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5 : marked by sham or hypocrisy

— pi·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] devout, faithful, godly, holy, religious, sainted, saintly—more at HOLY

[4] constant, devoted, faithful, fast, good, loyal, staunch, steadfast, steady, true, true-blue—more at FAITHFUL

1pip noun : one of the dots used on dice and dominoes to indicate numerical value

2pip noun 1 : a small fruit seed (as of an apple)

2 : one extraordinary of its kind

Synonyms

beauty, crackerjack, dandy, jim-dandy, knockout—more at JIM-DANDY

1pipe noun 1 : a tubular musical instrument played by forcing air through it

2 : BAGPIPE

3 : a tube designed to conduct something (as water, steam, or oil)

4 : a device for smoking having a tube with a bowl at one end and a mouthpiece at the other

5 : a large cask of varying capacity used esp. for wine and oil

Synonyms

channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, tube; also drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, smokestack, spout, tile, waterspout; pipeline, piping

2pipe verb piped; pip·ing 1 : to play on a pipe

2 a : to speak in a high or shrill voice

b : to emit a shrill sound

3 : to convey by or as if by pipes

— pip·er noun

Synonyms

channel, conduct, direct, funnel, siphon—more at CHANNEL

pipe down verb : to stop talking or making noise

pipe dream noun : an illusory or fantastic hope

Synonyms

chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, unreality, vision—more at FANTASY

pipe·line noun 1 : a line of pipe with pumps, valves, and control devices for conveying fluids

2 : a channel for information

pi·pette or pi·pet noun : a device for measuring and transferring small volumes of liquid

pipe up verb : to speak loudly and distinctly; also : to express an opinion freely

pip·ing noun 1 : the music of pipes

2 : a narrow fold of material used to decorate edges or seams

piping hot adjective : very hot

pip·pin noun : a crisp tart usu. yellowish apple

pip–squeak noun : one that is small or insignificant

pi·quant adjective 1 : pleasantly savory : PUNGENT

2 : engagingly provocative; also : having a lively charm

— pi·quan·cy noun

1pique noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a passing feeling of wounded vanity : RESENTMENT

Synonyms

dudgeon, huff, offense, peeve, resentment, umbrage; also aggravation, anger, annoyance, bother, discomfort, exasperation, frustration, irritation, vexation; agitation, displeasure, distress, disturbance, indignation, ire, outrage, perturbation, upset; dander, temper; fit, pet, tantrum, tizzy; affront, insult

2pique verb piqued; piqu·ing 1 : to arouse anger or resentment in : IRRITATE

2 : to arouse by a provocation or challenge

Synonyms

[1] aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, put out, rasp, rile, vex—more at IRRITATE

[2] arouse, encourage, excite, fire, incite, instigate, move, provoke, stimulate, stir

pi·qué or pi·que noun : a durable ribbed clothing fabric

pi·quet noun : a 2-handed card game played with 32 cards

pi·ra·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : robbery on the high seas; also : an act resembling such robbery

2 : the unauthorized use of another's production or invention

pi·ra·nha noun [ORIGIN: Pg, fr. Tupi (So. American Indian language) pirja, fr. pir´ fish + ja tooth]

: any of various usu. small So. American fishes with sharp teeth that include some known to attack humans and large animals

pi·rate noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. MF or L; MF, fr. L pirata, fr. Gk peiratēs, fr. peiran to attempt, test]

: one who commits piracy

— pirate verb

— pi·rat·i·cal adjective

Synonyms

buccaneer, corsair, freebooter, rover; also looter, marauder, pillager, plunderer, raider, robber; privateer; burglar, thief; hijacker, rustler

1pirouette noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a rapid whirling about of the body; especially : a full turn on the toe or ball of one foot in ballet

2pirouette verb : to turn in or as if in a pirouette

Synonyms

gyrate, revolve,