| pileum |
the top of a bird's head from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. |
| pileup |
a destructive collision involving more than two vehicles. [2 definitions] |
| pile up |
to accumulate, with one thing on top of another. [3 definitions] |
| pileus |
the umbrellalike, gill-bearing cap of a mushroom or a similar structure on other fungi. [2 definitions] |
| pilfer |
to steal, esp. trifling amounts or things of small value. |
| pilferable |
combined form of pilfer. |
| pilgrim |
someone who undertakes a usu. long trip for a religious purpose, such as to visit a holy place. [3 definitions] |
| pilgrimage |
a usu. long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. [2 definitions] |
| Pilgrim Fathers |
the group of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. |
| Pilgrim's Progress |
a seventeenth-century Christian allegory by John Bunyan. |
| piliferous |
having or growing hair. |
| piliform |
similar in form to a hair; hairlike. |
| piling |
piles collectively. [2 definitions] |
| Pilipino |
a language based on Tagalog that is the official language of the Philippines. |
| pill |
a small hard pellet of a drug, medicine, or the like designed to be taken orally. [6 definitions] |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. [4 definitions] |
| pillar |
a tall, often cylindrical shaft used to support a structure or to serve as a decoration or monument; column. [4 definitions] |
| pillarless |
combined form of pillar. |
| pillbox |
a small container for pills, capsules, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| pill bug |
any of various small land isopods that are able to curl their segmented bodies into a pill-like ball. |
| pillion |
a seat for a passenger on a motorcycle or horse, behind that of the person in control. |