pinchcock |
a clamp fitted onto a flexible tube to regulate or prevent the flow of liquid through it. |
pinch-hit |
in baseball, to bat for another player, esp. at a crucial point in a game. [3 definitions] |
pinch pennies |
to be stingy or very careful with money. |
pin curl |
a strand of usu. damp hair wound around a finger into a flat curl and secured with a bobby pin until set. |
pincushion |
a small padded cushion used to store pins that are stuck into it. |
pin down |
to force (someone) to give specific information, announce a decision, or the like. [2 definitions] |
pine1 |
any of numerous evergreen trees that have clustered, needle-shaped leaves and bear cones. [2 definitions] |
pine2 |
to be affected with great desire and longing (often fol. by "for)". [2 definitions] |
pineal gland |
a gland at the base of the brain that produces melatonin and regulates certain biological rhythms as well as other important functions. |
pineapple |
the large, egg-shaped, yellow-fleshed, juicy fruit of a plant of the American tropics. [2 definitions] |
pine cone |
the scaly conical fruit, or cone, of a pine tree. |
pinedrops |
a leafless parasitic plant that grows under pine trees, bearing small white flowers. |
pine needle |
the needle-shaped leaf of a pine tree. |
pine nut |
the sweet, edible, nutlike seed of certain pines that grow chiefly in the southwestern United States and Mexico; pignolia. |
pinery |
a place, such as a plantation or greenhouse, in which pineapples are grown. [2 definitions] |
pinesap |
a fleshy whitish or reddish plant belonging to the heath family that grows on tree roots or fallen tree trunks. |
pine siskin |
a small brown North American finch with yellow marks on its tail and wings, often found in pine woods. |
pine straw |
the dried fallen needles of a pine tree. |
pine tar |
a thick, blackish brown liquid obtained from the airless decomposition of pine wood, used in roofing compounds, paints, disinfectants, and expectorants. |
pinetum |
an arboretum of pines or conifers. |
pine warbler |
a small, yellow and greenish songbird found esp. in pine woods of the eastern United States. |