Phrase Hound found 57 phrases and 32 compound words that contain pure. The most common are listed below. Open pure in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 57
- pure and simplePlain and unadorned.
- pure landThe celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
- pure mathematicsThe study of mathematical concepts independently of applications outside mathematics.
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- pure scienceResearch performed without regard to practical applications, either for the advancement of human knowledge as a goal in itself or at least as a necessary feedstock to translational science.
- Pure DataA visual programming language for the creation of interactive computer music and multimedia works.
- pure evilAbsolute evil; that has no sense of morality or mercy at all.
- simon-pureAbsolutely pure; genuine, authentic.
- pure cancerSomething that is extremely unpleasant, unfavorable, or undesirable.
- pure countryTraditional country music.
- pure OA form of obsessive-compulsive disorder mainly characterized by obsessive thoughts, with few observable compulsions.
- pure-playAlternative spelling of pureplay: Involved with a single product.
- pure democracySynonym of direct democracy: A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly, without electing representatives.
- pure landsplural of pure land: The celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.
- Pure Brightness FestivalSynonym of Tomb Sweeping Day: An annual Chinese holiday on the first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (April 4 or 5), during which families gather to honor their ancestors and clean their tombs. The …
- pure as the drivenSynonym of pure as the driven snow: Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").
- pure customerIn interpreting, a member of an examination panel who assesses a candidate's performance in the target language with an unbiased viewpoint, i.e. independently of the original speech (either because they have not listened to it, or because …
- pure finderSomeone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by poor people in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- pure nameA name that reveals no usable information about the entity it identifies.
- pure virtual functionSynonym of pure virtual method: A virtual method having no implementation in a particular class, thus making the class abstract and uninstantiable. It can be overridden in subclasses.
- pure virtual methodA virtual method having no implementation in a particular class, thus making the class abstract and uninstantiable. It can be overridden in subclasses.
- pure virtual functionsplural of pure virtual function: A virtual method having no implementation in a particular class, thus making the class abstract and uninstantiable. It can be overridden in subclasses.
- pure salvageSalvage (rescue) of a ship or cargo without a contract or obligation existing between the salvor and salvee.
- pure as the driven snowExtremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").
Compound words 32
- purityThe state or degree of being pure.
- purelyWholly; really, completely.
- purebredHaving genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.
- purebloodedOf pure blood; belonging to only one race.
- immunopureimmunologically pure; triggering no immune response.
- hyperpureHighly pure
- purebreedSynonym of thoroughbreed: A breed of unadulterated or pure lineage.
- pureplayInvolved with a single product.
- fullbloodA person of unmixed racial heritage.
- nanopureHaving only nanoscale traces of impurities