Index of English words, starting with "pi"

(1) - Pistolet (n.) A small pistol.

(1) - Piston (n.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for other purposes.

(1) - Pit (n.) The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
(2) - Pit (n.) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.
(3) - Pit (n.) A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit.
(4) - Pit (n.) A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.
(5) - Pit (n.) Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.
(6) - Pit (n.) A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.
(7) - Pit (n.) A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body
(8) - Pit (n.) A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
(9) - Pit (n.) See Pit of the stomach (below).
(10) - Pit (v. t.) To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.
(11) - Pit (n.) Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theater.
(12) - Pit (n.) An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
(13) - Pit (n.) The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
(14) - Pit (n.) A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.
(15) - Pit (v. t.) To place or put into a pit or hole.
(16) - Pit (v. t.) To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a face pitted by smallpox.
(17) - Pit (n.) The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit.

(1) - Pita (n.) The plant which yields the fiber.
(2) - Pita (n.) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.