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3pilot adjective : serving as a guiding or activating device or as a testing or trial unit

pi·lot·house noun : a shelter on the upper deck of a ship for the steering gear and the helmsman

pilot whale noun : either of two mostly black medium-sized whales

pil·sner also pil·sen·er noun [ORIGIN: G, lit., of Pilsen (Plzeň), city in the Czech Republic]

1 : a light beer with a strong flavor of hops

2 : a tall slender footed glass for beer

pi·men·to noun, plural pimentos or pimento [ORIGIN: Sp pimienta allspice, pepper, fr. LL pigmenta, pl. of pigmentum plant juice, fr. L, pigment]

1 : ALLSPICE

2 : PIMIENTO

pi·mien·to noun, plural -tos : any of various mild red sweet pepper fruits used esp. to stuff olives and to make paprika

pimp noun : a man who solicits clients for a prostitute

— pimp verb

pim·per·nel noun : any of a genus of herbs related to the primroses

pim·ple noun : a small inflamed swelling on the skin often containing pus

— pim·ply adjective

1pin noun 1 : a piece of wood or metal used esp. for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another; especially : a small pointed piece of wire with a head used for fastening clothes or attaching papers

2 : an ornament or emblem fastened to clothing with a pin

3 : one of the wooden pieces constituting the target (as in bowling); also : the staff of the flag marking a hole on a golf course

4 : LEG

2pin verb pinned; pin·ning 1 : to fasten, join, or secure with a pin

2 : to hold fast or immobile

3 : ATTACH, HANG

4 : to assign the blame for <~ a crime on someone>

5 : to define clearly : ESTABLISH <~ down an idea>

PIN abbreviation personal identification number

pi·ña co·la·da noun [ORIGIN: Sp, lit., strained pineapple]

: a tall drink made of rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice mixed with ice

pin·afore noun : a sleeveless dress or apron fastened at the back

pin·ball machine noun : an amusement device in which a ball is maneuvered along a slanted surface among a series of targets for points

pince–nez noun, plural pince–nez [ORIGIN: F, fr. pincer to pinch + nez nose]

: eyeglasses clipped to the nose by a spring

pin·cer noun 1 plural : a gripping instrument with two handles and two grasping jaws

2 : a claw (as of a lobster) resembling pincers

1pinch verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF *pincher, pincer, fr. VL *pinctiare, *punctiare, fr. L punctum puncture]

1 : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument

2 : to compress painfully

3 : CONTRACT, SHRIVEL

4 : to be miserly; also : to subject to strict economy

5 : to confine or limit narrowly

6 : to take (the property of another) wrongfully : STEAL

7 : to take or keep in custody by authority of law : ARREST

2pinch noun 1 : a critical point : EMERGENCY

2 : painful effect

3 : an act of pinching

4 : a very small quantity

5 : ARREST

3pinch adjective : SUBSTITUTE

pinch–hit verb 1 : to bat in the place of another player esp. when a hit is particularly needed

2 : to act or serve in place of another

— pinch hit noun

Synonyms

cover, fill in, stand in, sub, substitute, take over—more at COVER

pinch hitter noun : one that pinch-hits

Synonyms

backup, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub, substitute—more at SUBSTITUTE

pin curl noun : a curl made usu. by dampening a strand of hair, coiling it, and securing it by a hairpin or clip

pin·cush·ion noun : a cushion for pins not in use

1pine noun : any of a genus of evergreen cone-bearing trees; also : the light durable resinous wood of a pine

2pine verb pined; pin·ing 1 : to lose vigor or health through distress

2 : to long for something intensely

Synonyms

usually pine for ache, covet, crave, desire, die, hanker, hunger, long, lust, pant, repine, thirst, want, wish, yearn—more at DESIRE

pi·ne·al noun : PINEAL GLAND

— pineal adjective

pineal