puss

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
puss
    n 1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss},
         {pussy}, {slit}, {snatch}, {twat}]
    2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty},
       {kitty-cat}, {puss}, {pussy}, {pussycat}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Puss \Puss\ (p[.u]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.]
   1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation.
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   2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen.
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   {Puss in the corner}, a game in which all the players but one
      occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open
      air, and exchange places, the one without a corner
      endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving
      some other without one.

   {Puss moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of stout
      bombycid moths belonging to {Cerura}, {Harpyia}, and
      allied genera, esp. {Harpyia vinuli}, of Europe. The
      larv[ae] are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "puss":
      Cheshire cat, Chinchilla cat, Maltese cat, alley cat, blue cat,
      bud, calico cat, cat, chick, chickabiddy, child, countenance, dial,
      face, facies, favor, features, feline, gib, gib-cat, grimalkin,
      house cat, juvenile, kid, kisser, kit, kitling, kitten, kitty,
      kitty-cat, lineaments, map, moppet, mouser, mug, mush, muzzle,
      nipper, pan, phiz, physiognomy, pussy, pussycat, silver cat, tabby,
      tabby cat, tiger cat, tom, tomcat, tortoise-shell cat, visage,
      youngster

    

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