morning. " animal type body appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bargeman. Examples : "The aging pug, with years of experience navigating the canals, expertly steered the barge through the narrow locks. " nautical job person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Chaff; the refuse of grain Examples : "After threshing the wheat, the farmer swept up the pug left on the barn floor. " agriculture food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia. Examples : "The entomologist collected a dozen moths, hoping to find a rare pug among them. " animal insect biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An elf or hobgoblin. Examples : "The old legends spoke of a mischievous pug that guarded the hidden treasure. " mythology literature supernatural character inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An upper servant in a great house. Examples : ""The pug, Mr. Johnson, diligently polished the silver in the grand dining hall before the lord and lady's dinner." " job person service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A harlot; a prostitute. person human sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who fights with fists; a boxer. Examples : "Even though he was smaller than his opponent, the pug showed a lot of heart in the boxing match. " sport person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil) Examples : "The brick maker carefully shaped the pug into a uniform block before firing it in the kiln. " material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pug mill. Examples : "The pottery studio uses a pug to mix and de-air the clay before we start throwing it on the wheel. " machine agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mix and stir when wet. Examples : "to pug clay for bricks or pottery" technical process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound. Examples : "The workers will pug the space between the floorboards with clay to help soundproof the apartment. " building material architecture sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The pawprint or footprint of an animal Examples : "We saw a clear pug in the muddy path near the stream, probably left by a deer that came to drink. " animal mark nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A term of endearment. Examples : ""Good morning, pug," Sarah said to her little brother as she ruffled his hair. " language communication word person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading