| 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. |
| pit saw |
a large saw used to cut wood lengthwise that is handled by two persons, one positioned on the log and the second in a pit or trench beneath it. |
| pit stop |
time out from a race for a car to refuel or be serviced at the pit area. |
| pittance |
a contemptibly small portion, amount, or payment. [2 definitions] |
| pitted1 |
having had the stones or pits removed, as from olives or cherries. |
| pitted2 |
marked with hollows, depressions, or pits. |
| pitter-patter |
a succession of soft rapid tapping sounds. [3 definitions] |
| pituitary |
a small, two-lobed gland of vertebrates that is located at the base of the brain and produces important metabolic and developmental hormones; pituitary gland; hypophysis. [4 definitions] |