Thesaurus results for PUSSES

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noun (1)

plural of puss, slang

as in faces

the front part of the head the snowball smacked him right in the puss

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noun (2)

plural of puss

as in cats

a small domestic animal known for catching mice I don't want a purebred cat, just some playful puss in need of a good home

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Noun

Folding small clothes; washing little faces; sunscreen; a million snacks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
And the looming reality underpinning all of it is that, at some point between now and 2030, some (not all) of the current main characters, the faces of the program, could begin to fade.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of faces

Noun

Swift named one of her cats after Hargitay’s TV character, Oliva Benson.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
His fiancée, Lara Osborne, usually joined us at the table; there were dogs and cats underfoot, in a sunny house with no mortgage and several pickup trucks out front.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of cats

Noun

After visiting a neighbor who was fostering kittens, the little girl would bring one home, hoping to keep it despite her dad’s allergy.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
At the end of production, all seven of the kittens were adopted out, including one that went home with costar Tiffany Haddish.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of kittens

Noun

There are store cats everywhere that are hanging around, and the store kitties are very friendly.

— Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Owners looking to adopt one of these sweet kitties should be prepared to give them their attention, and lots of it.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026

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