puritan puritan /ˈpjʊrətən/

noun

1. A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum  ( prude , puritan )
   a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
   
2. Someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures  ( puritan )
   someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
    The puritan community strictly adhered to their religious principles, avoiding any form of luxury or excess.
   The puritan community strictly adhered to their religious principles, avoiding any form of luxury or excess.
   
   

 Puritan

1. A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship  ( Puritan )
   a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
    The Puritan believed in a simpler form of worship and lived a strict moral code.
   The Puritan believed in a simpler form of worship and lived a strict moral code.
   
   

 batter batter /ˈbætɝ/

noun

1. () (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting  ( batsman , batter , hitter , slugger )
   (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
    The batsman hit the ball for a boundary
   The batsman hit the ball for a boundary
   
2. A liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking  ( batter )
   a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
    She whisked the batter until it was smooth and ready to pour into the pancake griddle.
   She whisked the batter until it was smooth and ready to pour into the pancake griddle.
   
   

verb

1. () Strike against forcefully  ( knock about , batter , buffet )
   strike against forcefully
    Winds buffeted the tent
   Winds buffeted the tent
   
2. Make a dent or impression in  ( batter , dinge )
   make a dent or impression in
    Dinge a soft hat
   dinge a soft hat
   
3. Strike violently and repeatedly  ( baste , batter , clobber [Informal] )
   strike violently and repeatedly
    She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
   She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
   

 homunculus homunculus /hoʊˈmʌŋkjʊləs/

noun

1. A tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell  ( homunculus )
   a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
   
2. A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal  ( homunculus , manikin , mannikin )
   a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
   
   

 Edward Thatch Edward Thatch /ˈɛdwərd θætʃ/

noun

1. An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)  ( Blackbeard , Edward Teach , Edward Thatch , Teach , Thatch )
   an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)