| pineweed | (noun) annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers | Synonyms: Hypericum gentianoides, nitweed, orange grass, pine-weed |
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| pinfish | (noun) similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States | Synonyms: Lagodon rhomboides, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish |
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| pinfold | (noun) a pen where stray animals are confined | - |
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| ping | (noun) a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) | - |
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| (verb) send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active | - |
| (verb) contact, usually in order to remind of something | - |
| (verb) hit with a pinging noise | - |
| (verb) make a short high-pitched sound | - |
| (verb) sound like a car engine that is firing too early | Synonyms: knock, pink |
| pinger | (noun) a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar | - |
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| pinguecula | (noun) a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it | - |
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| pinhead | (noun) the head of a pin | - |
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| (noun) an ignorant or foolish person | Synonyms: boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy |
| pinhole | (noun) a small puncture that might have been made by a pin | - |
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| pining | (noun) a feeling of deep longing | - |
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| pinion | (noun) wing of a bird | Synonyms: pennon |
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| (noun) any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird | Synonyms: flight feather, quill, quill feather |
| (noun) a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack | - |
| (verb) cut the wings off (of birds) | - |
| (verb) bind the arms of | Synonyms: shackle |
| pinioned | (adjective) bound fast especially having the arms restrained | - |
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| (adjective) (of birds) especially having the flight feathers | - |
| pinite | (noun) grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates | - |
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| pink | (adjective) of a light shade of red | Synonyms: pinkish |
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| (noun) a light shade of red | - |
| (noun) a person with mildly leftist political views | Synonyms: pinko |
| (noun) any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers | Synonyms: garden pink |
| (verb) cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing | - |
| (verb) make light, repeated taps on a surface | Synonyms: knock, rap, tap |
| (verb) sound like a car engine that is firing too early | Synonyms: knock, ping |
| pinkeye | (noun) inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye | Synonyms: conjunctivitis |
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| pinkie | (noun) the finger farthest from the thumb | Synonyms: little finger, pinky |
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| pinkify | (verb) make pink | - |
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| pinkish | (adjective) of a light shade of red | Synonyms: pink |
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| pinkness | (noun) the quality of being pink | - |
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| pinko | (noun) a person with mildly leftist political views | Synonyms: pink |
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| pinkroot | (noun) a fungal disease of onions | - |
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| pinky | (noun) the finger farthest from the thumb | Synonyms: little finger, pinkie |
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| pinna | (noun) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear | Synonyms: auricle, ear |
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| (noun) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf | Synonyms: pinnule |
| pinnace | (noun) a boat for communication between ship and shore | Synonyms: cutter, ship's boat, tender |
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| pinnacle | (noun) (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower | - |
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| (noun) a lofty peak | - |
| (noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top |
| (verb) raise on or as if on a pinnacle | - |
| (verb) surmount with a pinnacle | - |
| pinnate | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis | Synonyms: pinnated |
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| pinnated | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis | Synonyms: pinnate |
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| pinnately | (adverb) having a pinnate shape | - |
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| pinnatifid | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets | - |
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| pinnatiped | (noun) aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers | Synonyms: pinniped, pinniped mammal |
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| pinnatisect | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets | - |
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| pinner | (noun) a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on | - |
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| pinning | (noun) a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin | - |
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| pinniped | (noun) aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers | Synonyms: pinnatiped, pinniped mammal |
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| pinnule | (noun) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf | Synonyms: pinna |
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| pinny | (noun) a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing | Synonyms: jumper, pinafore |
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| pinochle | (noun) a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist | Synonyms: bezique, penuchle, pinocle |
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| pinocle | (noun) a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist | Synonyms: bezique, penuchle, pinochle |
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| pinocytosis | (noun) process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid | - |
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| pinole | (noun) meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices | - |
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| pinon | (noun) any of several low-growing pines of western North America | Synonyms: pinyon |
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| pinpoint | (noun) the sharp point of a pin | - |
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| (noun) a very small spot | Synonyms: speck |
| (noun) a very brief moment | - |
| (verb) locate exactly | Synonyms: nail |
| pinprick | (noun) small puncture (as if made by a pin) | - |
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| (noun) a minor annoyance | - |
| pinscher | (noun) any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped | - |
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| pinstripe | (noun) a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric) | - |
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| (noun) a fabric with very thin stripes | - |
| (noun) a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes | - |
| pinstriped | (adjective) having very thin stripes | - |
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| pint | (noun) a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart | - |
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| (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters | - |
| (noun) a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches | Synonyms: dry pint |
| pintado | (noun) large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters | Synonyms: cero, kingfish, Scomberomorus regalis |
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| pintail | (noun) long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers | Synonyms: Anas acuta, pin-tailed duck |
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| pintle | (noun) a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge | - |
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| pinto | (noun) a spotted or calico horse or pony | - |
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| pinwheel | (noun) a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire | Synonyms: catherine wheel |
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| (noun) a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind | Synonyms: pinwheel wind collector |
| (noun) a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim | - |
| (noun) perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels | Synonyms: Aeonium haworthii |
| pinworm | (noun) small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children | Synonyms: Enterobius vermicularis, threadworm |
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| pinyon | (noun) any of several low-growing pines of western North America | Synonyms: pinon |
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| piolet | (noun) an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice | Synonyms: ice ax, ice axe |
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| pion | (noun) a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision | Synonyms: pi-meson |
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| pioneer | (noun) one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory | - |
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| (noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | Synonyms: groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer |
| (verb) open up and explore a new area | - |
| (verb) open up an area or prepare a way | Synonyms: open up |
| (verb) take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of | Synonyms: initiate |
| pious | (adjective) having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity | - |
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| piously | (adverb) in a devout and pious manner | Synonyms: devoutly |
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| piousness | (noun) righteousness by virtue of being pious | Synonyms: piety |
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| pip | (noun) a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) | Synonyms: spot |
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| (noun) a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface | Synonyms: blip, radar target |
| (noun) a small hard seed found in some fruits | - |
| (noun) a disease of poultry | - |
| (noun) a minor nonspecific ailment | - |
| (verb) defeat thoroughly | Synonyms: mop up, rack up, whip, worst |
| (verb) hit with a missile from a weapon | Synonyms: hit, shoot |
| (verb) kill by firing a missile | Synonyms: shoot |
| pipage | (noun) a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | Synonyms: pipe, piping |
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| (noun) a fee charged for the use of pipes | - |
| pipal | (noun) fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists | Synonyms: bo tree, Ficus religiosa, peepul, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig |
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| pipe | (noun) a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | Synonyms: pipage, piping |
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| (noun) a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco | Synonyms: tobacco pipe |
| (noun) the flues and stops on a pipe organ | Synonyms: organ pipe, pipework |
| (noun) a tubular wind instrument | - |
| (noun) a hollow cylindrical shape | Synonyms: tube |
| (verb) utter a shrill cry | Synonyms: pipe up, shriek, shrill |
| (verb) play on a pipe | - |
| (verb) trim with piping | - |
| (verb) transport by pipeline | - |
| pipeclay | (noun) fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather | Synonyms: terra alba |
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| pipefish | (noun) fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates | Synonyms: needlefish |
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| pipefitting | (noun) fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together | Synonyms: pipe fitting |
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| pipeful | (noun) the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time | - |
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| pipeline | (noun) a pipe used to transport liquids or gases | Synonyms: line |
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| (noun) gossip spread by spoken communication | Synonyms: grapevine, word of mouth |
| piper | (noun) someone who plays the bagpipe | Synonyms: bagpiper |
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| piperacillin | (noun) a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections | Synonyms: Pipracil |
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| piperazine | (noun) vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms | - |
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| piperin | (noun) derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper | Synonyms: piperine |
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| piperine | (noun) derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper | Synonyms: piperin |
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| piperocaine | (noun) a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic | Synonyms: Metycaine, piperocaine hydrochloride |
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| pipet | (noun) measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube | Synonyms: pipette |
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| pipette | (noun) measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube | Synonyms: pipet |
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| pipework | (noun) the flues and stops on a pipe organ | Synonyms: organ pipe, pipe |
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| pipewort | (noun) aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers | Synonyms: Eriocaulon aquaticum |
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| piping | (noun) playing a pipe or the bagpipes | - |
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| (noun) a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | Synonyms: pipage, pipe |
| (noun) a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems | - |
| (adverb) (used of heat) extremely | Synonyms: steaming |
| pipistrel | (noun) small European brown bat | Synonyms: pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
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| pipistrelle | (noun) small European brown bat | Synonyms: pipistrel, Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
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| pipit | (noun) a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage | Synonyms: lark, titlark |
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| pipsissewa | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila | Synonyms: prince's pine |
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| pipul | (noun) fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists | Synonyms: bo tree, Ficus religiosa, peepul, pipal, pipal tree, sacred fig |
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| piquance | (noun) a tart spicy quality | Synonyms: nip, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest |
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| (noun) the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting | Synonyms: piquancy, piquantness |
| piquancy | (noun) a tart spicy quality | Synonyms: nip, piquance, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest |
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| (noun) the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting | Synonyms: piquance, piquantness |
| piquant | (adjective) attracting or delighting | Synonyms: engaging |
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| (adjective) engagingly stimulating or provocative | Synonyms: salty |
| (adjective) having an agreeably pungent taste | Synonyms: savory, savoury, zesty |
| piquantly | (adverb) with strong spices; in a spicy manner | Synonyms: spicily |
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| piquantness | (noun) a tart spicy quality | Synonyms: nip, piquance, piquancy, tang, tanginess, zest |
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| (noun) the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting | Synonyms: piquance, piquancy |
| pique | (noun) tightly woven fabric with raised cords | - |
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| (noun) a sudden outburst of anger | Synonyms: irritation, temper |
| (verb) cause to feel resentment or indignation | Synonyms: offend |
| piquet | (noun) a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards | - |
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| (noun) a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake | Synonyms: picket |
| piracy | (noun) hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it | Synonyms: buccaneering |
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| (noun) the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own | Synonyms: plagiarisation, plagiarism, plagiarization |
| pirana | (noun) small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals | Synonyms: caribe, piranha |
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| piranha | (noun) small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals | Synonyms: caribe, pirana |
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| (noun) someone who attacks in search of booty | Synonyms: marauder, predator, vulture |
| pirate | (noun) a ship that is manned by pirates | Synonyms: pirate ship |
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| (noun) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | Synonyms: buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover |
| (noun) someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | Synonyms: literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer |
| (verb) take arbitrarily or by force | Synonyms: commandeer, highjack, hijack |
| (verb) copy illegally; of published material | - |
| piratical | (adjective) characteristic of pirates | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of piracy | - |
| piratically | (adverb) in a piratical manner | - |
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| pirogi | (noun) small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried | Synonyms: piroshki, pirozhki |
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| pirogue | (noun) a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log | Synonyms: dugout, dugout canoe |
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| piroplasm | (noun) minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals | - |
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