Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
pitting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pit |
pitapat |
adverb |
In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats., A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. |
pitched |
imp. & past participle |
of Pitch |
pitcher |
noun |
One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman., A sort of crowbar for digging., A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle., A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. |
piteous |
adjective |
Pious; devout., Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender., Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable; lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case., Paltry; mean; pitiful. |
pitfall |
noun |
A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind. |
pitheci |
noun pl. |
A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys. Sometimes used in the sense of Primates. |
pithful |
adjective |
Full of pith. |
pithily |
adverb |
In a pithy manner. |
pitiful |
adjective |
Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic., Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion., To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable. |
pituite |
noun |
Mucus, phlegm. |
pitying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pity, Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word. |