Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
pianissimo |
adjective |
Very soft; — a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. (Abbrev. pp.) |
pianoforte |
adjective |
A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. |
pianograph |
noun |
A form of melodiograph applied to a piano. |
picaresque |
adjective |
Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer. |
picayunish |
adjective |
Petty; paltry; mean; as, a picayunish business. |
piccadilly |
noun |
A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, — worn by men in the 17th century. |
piccalilli |
noun |
A pickle of various vegetables with pungent species, — originally made in the East Indies. |
pichiciago |
noun |
A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back. |
piciformes |
noun pl. |
A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets, colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups. |
pickaninny |
noun |
A small child; especially, a negro or mulatto infant. |
pickedness |
noun |
The state of being sharpened; pointedness., Fineness; spruceness; smartness. |
pickeering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pickeer |
pick-fault |
noun |
One who seeks out faults. |
pickpocket |
noun |
One who steals purses or other articles from pockets. |
picnicking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Picnic |
picrotoxin |
noun |
A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances. |
pictograph |
noun |
A picture or hieroglyph representing and expressing an idea. |
pictorical |
adjective |
Pictorial. |
picturable |
adjective |
Capable of being pictured, or represented by a picture. |
picturized |
imp. & past participle |
of Picturize |
pierceable |
adjective |
That may be pierced. |
piezometer |
noun |
An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids., A gauge connected with a water main to show the pressure at that point. |
pigeonfoot |
noun |
The dove’s-foot geranium (Geranium molle). |
pigeonhole |
noun |
A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; — so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote., To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report. |
pigeontoed |
adjective |
Having the toes turned in. |
pig-headed |
adjective |
Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. |
pigmentary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. |
pigmentous |
adjective |
Pigmental. |
pigwidgeon |
noun |
A cant word for anything petty or small. It is used by Drayton as the name of a fairy. |
pilastered |
adjective |
Furnished with pilasters. |
pilorhizae |
plural |
of Pileorhiza |
pileorhiza |
noun |
A cap of cells which covers the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap. |
pilgrimage |
noun |
The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life., A tedious and wearisome time. |
pilgrimize |
verb i. |
To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage. |
piliferous |
adjective |
Bearing a single slender bristle, or hair., Beset with hairs. |
piligerous |
adjective |
Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous. |
pillorying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pillory |
pillowcase |
noun |
A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white linen or cotton cloth. |
pia cloth |
|
A fine material for ladies’ shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow. |
pinakothek |
noun |
Pinacotheca. |
pinchingly |
adverb |
In a pinching way. |
pinchpenny |
noun |
A miserly person. |
pincushion |
noun |
A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use. |
pindarical |
adjective |
Pindaric. |
pinenchyma |
noun |
Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which the cells are broad and flat, as in some kinds of epidermis. |
pinfeather |
noun |
A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin. |
pinguicula |
noun |
See Butterwort. |
pinguitude |
noun |
Fatness; a growing fat; obesity. |
pink stern |
|
See Chebacco, and 1st Pink. |
pinnacling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pinnacle |
pinnatifid |
adjective |
Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib. |
pinnatiped |
adjective |
Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds., Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes. |
pinnigrada |
noun pl. |
Same as Pinnipedia. |
pinnigrade |
noun |
An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles. |
pinnipedes |
noun pl. |
Same as Steganopodes. |
pinnipedia |
noun pl. |
A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; — opposed to Fissipedia. |
pinnothere |
noun |
A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster. |
pinnulated |
adjective |
Having pinnules. |
pin-tailed |
adjective |
Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; — said of birds. |
pioneering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pioneer |
pipal tree |
|
Same as Peepul tree. |
pipe layer |
|
One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, as for water, gas, etc., A politician who works in secret; — in this sense, usually written as one word. |
pipelaying |
|
Alt. of Pipe laying |
piperidine |
noun |
An oily liquid alkaloid, C5H11N, having a hot, peppery, ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained by the decomposition of piperine. |
piperylene |
noun |
A hydrocarbon obtained by decomposition of certain piperidine derivatives. |
pipsissewa |
noun |
A low evergreen plant (Chimaphila umbellata), with narrow, wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases. Called also prince’s pine. |
pirouetted |
imp. & past participle |
of Pirouette |
pistillate |
adjective |
Having a pistil or pistils; — usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens. |
pistillida |
plural |
of Pistillidium |
pistillody |
noun |
The metamorphosis of other organs into pistils. |
pitch-dark |
adjective |
Dark as a pitch; pitch-black. |
pitcherful |
noun |
The quantity a pitcher will hold. |
pitchiness |
noun |
Blackness, as of pitch; darkness. |
pitchstone |
noun |
An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch. |
pitfalling |
adjective |
Entrapping; insnaring. |
pityriasis |
noun |
A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. |