| put the cart before the horse |
to do or place things in a way that is not their logical order. |
| put the screws on |
to make someone do something by exerting pressure or force. |
| put to shame |
to cause to feel ashamed. [2 definitions] |
| putty |
a soft mixture that is like clay. It is used to hold panes of glass in windows and to fill small holes and cracks. |
| puzzle |
a toy or problem that is solved by using thought or by rearranging letters, words, numbers, or objects. [4 definitions] |
| puzzle out |
to work out a solution to. |
| pyramid |
a solid figure whose sides are triangles that meet at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be any flat shape with straight sides, such as a triangle or square. [3 definitions] |
| python |
a snake that is not venomous and lives in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Pythons kill by winding around their prey and squeezing it until it cannot breathe. |
| q |
the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. |
| Qatar |
a Middle Eastern country in eastern Arabia on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. The capital of Qatar is Doha. |
| qt. |
abbreviation of "quart," or "quarts." |
| quack1 |
the sound that a duck makes. [2 definitions] |
| quack2 |
a person who pretends do be a doctor, but doesn't have proper training or skill. [3 definitions] |
| quadrilateral |
any flat closed figure with four straight sides, such as a square or parallelogram. |
| quadruped |
an animal with four feet. |
| quadruple |
multiplied by four. [2 definitions] |
| quadruplet |
one of four children or animals born to the same mother at the same time. |
| quahog |
a small, round clam that lives in the ocean along the eastern coast of North America. Quahogs are mollusks with a soft body and a hard shell. Quahogs are eaten by people. |
| quail1 |
a bird related to the chicken that lives on the ground and is often hunted for sport and food. |
| quaint |
pleasant in an old-fashioned way. |
| quake |
to tremble, shake, or shiver. [3 definitions] |