present participle of publish

(slang) A single pubic hair.

Public access television.

(anatomy) A cartilaginous joint between the two bones of the pubis.

(idiomatic) A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of publicise

plural of pubic louse

crab louse, Pthirus pubis.

(computing) A certificate that uses a digital signature to bind together a public key with an identity — used to verify that a public key belongs to an individual.

(historical) A tax collector in Ancient Rome. / (now rare) Any tax collector. / A heathen; a person excommunicated from the church. / (chiefly UK) The owner or manager of a public house.