Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
pigging |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pig |
pigfish |
noun |
Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; — called also hogfish., A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes. |
pigfoot |
noun |
A marine fish (Scorpaena porcus), native of Europe. It is reddish brown, mottled with dark brown and black. |
piggery |
noun |
A place where swine are kept. |
piggish |
adjective |
Relating to, or like, a pig; greedy. |
pightel |
noun |
A small inclosure. |
pigmean |
adjective |
See Pygmean. |
pigment |
noun |
Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an appropriate vehicle., Any one of the colored substances found in animal and vegetable tissues and fluids, as bilirubin, urobilin, chlorophyll, etc., Wine flavored with species and honey. |
pignora |
plural |
of Pignus |
pigskin |
noun |
The skin of a pig, — used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle. |
pigsney |
noun |
A word of endearment for a girl or woman. |
pigtail |
noun |
The tail of a pig., A cue, or queue., A kind of twisted chewing tobacco. |
pigweed |
noun |
A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and Lamb’s-quarters. |