punish

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb punish is

to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

Punish is a synonym of scourge.

As verbs the difference between punish and scourge

is that punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action while scourge is to strike with a scourge , to flog.

As a noun scourge is

(uncountable) a source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.

As verbs the difference between punish and lick

is that punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action while lick is to stroke with the tongue.

As a noun lick is

the act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

As verbs the difference between expel and punish

is that expel is to eject or erupt while punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

As verbs the difference between punish and penalises

is that punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action while penalises is .

As an adjective penal

is penal, criminal.

As a verb punish is

to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

As verbs the difference between spanish and punish

is that spanish is (printing) to subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a plastic material while punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

As verbs the difference between vanish and punish

is that vanish is to become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed while punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

As a noun vanish

is (phonetics) the brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.

As verbs the difference between minish and punish

is that minish is (archaic) to lessen or cause to seem to be less while punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

As verbs the difference between punish and monish

is that punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action while monish is (archaic) to admonish; to warn.