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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

picnic ham
picnic shoulder noun shoulder of a hog usually smoked

picnicker
picknicker noun a person who is picnicking

picofarad
noun a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad

Picoides
genus Picoides noun a genus of Picidae

picometer
picometre noun a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter

picornavirus
noun a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat

picosecond
noun one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond

picot
noun an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon

picovolt
noun a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt

Picrasma
genus Picrasma noun small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia

Picrasma excelsa
Picrasma excelsum noun West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia

picric acid
noun a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions

Picris
genus Picris noun genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed

pictograph
noun a graphic character used in picture writing

pictographic
adjective consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs; `a pictographic script`; `pictographic stage in the development of writing`

Pictor
noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba

pictorial
pictural adjective pertaining to or consisting of pictures; `pictorial perspective`; `pictorial records`

pictorial representation
picturing noun visual representation as by photography or painting

pictorially
adverb in a pictorial manner; `depth is established pictorially`

picture
pictorial matter noun illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; `the dictionary had many pictures`

picture book
noun a book consisting chiefly of pictures

picture frame
noun a framework in which a picture is mounted

picture hat
noun a woman`s dressy hat with a wide brim

picture plane
noun the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work

picture postcard
noun a postcard with a picture on one side

picture rail
noun rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures

picture window
noun a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view)

picture writing
noun a writing system using pictographs

picturesque
adjective suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; `a picturesque village`

picturesquely
adverb in a picturesque manner; `in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a `brass plate` merchant`

picturesqueness
noun visually vivid and pleasing

picturing
envisioning noun visual imagery

picul
noun a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)

piculet
noun small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers

Picumnus
genus Picumnus noun a genus of Picidae

Picus
genus Picus noun type genus of Picidae

piddock
noun marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells

pidgin
noun an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages

pie
noun dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

pie chart
noun a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole

pie crust
pie shell noun pastry used to hold pie fillings

pie plant
garden rhubarb noun long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves

piece
slice noun a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; `a piece of pie`; `a slice of bread`

piece de resistance
noun the most important dish of a meal

piece of cloth
piece of material noun a separate part consisting of fabric

piece of eight
noun an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales

piece of leather
noun a separate part consisting of leather

piecemeal
little by little adverb a little bit at a time; `the research structure has developed piecemeal`

piecework
noun work paid for according to the quantity produced

pied lemming
noun North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged

Pied Piper
Pied Piper of Hamelin noun the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by Robert Browning

pied-a-terre
noun lodging for occasional or secondary use; `they bought a pied-a-terre in London`

pied-billed grebe
Podilymbus podiceps noun American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill

Piedmont
Piemonte noun the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley

Piedmont glacier
Piedmont type of glacier noun a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice

pieplant
rhubarb noun long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened

pier
wharf noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

pier arch
noun an arch supported on piers

pier glass
pier mirror noun a large mirror between two windows

pier table
noun a low table set below a pier glass

Pierce
Franklin Pierce noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)

pierced
perforated 2 perforate adjective having a hole cut through; `pierced ears`; `a perforated eardrum`; `a punctured balloon`

piercing
shrill adjective having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; `piercing screams`; `a shrill whistle`; ` a shrill gaiety`

piercingly
bitterly 2 bitingly adverb extremely and sharply; `it was bitterly cold`; `bitter cold`

pierid
pierid butterfly noun any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs

Pieridae
family Pieridae noun cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies

Pieris
genus Pieris noun type genus of the Pieridae

Pierre Curie
noun French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)

Pierre Laporte Bridge
noun a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec

Pierrot
noun a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face

pieta
noun a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus

Pietism
noun 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion

pietistic
pietistical adjective of or relating to Pietism; `the Pietistic movement`

piety
piousness noun righteousness by virtue of being pious

piezoelectric
adjective relating to or involving piezoelectricity; `piezoelectric plates`

piezoelectric crystal
noun a crystal that can be used as a transducer

piezoelectricity
piezoelectric effect noun electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal

piezometer
noun a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures

pig
noun a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace

pig bed
noun mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

pig iron
noun crude iron tapped from a blast furnace

pig lead
noun lead that is cast in pigs

pig`s ears
Cantharellus clavatus noun an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound

pig-like
adjective resembling a pig

pig-sized
adjective having the approximate size of a pig

pigeon
noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

pigeon breast
chicken breast noun abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets

pigeon droppings
noun droppings of pigeons

pigeon guillemot
Cepphus columba noun northern Pacific guillemot

pigeon hawk
merlin noun small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry

pigeon loft
noun a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

pigeon pea
pigeon-pea plant noun tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics

pigeon toes
noun disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee

pigeon-breasted
chicken-breasted adjective having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets

pigeon-like
adjective resembling a pigeon

pigeon-toed
adjective having feet that turn inward

pigeonhole
noun a specific (often simplistic) category

pigfish
hogfish noun found from Long Island southward

pigfish
Achoerodus gouldii noun found around the Great Barrier Reef

piggery
pig farm noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept