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2. petty, unimportant, insignificant, trivial, paltry, picayune, niggling, minor; trifling, piddling, fiddling, fribble; inconsequential, inconsiderable, negligible, nugatory, worthless, useless; of minor importance, of little or no account, nothing great, no great shakes, Inf. no big deal, nothing to write home about.
3. inferior, lower, second-fiddle; ineffectual, fatuous, shallow, superficial,
pup, n. puppy, whelp, cub, youngling; baby dog, baby seal; doggy, baby doggy, Dial. HP fella,
pupil, n. 1. student, schoolgirl or schoolboy, learner, Fr. efeve-, scholar, Inf. grind, Inf. bookworm.
2. beginner, novice, tyro, abecedarian, catechumen, neophyte, initiate, probationer, postulant.
3. apprentice, ward, trainee, protdgd, disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte; adherent, sectary, admirer, votary, devotee.
puppet, n. 1. marionette, dummy, doll, doll on a string, fantoccino, hand-puppet, finger-puppet, moppet; Howdy-Doody, Charlie McCarthy, Punch, Judy, Punchinello.
2. pawn, instrument, tool, cat's paw, creature, figurehead, Inf. front or front man, man of straw; hireling, underling, employee, subordinate, assistant, accomplice, henchman, appendage, Sl. stooge, yes man, man or gal Friday; dupe, Sl. pigeon, gull, gudgeon, Inf sucker, patsy; myrmidon, minion, follower, toady, sycophant, hanger-on, ward-heeler; jackal, flunky, lackey, attendant.
purblind, adj. 1. half-blind, partially blind or sighted, dim-sighted, weak-eyed, blear-eyed; myopic, near-sighted, short-sighted, nyctalopic or night-blind, hemeralopic or day-blind.
2. obtuse, unfeeling, tactless, insensitive; impercep-tive, unobservant; insentient, impercipient, insensible, undiscerning; unfeeling, cold, cool, withdrawn; thickskinned, callous, uncaring, unsympathetic; unconscious, unaware, blind, unseeing; unable to see beyond the end of one's nose, wearing blinders or blinkers; jaundiced, partial, arbitrary, one-sided, opinionated, prepossessed.
purchasable, adj. 1. available, in stock, on the shelves, for sale, on sale, offered, commercial, commercially developed; obtainable, accessible, to be had.
2. venal, corrupt, dishonest, dishonorable, bribable, approachable, available at a price, Inf. on the take; unscrupulous, conscienceless, shameless, having one's price, fixable; corruptible, faithless, going to the highest bidder, crooked, Inf shady,
purchase, v. 1. buy, pick up, pay for, get one's hands on, come by; invest in, put money into; acquire, obtain, get, procure, secure; take possession of, get a hold of; shop for, rent, hire, pay a price for, bargain for, barter for, dicker for.
2. bribe, suborn, pay off, buy off, oil, Sl. grease [s.o.'s] palm; fix, Inf. rig, Inf square.
3. earn, attain, win, gain, achieve, realize.
-n. 4. purchasing, buying, acquiring; obtainment, securement, accession; procurement, procural, gaining, getting, Inf. getting hold of; buy, acquisition, possession, Law. acquest.
5. hold, grasp, grip, gripe, clasp, clutch, clench, clinch; iron grip, tight grip, firm hold; leverage, ful-crumage; footing, foothold, toehold, stand, stance, perch; advantage, lever, support, power, force, play, edge, vantage.
pure, adj. 1. unmixed, unalloyed, unmingled, unadulterated, uncontaminated; genuine, real, natural, unartificial; unspecious, authentic, sterling, simon-pure, unsynthetic; fourteen-carat, flawless, faultless, perfect; unvarnished, uncolored, undisguised, unspur-ious; unfeigned, unassumed, unfaked, uncounterfeited.
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