Copy of `Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language`

The wordlist doesn't exist anymore, or, the website doesn't exist anymore. On this page you can find a copy of the original information. The information may have been taken offline because it is outdated.

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

piggishly
adverb in a piggish manner; `piggishly, he took two pieces of cake`

piggy bank
penny bank noun a child`s coin bank (often shaped like a pig)

piggyback
pickaback adverb on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; `she carried her child piggyback`

piglet
piggy noun a young pig

pigment
noun dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)

pigmentation
noun coloration of living tissues by pigment

pigmy talinum
Talinum brevifolium noun low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States

pignut
pignut hickory noun an American hickory tree having bitter nuts

pigs in blankets
noun small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked

pigs` feet
pigs` knuckles noun feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied

pigskin
noun leather from the skin of swine

pigsticking
noun the sport of hunting wild boar with spears

pigtail
noun a plait of braided hair

pigweed
noun leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China

pika
mouse hare noun small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America

pike
noun any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

Pike`s Peak
noun a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)

pike-like
adjective resembling the pike

pike-perch
pike perch noun any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family

pikeblenny
noun tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory

piked reverse hang
noun a reverse hang performed on the rings

pikestaff
noun the staff of a pike

pilaf
pilaff noun rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes

pilar
adjective of or relating to a hair

pilaster
noun a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached

Pilate
Pontius Pilate noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)

pilchard
sardine 2 Sardina pilchardus noun small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

pile
heap noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other

pile
noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

pile driver
noun a machine that drives piling into the ground

Pilea
genus Pilea noun low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage

pileup
noun multiple collisions of vehicles

pilferage
noun the act of stealing small amounts or small articles

pilgrim
noun someone who journeys in foreign lands

Pilgrim
noun one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620

Pilgrim Father
noun one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620

pilgrimage
pilgrim`s journey noun a journey to a sacred place

piling
noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

pill
lozenge noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

pill
contraceptive pill noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

pill bottle
noun a small bottle for holding pills

pill bug
noun small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball

pill head
noun a consumer of amphetamine pills

pillar
noun a fundamental principle or practice; `science eroded the pillars of superstition`

pillar box
noun a red pillar-shaped letter box

pillar of Islam
noun (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims

pillar-shaped
adjective shaped like a cylindrical pillar

pillared
adjective having pillars; `the pillared portico`

Pillars of Hercules
noun the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules

pillbox
noun a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)

pillbox
noun a small round woman`s hat

pillion
noun a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.

pillory
noun a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

pillow
noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

pillow block
noun a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing

pillow fight
noun a child`s game of fighting with pillows

pillow lace
bobbin lace noun a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins

pillow lava
noun lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows; believed to result from underwater eruptions

pillow sham
noun bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow

pillow talk
noun intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed)

pillowcase
slip 2 pillow slip noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; `the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase`

pillwort
Pilularia globulifera noun European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps

pilocarpine
noun cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma

pilomotor reflex
gooseflesh noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

pilosebaceous
adjective of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland

Pilosella
genus Pilosella noun genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium

pilot
airplane pilot noun someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

pilot balloon
noun meteorological balloon used to observe air currents

pilot bit
noun a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill

pilot boat
noun a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships

pilot burner
pilot light 1 pilot noun small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

pilot cloth
noun a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc

pilot engine
noun a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track

pilot experiment
noun a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment

pilot light
pilot lamp noun indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation

pilot program
pilot film noun a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

pilot project
pilot program noun activity planned as a test or trial; `they funded a pilot project in six states`

pilot whale
black whale 2 common blackfish noun small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school

pilotfish
Naucrates ductor noun small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas

pilothouse
wheelhouse noun an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated

pilotless
adjective lacking a pilot; `a drone is a pilotless aircraft`

pilotless aircraft
radio-controlled aircraft noun an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

pilous
pilose adjective covered with hairs especially fine soft ones

Pilsen
Plzen noun a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated

Pilsner
Pilsener noun a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen

Piltdown man
Piltdown hoax noun a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax

Pilularia
genus Pilularia noun pillworts

pilus
noun hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

pilus
noun any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; `there is a hair in my soup`

Pima
noun the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima

Pimenta
genus Pimenta noun allspice tree

Pimenta officinalis
noun tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries

pimento
pimiento noun fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked

pimento butter
noun butter blended with mashed pimento

Pimlico
noun a racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness

pimozide
noun the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine

pimp
procurer noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

pimpernel
noun any of several plants of the genus Anagallis

Pimpinella
genus Pimpinella noun anise

pimple
hickey 1 zit noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne