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gland noun : a small usu. conical appendage of the brain of all vertebrates with a cranium that functions primarily as an endocrine organ

pine·ap·ple noun : a tropical plant bearing a large edible juicy fruit; also : its fruit

pin·feath·er noun : a new feather just coming through the skin

ping noun 1 : a sharp sound like that of a bullet striking

2 : engine knock

pin·hole noun : a small hole made by, for, or as if by a pin

Synonyms

perforation, prick, punch, puncture, stab—more at PRICK

1pinion noun : the end section of a bird's wing; also : WING

2pinion verb : to restrain by binding the arms; also : SHACKLE

3pinion noun : a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack

1pink noun 1 : any of a genus of plants with narrow leaves often grown for their showy flowers

2 : the highest degree : HEIGHT

2pink noun : a light tint of red

3pink adjective 1 : of the color pink

2 : holding socialistic views

— pink·ish adjective

4pink verb 1 : to perforate in an ornamental pattern

2 : PIERCE, STAB

3 : to cut a saw-toothed edge on

pink·eye noun : an acute contagious eye inflammation

pin·kie or pin·ky noun, plural pinkies : the smallest finger of the hand

pin·nace noun 1 : a light sailing ship

2 : a ship's boat

pin·na·cle noun [ORIGIN: ME pinacle, fr. AF, fr. LL pinnaculum small wing, gable, fr. L pinna wing, battlement]

1 : a turret ending in a small spire

2 : a lofty peak

3 : the highest point of development or achievement : ACME

Synonyms

acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, meridian, peak, summit, tip-top, top, zenith—more at HEIGHT

pin·nate adjective : resembling a feather esp. in having similar parts arranged on each side of an axis

— pin·nate·ly adverb

pi·noch·le noun : a card game played with a 48-card deck

pi·ñon or pin·yon noun, plural pi·ñons or pi·ño·nes or pin·yons [ORIGIN: AmerSp piñón]

: any of various small pines of western No. America with edible seeds; also : the edible seed of a piñon

pin·point verb : to locate, hit, or aim with great precision

Synonyms

distinguish, identify, single—more at IDENTIFY

pin·prick noun 1 : a small puncture made by or as if by a pin

2 : a petty irritation or annoyance

pins and needles noun plural : a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness

— on pins and needles

: in a nervous or jumpy state of anticipation

pin·stripe noun : a narrow stripe on a fabric; also : a suit with such stripes

— pin–striped adjective

pint noun : a unit of capacity equal to 1/2 quart

pin·to noun, plural pintos also pintoes : a spotted horse or pony

pinto bean noun : a spotted seed produced by a kind of kidney bean and used for food

pint–size or pint–sized adjective : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions : SMALL

pin·up adjective : suitable or designed for hanging on a wall; also : suited (as by beauty) to be the subject of a pinup photograph

pin·wheel noun 1 : a fireworks device in the form of a revolving wheel of colored fire

2 : a toy consisting of lightweight vanes that revolve at the end of a stick

pin·worm noun : a nematode worm parasitic in the human intestine

pin·yin noun, often cap : a system for writing Chinese ideograms by using Roman letters to represent the sounds

1pioneer noun 1 : one that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity

2 : an early settler in a territory

Synonyms

colonist, frontiersman, homesteader, settler—more at FRONTIERSMAN

2pioneer verb 1 : to act as a pioneer

2 : to open or prepare for others to follow; also : SETTLE

3 : to originate or take part in the development of

Synonyms

constitute, establish, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, set up, start—more at FOUND

pi·ous adjective 1 : marked by reverence for deity : DEVOUT

2 : excessively or affectedly religious

3 : SACRED, DEVOTIONAL

4 : showing loyal