English to English Dictionary

Pigment

A substance that gives color to materials, especially in paints and inks.

Pigsty

A pen or enclosure for pigs.

Pike

A large freshwater predatory fish with a long body and a pointed snout, native to northern temperate regions.

Pikey

A disparaging term for a member of the Traveller or Gypsy community, or more broadly, an itinerant person.

Pilate

A Roman governor of Judea who presided over the trial of Jesus and ordered his crucifixion.

Pile

A heap of things laid one on top of another.

Pile-driver

A heavy mechanical device or machine used to drive piles into the ground to provide foundation support for buildings, bridges, and other structures.

Pileated

Having a crest or cap of feathers covering the crown of the head, characteristic of certain birds such as woodpeckers.

Piler

A person or thing that heaps, accumulates, or stacks objects into a pile.

Piles

A collection of things stacked or placed on top of each other.

Pileus

The cap or umbrella-shaped part of a mushroom or toadstool that bears the spore-bearing surface.

Pilgrimage

A journey to a sacred place or shrine, often undertaken for religious reasons.