Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 16 compound words that contain puss. The most common are listed below. Open puss in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- Puss in BootsA 17th-century French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.
- puss in the cornerA children's game in which someone in the centre tries to capture other players' bases as they change places.
- glamour-pussAlternative form of glamourpuss: A glamorous, alluring woman.
- puss caterpillarThe larva of the puss moth Megalopyge opercularis.
- puss mothMegalopyge opercularis, a North American moth.
- puss caterpillarsplural of puss caterpillar: The larva of the puss moth Megalopyge opercularis.
- sea pussA strong seaward current; a riptide or undertow, especially as results when a sandbar formed by waves suddenly gives way, and which is dangerous to swimmers.
- puss mothsplural of puss moth: Megalopyge opercularis, a North American moth.
- sour pussAlternative spelling of sourpuss: A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch; a scowling person.
- puss in a bagA pig in a poke.
- puss-gentlemanA dandy or fop; an effeminate man.
- puss-gentlemenplural of puss-gentleman: A dandy or fop; an effeminate man.
Compound words 16
- sourpussA person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch; a scowling person.
- beaglepussA novelty pair of horn-rimmed glasses with attached eyebrows, plastic nose, and bushy mustache, caricaturing Groucho Marx.
- glamourpussA glamorous, alluring woman.
- pussumsA term of endearment for a cat.
- gigglepussA giggly person.
- pusslikeResembling a puss.
- pussiesplural of pussy: A cat.
- picklepussA sourpuss.
- pusscatAlternative form of pussy-cat: A pet domestic cat; a pussy.
- pusscatsplural of pusscat: A pet domestic cat; a pussy.