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Definition: PULU |
PULUNoun1. A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of free ferns of the genus Cibotium, chiefly C. Menziesii; -- used for stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc., and as an absorbent. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "l-p-u-u" | |
-1 letter: pul, ulu. | |
-2 letters: up. | |
| Words containing the letters "l-p-u-u" | |
+1 letter: lupus. | |
+2 letters: cupful, cupula, cupule, lupous, pullup, pulque, unplug, upcurl. | |
+3 letters: buildup, cupfuls, cupsful, cupulae, cupular, cupules, lupulin, lupuses, outpull, pabulum, plumbum, plumule, pluteus, poutful, pullout, pullups, pulpous, pulques, purlieu, pushful, pustule, sulphur, surplus, unplugs, upbuild, upbuilt, upcurls, upflung. | |
+4 letters: apiculus, buildups, bullpout, cupulate, lupulins, nauplius, opuscula, opuscule, outpulls, pabulums, patulous, peculium, pendulum, plugugly, plumbous, plumbums, plumular, plumules, pluvious, populous, proudful, pullouts, pulvinus, punctual, purlieus, purulent, pustular, pustuled, pustules, speculum, spiculum, sulphurs, sulphury, uncouple, unpuzzle, upbuilds, upcurled. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 55 4C 55 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. ..- .-.. ..- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010101 01001100 01010101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P U L U |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0055 004C 0055 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50554655 |
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