Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 37 compound words that contain pug. The most common are listed below. Open pug in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- maple pugEupithecia inturbata, a species of geometer moth whose caterpillars feed on maple leaves.
- pug noseA short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.
- pug-nosedHaving a pug nose; with a short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.
- plain pugEupithecia simpliciata, a grey Eurasian moth.
- pug millA kind of mill for grinding, mixing, and working clay, either for art or brickmaking. It consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with projecting knives, which is caused to revolve in a hollow cylinder, tub, or vat in which the clay …
- pug and pineA form of wattle and daub used in the early colonization of South Australia, involving light vertical timbers driven into the ground, the gaps being stopped with a kneaded mixture of clay and grass.
- foxglove pugA geometer moth of species Eupithecia pulchellata, found in Europe, with alternating bands of dark brown and buffish orange on the forewings.
- pug-uglyExtremely ugly.
- Chinese pugA pug (dog)
- pug millsplural of pug mill: A kind of mill for grinding, mixing, and working clay, either for art or brickmaking. It consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with projecting knives, which is caused to revolve in a hollow cylinder, tub, or …
- pug-dogsplural of pug-dog: A pug (dog)
- pug nosesplural of pug nose: A short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.
Compound words 37
- jugA serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
- chugA dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
- puggleTo coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal.
- puggyResembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
- puggishResembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
- pugeranianA dog that is a cross between a pug and a Pomeranian.
- puglikeSimilar to a pug.
- puggerA worker who uses a pugmill.
- PugliaAlternative form of Apulia: A peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy.
- PugwashA village in Nova Scotia, Canada.