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Pink Paper DaisynounMWEflower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pink Sand VerbenanounMWEprostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pink ShowernounMWEtropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pink Shower TreenounMWEtropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pink SlipnounMWEofficial notice that you have been fired from your jobverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pink WinenounMWEpinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation beganverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pink-And-White EverlastingnounMWEflower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinnate LeafnounMWEa leaf resembling a featherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinniped MammalnounMWEaquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinon NutnounMWEedible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinon PinenounMWEa small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern TexasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pins and NeedlesnounMWEa sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinto BeannounMWEmottled or spotted bean of southwestern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinwheel FlowernounMWEtropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinwheel RollnounMWEpinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before bakingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pinwheel Wind CollectornounMWEa toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the windverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pious PlatitudenounMWEinsincere talk about religion or moralsverifiedMay 18, 2026
pip outverbMWEbe killed or diecandidateJun 3, 2026
Pipal TreenounMWEfig tree of India noted for great size and longevityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe BombnounMWEa small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe BowlnounMWEa small round container that is open at the top for holding tobaccoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe ClampnounMWEa clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threadedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe CleanernounMWEcleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stemverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe CutternounMWEa hand tool for cutting pipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
pipe downverbMWEbecome quiet or quieterverifiedJun 3, 2026
Pipe DreamnounMWEa fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe FitternounMWEa craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
pipe inverbMWEtransport to a destiny through pipesverifiedJun 3, 2026
Pipe MajornounMWEthe chief piper in a band of bagpipesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe of PeacenounMWEa highly decorated ceremonial pipe of AmerindiansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe OrgannounMWEwind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboardverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe RacknounMWEa rack for holding a smoker's pipesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe SmokernounMWEa smoker who uses a pipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
pipe upverbMWEbegin to play or singcandidateJun 3, 2026
Pipe VinenounMWEhardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe VisenounMWEa clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threadedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipe WrenchnounMWEadjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipeline CompanynounMWEa company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piperocaine HydrochloridenounMWEa compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anestheticverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipestem ClematisnounMWEclematis of CaliforniaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pipewort FamilynounMWEchiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipewortsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piping CrownounMWEcrow-sized black-and-white birdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piping Crow-ShrikenounMWEcrow-sized black-and-white birdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piping GuannounMWEa kind of guanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piping PlovernounMWEsmall plover of eastern North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pirate FlagnounMWEa flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black backgroundverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pirate ShipnounMWEa ship that is manned by piratesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piriform AreanounMWEpear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piriform LobenounMWEpear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pis AllernounMWEan expedient adopted only in desperationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pisha PayshanounMWE(Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a childverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pisiform BonenounMWEa small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetralverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pissaba PalmnounMWEBrazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pissed OffadjectiveMWEaroused to impatience or angercandidateMay 18, 2026
Pistachio NutnounMWEnut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pistachio TreenounMWEsmall tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pistol GripnounMWEa handle shaped like the butt of a pistolverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pistol ShrimpnounMWEsmall shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piston ChambernounMWEa chamber within which piston movesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piston RingnounMWEseal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Piston RodnounMWEconnecting rod that moves or is moved by a pistonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pit Bull TerriernounMWEAmerican breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pit of the StomachnounMWEa slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Pit RunnounMWEgravel as found in natural depositsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pit StopnounMWEa brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the carverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pit VipernounMWENew World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pit-Run GravelnounMWEgravel as found in natural depositsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitahaya CactusnounMWEcactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitch AccentnounMWEemphasis that results from pitch rather than loudnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitch ApplenounMWEa common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitch BlacknounMWEa very dark blackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitch BlacknessnounMWEtotal absence of lightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitch ContournounMWErise and fall of the voice pitchverifiedMay 18, 2026
pitch inverbMWEeat heartilyverifiedJun 3, 2026
pitch intoverbMWEhit violently, as in an attackverifiedJun 3, 2026
Pitch PinenounMWElarge three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitch PipenounMWEa small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequencyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitch ShotnounMWEa high approach shot in golfverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitched BattlenounMWEa fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and placeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitcher PlantnounMWEany of several insectivorous herbs of the order SarracenialesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitcher SagenounMWECalifornia plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitcher-Plant FamilynounMWEinsectivorous plantsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitcher's MoundnounMWE(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher standsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitching ChangenounMWEreplacing a pitcher in baseballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitching CoachnounMWEan assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pitching WedgenounMWEa wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstaclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pith HatnounMWEa lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pith HelmetnounMWEa lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pituitary BodynounMWEthe master gland of the endocrine systemverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pituitary DwarfnounMWEa dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Pituitary GlandnounMWEthe master gland of the endocrine systemverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pityriasis AlbanounMWEcommon form of pityriasis, usually in children or young adults, characterized by round patches of depigmentationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pityriasis RoseanounMWEpityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pivot JointnounMWEa freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pivot MannounMWEthe person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuververifiedMay 18, 2026
Pivot ShotnounMWEa one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot footverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pivoting WindownounMWEa window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or verticallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pix ChestnounMWEa chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pizza ParlornounMWEa shop where pizzas are made and soldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Pizza PienounMWEItalian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheeseverifiedMay 18, 2026