A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences. / An act of punctuating.

(transitive) To add punctuation to. / (transitive) To add or to interrupt at regular intervals. / (transitive) To emphasize; to stress.

(US) The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.

A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

(law) The set of policies (laws, plans, actions, behaviors) of a government; plans and methods of action that govern that society; a system of laws, courses of action, and priorities directing a government action.

(pathology) The embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.

An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.

A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. / A piece of roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat.

A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or procedure. Strictness in observance of formalities.

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. / An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping