| pitcher plant |
any of various plants bearing slippery, pitcherlike leaves that contain enzymes to digest trapped insects. |
| pitchfork |
a long, sharp, fork-shaped tool for moving hay, straw, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| pitch in |
(informal) to contribute to a joint project; cooperate with others; help. [2 definitions] |
| pitch into |
(informal) to attack verbally or physically. [2 definitions] |
| pitchman |
a street vendor or seller of cheap wares, esp. at a carnival, with a colorful sales spiel. [2 definitions] |
| pitchout |
in baseball, a ball deliberately pitched outside the plate in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner. [2 definitions] |
| pitch pine |
any of various pine trees cultivated as a source of pitch or turpentine. |
| pitch pipe |
a small musical pipe or pipes with invariable pitch, used as a tuning standard by singers and other musicians. |
| pitchstone |
a glassy rock of volcanic origin having the appearance of lustrous pitch. |
| pitch woo |
(old-fashioned) to try to win the affections of another, esp. the affections of a woman; court. [2 definitions] |
| pitchy |
full of or smeared with pitch. [2 definitions] |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring pity or sympathy; pitiable. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. [2 definitions] |
| pith |
the soft central portion of certain plant stems and animal parts such as feathers. [5 definitions] |
| Pithecanthropus |
(Latin) a former genus of extinct hominids; Java man. (See Homo erectus.) |
| pithy |
exactly and concisely appropriate; effective; forceful. [2 definitions] |
| pitiable |
worthy of or inspiring pity or sympathy; piteous. [2 definitions] |
| pitiful |
worthy of or inspiring pity or sympathy; pitiable. [2 definitions] |
| pitiless |
having or demonstrating no pity or mercy; ruthless. |
| pitman |
a person who works in a pit, such as a coal miner. [2 definitions] |
| piton |
a sharp-pointed metal spike designed to be hammered into rock or ice for giving support or for attaching a rope in mountain climbing. |