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| carrier pigeon |
a pigeon trained to return to its home base, esp. one used to carry messages from outposts; homing pigeon. [1/2 definitions] |
| coo |
to make the sound of, or a sound like, the low murmuring call of a dove or pigeon. [2/4 definitions] |
| homer |
a homing pigeon. [1/2 definitions] |
| homing pigeon |
a kind of pigeon that is trained to return to its home roost, and that can deliver messages over long distances. |
| merlin |
a pigeon hawk. [1/2 definitions] |
| passenger pigeon |
a formerly common variety of North American pigeon, which has been extinct since the early twentieth century. |
| pigeonhole |
a small, recessed area in which a pigeon builds its nest. [1/5 definitions] |
| ringdove |
a European pigeon with white markings around the neck and on the tips of the wings. [1/2 definitions] |
| rock dove |
a European wild pigeon from which most common and domesticated pigeons are derived. |
| squab |
a young pigeon still in the nest, esp. considered as food. |
| stool |
(slang) to act as a stool pigeon; inform on one's associates. [1/5 definitions] |
| stoolie |
(slang) a stool pigeon. |
| stool pigeon |
pigeon set out as a decoy. [1/2 definitions] |
| trumpeter |
one of a breed of domestic pigeon having a rounded crest and feathered feet. [1/5 definitions] |
| wing shot |
a shot made at a bird or clay pigeon while it is moving through the air. [1/2 definitions] |
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