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pianistic - n. 1 the art or technique of piano-playing. 2 the skill ... [more]
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piano - adj., adv., & n. Mus. performed loudly. loudly. a passage to be performed loudly.... [more]
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pibroch - n. a series of esp. martial or funerary variations on a theme for the bagpipes.... [more]
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picayune - n. & adj. US 1 colloq. a small coin of little value,... [more]
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pickable - v. & n. tr. 1 (also absol.) choose carefully from a number of alternatives (picked... [more]
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picketer - n. & v. 1 a person or group of people outside a place of work, intending to persuade... [more]
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pickiness - adj. (pickier, pickiest) colloq. excessively fastidious; choosy. pickiness n.... [more]
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picking - n. 1 the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic... [more]
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picky - adj. (pickier, pickiest) colloq. excessively fastidious; choosy. pickiness n.... [more]
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picnicker - n. & v. 1 an outing or excursion including a packed meal eaten out of doors. 2 any... [more]
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picnicky - n. & v. 1 an outing or excursion including a packed meal eaten out of doors. 2 any... [more]
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picrate - n. a very bitter yellow compound used in dyeing and surgery and in explosives. picrate... [more]
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Pictish - n. a member of an ancient people of N. Britain. Pictish adj. [ME f. LL Picti perh.... [more]
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pictographic - n. (also pictogram) 1 a a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase .... [more]
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pictography - n. (also pictogram) 1 a a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase .... [more]
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pictorially - adj. & n. 1 of or expressed in a picture or pictures. 2 illustrated. 3 picturesque.... [more]
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piece - n. & adj. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol... [more]
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piecemeal - adv. & adj. piece by piece; gradually. partial; gradual; unsystematic. [ME f. PIECE... [more]
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piercer - v. 1 tr. a (of a sharp instrument etc.) penetrate the surface of. b ( [more]
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piercingly - v. 1 tr. a (of a sharp instrument etc.) penetrate the surface of. b ( [more]
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pietist - n. 1 a pious sentiment. b an exaggerated or affected piety. 2 (esp. as Pietism)... [more]
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pietistic - n. 1 a pious sentiment. b an exaggerated or affected piety. 2 (esp. as Pietism)... [more]
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pietistical - n. 1 a pious sentiment. b an exaggerated or affected piety. 2 (esp. as Pietism)... [more]
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piety - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the quality of being pious. 2 a pious act. [ME f. OF piet f. L... [more]
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piet - n. a picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding... [more]
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piffler - n. & v. colloq. nonsense; empty speech. intr. talk or act feebly; trifle. piffler... [more]
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pigeonry - n. 1 any of several large usu. grey and white birds... [more]
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piggish - n. & v. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated... [more]
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piggishly - n. & v. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated... [more]
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piggishness - n. & v. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated... [more]
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piglet - n. & v. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated... [more]
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piglike - n. & v. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated... [more]
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pigling - n. & v. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated... [more]
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pigmental - n. & v. 1 colouring-matter used as paint or dye, usu. as an insoluble suspension.... [more]
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pigmentary - n. & v. 1 colouring-matter used as paint or dye, usu. as an insoluble suspension.... [more]
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pigswill - n. kitchen refuse and scraps fed to pigs. ... [more]
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pilau - n. (also pilaff, pilaw) a Middle Eastern or Indian dish of spiced rice ... [more]
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pileate - n. (pl. pilei) the caplike part of a mushroom or other fungus. pileate adj. pileated... [more]
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pillager - v. & n. tr. (also absol.) plunder; sack (a place ... [more]
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pillaret - n. 1 a a usu. slender vertical structure of wood, metal, or esp. stone used as a... [more]
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pilliwinks - n. hist. an instrument of torture used for squeezing the fingers. [ME pyrwykes,... [more]
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pillowy - n. & v. 1 a a usu. oblong support for the head, esp. in bed, with a cloth cover... [more]
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pillwort - n. an aquatic fern, Pilularia globulifera, with small globular spore-producing bracts.... [more]
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pilose - adj. (also pilous) covered with hair. pilosity n. [L pilosus f. pilus hair]... [more]
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pilosity - adj. (also pilous) covered with hair. pilosity n. [L pilosus f. pilus hair]... [more]
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pilot - n. & v. (pl. skies) (in sing. or pl.) 1 the region of the atmosphere ... [more]
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pilotage - n. & v. 1 a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 2 a person qualified... [more]
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pilotless - n. & v. 1 a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft. 2 a person qualified... [more]
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Pilsner - n. (also Pilsener) a lager beer brewed or like that brewed at Pilsen (Plzen) in... [more]
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pimento - n. (pl. -os) 1 a small tropical tree, Pimenta dioica, native to Jamaica. 2 the unripe... [more]
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pimiento - n. (pl. -os) = sweet pepper (see PEPPER ). [Sp.... [more]
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pimpernel - n. any plant of the genus Anagallis, esp. = scarlet pimpernel. [ME f. OF pimpernelle,... [more]
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pimply - n. 1 a small hard inflamed spot on the skin. 2 anything resembling a pimple, esp.... [more]
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pinafore - n. esp. Brit . 1 a an apron, esp. with a bib. b a... [more]
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pincers - n.pl. 1 (also pair of pincers) a gripping-tool resembling scissors ... [more]
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