Nouns

piezoelectricity

noun

electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain cryst...

piezometer

noun

a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures

pigboat

noun

a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

pigfish

noun

found around the Great Barrier Reef

piggery

noun

a farm where pigs are raised or kept

pignolia

noun

edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pino...

pignut

noun

an American hickory tree having bitter nuts

pigsticking

noun

the sport of hunting wild boar with spears

pigweed

noun

common weedy European plant introduced into North America; o...

pigwash

noun

wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen...

pigswill

noun

wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen...

pikeblenny

noun

tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive o...

pilchard

noun

small fatty fish usually canned

pilaster

noun

a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of...

pilaff

noun

rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and...

pilea

noun

low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless fo...

pilewort

noun

perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere ha...

pileus

noun

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that f...

pillwort

noun

European water fern found around margins of bodies of water...

pilocarpine

noun

cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma

pilosity

noun

the quality of having hair

pilotfish

noun

small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas

pilothouse

noun

an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated

pilsner

noun

a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the...

pilus

noun

any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing...

pimiento

noun

plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fr...

pinafore

noun

a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clot...

pinchbeck

noun

an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to...

pindaric

noun

an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple unit...

pinetum

noun

an area planted with pine trees or related conifers

pinesap

noun

fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indi...

pinfish

noun

similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays...

pinfold

noun

a pen where stray animals are confined

pinger

noun

a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar

pinite

noun

grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containin...

pinna

noun

division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

pinnace

noun

a boat for communication between ship and shore

pinnatiped

noun

aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body special...

pinniped

noun

aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body special...

pinnule

noun

division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

pinole

noun

meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices

pinon

noun

any of several low-growing pines of western North America

pinsk

noun

a city of southwestern Belarus

pintado

noun

large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atl...

pintail

noun

long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elon...

pintle

noun

a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge

pinworm

noun

small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum...

pipage

noun

a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry w...

pipeful

noun

the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one...

pipeclay

noun

fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and...