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

pinnacle
noun (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

pinnate
pinnated adjective of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis

pinnate leaf
noun a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis

pinnate-leaved
pinnate-leafed adjective having pinnate leaves

pinnately
adverb having a pinnate shape; `a pinnately compound leaf`

pinnatifid
adjective of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets

pinnatisect
adjective of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets

pinner
noun a woman`s cap with two long flaps pinned on

pinning
noun a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin

pinniped mammal
pinniped noun aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers

Pinnipedia
suborder Pinnipedia noun seals; sea lions; walruses

Pinnotheres
genus Pinnotheres noun type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs

Pinnotheridae
family Pinnotheridae noun tiny soft-bodied crabs

pinochle
pinocle noun a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

pinocytosis
noun process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

pinole
noun meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices

pinon
pinyon noun any of several low-growing pines of western North America

pinon pine
Mexican nut pine noun a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas

Pinopsida
class Pinopsida noun most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta

Pinot
Pinot grape noun any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes

Pinot blanc
noun dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes

Pinot noir
noun dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes

pinpoint
noun the sharp point of a pin

pinpoint(a)
adjective meticulously precise; `pinpoint accuracy`

pinprick
noun small puncture (as if made by a pin)

pins and needles
noun a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation

pinscher
noun any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped

Pinsk
noun a city of southwestern Belarus

pinstripe
noun a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric)

pinstriped
adjective having very thin stripes

pint
noun a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

pint-size
pint-sized adjective well below average height

pintail
Anas acuta noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers

pintle
noun a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge

pinto
noun a spotted or calico horse or pony

pinto bean
noun mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried

Pinus
genus Pinus noun type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines

Pinus nigra
noun large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe

pinwheel
noun a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

pinwheel roll
noun pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking

pinwheel wind collector
noun a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

pinwheel-shaped
adjective having the round shape of a pinwheel

pinworm
threadworm noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children

pion
pi-meson noun a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision

pioneer
noun one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; `they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them`

pious
adjective having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; `pious readings`

pious platitude
noun insincere talk about religion or morals

piously
adverb in a pious manner; `this received opinion is piously affirmed`

pip
noun a small hard seed found in some fruits

pip
noun a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

pip-squeak
squirt noun someone who is small and insignificant

Pipa
genus Pipa noun type genus of the Pipidae

pipage
noun a fee charged for the use of pipes

pipal
pipal tree noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists

pipe
pipage noun a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

pipe
noun a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor

pipe bomb
noun a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe

pipe bowl
noun a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

pipe cleaner
noun cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem

pipe cutter
noun a hand tool for cutting pipe

pipe dream
noun a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); `I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe`

pipe major
noun the chief piper in a band of bagpipes

pipe rack
noun a rack for holding a smoker`s pipes

pipe smoker
noun a smoker who uses a pipe

pipe vise
pipe clamp noun a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded

pipe wrench
tube wrench noun adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe

pipeclay
noun fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather

pipefish
noun fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates

pipefitting
pipe fitting noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together

pipeful
noun the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time

pipeline
noun a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; `a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport`

pipeline company
noun a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry

Piper
genus Piper noun type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs

Piper longum
noun slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas

Piperaceae
family Piperaceae noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets

piperacillin
Pipracil noun a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections

Piperales
order Piperales noun Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae

piperazine
noun vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms

piperin
piperine noun derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper

piperocaine
piperocaine hydrochloride noun a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic

pipestem clematis
Clematis lasiantha noun clematis of California

pipet
pipette noun measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube

pipewort
Eriocaulon aquaticum noun aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers

Pipidae
family Pipidae noun tongueless frogs

Pipile
genus Pipile noun genus of large crested guans (the piping guans)

Pipilo
genus Pipilo noun towhees

piping
adjective resembling the music of a pipe; `the piping voices of children`

piping crow
piping crow-shrike noun crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged

piping guan
noun a kind of guan

piping plover
Charadrius melodus noun small plover of eastern North America

pipistrelle
pipistrel 1 Pipistrellus pipistrellus noun small European brown bat

Pipistrellus
genus Pipistrellus noun nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats

pipit
titlark noun a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

Pippin
noun any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red

Pipra
genus Pipra noun type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins

Pipridae
family Pipridae noun manakins

pipsissewa
prince`s pine noun any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila

Piptadenia
genus Piptadenia noun tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera

Pipturus
genus Pipturus noun an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae

Pipturus albidus
noun Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made