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[2] bore, drill, hole, perforate, punch, puncture—more at PERFORATE

[3] access, enter, penetrate, probe

piercing adjective 1 : marked by intensity or volume of sound

2 : PERCEPTIVE <~ eyes>

3 : penetratingly cold

4 : CUTTING, INCISIVE <~ sarcasm>

Synonyms

[1] booming, clamorous, deafening, earsplitting, loud, resounding, ringing, roaring, sonorous, stentorian, thunderous—more at LOUD

[3] biting, bitter, cutting, keen, penetrating, raw, sharp—more at CUTTING

pies plural of PIE

pi·ety noun, plural pi·et·ies 1 : fidelity to natural obligations (as to parents)

2 : dutifulness in religion

3 : a pious act

Synonyms

devotion, faith, religion—more at FAITH

blessedness, devoutness, godliness, holiness, sainthood, sanctity—more at HOLINESS

pif·fle noun : trivial nonsense

Synonyms

bunk, claptrap, drivel, foolishness, hogwash, nonsense

pig noun 1 : SWINE; especially : a young domesticated swine

2 : PORK

3 : a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive person

4 : a crude casting of metal (as iron)

pi·geon noun 1 : any of numerous stout-bodied short-legged birds with smooth thick plumage

2 : an easy mark : DUPE

Synonyms

dupe, gull, sap, sucker, tool—more at DUPE

1pigeonhole noun : a small open compartment (as in a desk) for keeping letters or documents

2pigeonhole verb 1 : to place in or as if in a pigeonhole : FILE

2 : to lay aside

3 : to assign to a usu. restrictive category

pi·geon–toed adjective : having the toes turned in

pig·gish adjective 1 : having a strong desire for food or drink : GREEDY

2 : STUBBORN

Synonyms

gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, rapacious, ravenous, voracious—more at VORACIOUS

pig·gy·back adverb or adjective 1 : up on the back and shoulders

2 : on a railroad flatcar

pig·head·ed adjective : willfully or perversely unyielding : OBSTINATE, STUBBORN

Synonyms

dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, perverse, stubborn, unyielding, willful—more at OBSTINATE

pig latin noun, often cap L : a jargon that is made by systematic alteration of English

pig·let noun : a small usu. young swine

pig·ment noun 1 : coloring matter

2 : a powder mixed with a liquid to give color (as in paints)

— pig·ment·ed adjective

Synonyms

color, dye, stain; also cast, hue, shade, tinge, tint, tone

pig·men·ta·tion noun : coloration with or deposition of pigment; especially : an excessive deposition of bodily pigment

pigmy variant of PYGMY

pig·nut noun : the bitter nut of any of several hickory trees; also : any of these trees

pig·pen noun 1 : a pen for pigs

2 : a dirty place

Synonyms

hole, shambles; also chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, jumble, mess, muddle; dump; clutter, litter, mishmash

pig·skin noun 1 : the skin of a swine or leather made of it

2 : FOOTBALL 2

pig·sty noun 1 : a pen for pigs

2 : a dirty place

pig·tail noun : a tight braid of hair

pi·ka noun : any of various small short-eared mammals related to the rabbits and occurring in rocky uplands of Asia and western No. America

1pike noun : a sharp point or spike

2pike noun, plural pike or pikes : a large slender long-snouted freshwater bony fish valued for food; also : any of various related fishes

3pike noun : a long wooden shaft with a pointed steel head formerly used as a foot soldier's weapon

Synonyms

lance, spear—more at SPEAR

4pike noun : a main road; especially : a paved highway with a rounded surface : TURNPIKE

pik·er noun 1 : one who does things in a small way or on a small scale

2 : a close or miserly person : TIGHTWAD, CHEAPSKATE

pike·staff noun : the staff of a foot soldier's pike

pi·laf also pi·laff or pi·lau noun : a dish made of seasoned rice often with meat

pi·las·ter noun : an architectural support that looks like a rectangular column and projects slightly from a wall

pil·chard noun : a small European marine fish related to the herrings and often packed as a sardine

1pile noun