Index of English words, starting with "pi"

(1) - Piu (adv.) A little more; as, piu allegro, a little more briskly.

(1) - Pivot (v. t.) To place on a pivot.
(2) - Pivot (n.) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.
(3) - Pivot (n.) Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.
(4) - Pivot (n.) The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.
(5) - Pivot (n.) A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

(1) - Pivotal (a.) Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle.