APLITIC | • aplitic adj. (Geology) Composed of, or relating to, aplite. • APLITIC adj. of or like aplite, a fine-grained, light-coloured igneous rock. |
LIMEPIT | • limepit n. Alternative form of lime pit. • lime␣pit n. A limestone quarry. • LIMEPIT n. a pit from which lime is dug. |
PELITIC | • pelitic adj. Relating to, or containing, pelite. • PELITIC adj. relating to pelite, any rock derived from clay or mud. |
PIGTAIL | • pigtail n. Tobacco twisted into a string or roll. • pigtail n. A braided plait of hair; now especially, either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head. • pigtail n. (Informal) A person who wears a pigtail or queue. |
PILIEST | • PILY adj. of carpets, having a pile. |
PILINUT | • pili␣nut n. The edible seed of Canarium ovatum, a tree native to the maritime tropics from the edge of Southeast… • PILINUT n. the nut of trees of the burseraceous genus, also PILI. |
PILOTIS | • pilotis n. Plural of piloti. • PILOTIS n. (French) a series of columns or piles, used to raise the base of a building above ground level. |
PINITOL | • pinitol n. (Organic chemistry) A cyclitol with antidiabetic activity, first identified in the sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). • PINITOL n. an alcohol. |
PINTAIL | • pintail n. A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail. • pintail n. A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura. • pintail n. Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia. |
PISTILS | • pistils n. Plural of pistil. • PISTIL n. the seed-bearing organ of flowering plants. |
PITHILY | • pithily adv. In a pithy manner, concisely and to the point. • PITHY adv. full of pith, to the point. |
PITIFUL | • pitiful adj. (Now rare) Feeling pity; merciful. • pitiful adj. So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. • pitiful adj. Of an amount or number: very small. |
PITLIKE | • pitlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a pit. • PITLIKE adj. like a pit. |
POLITIC | • politic adj. (Archaic) Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political. • politic adj. (Archaic, of things) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised;… • politic adj. (Archaic) Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management;… |
SHILPIT | • SHILPIT adj. (Scots) sickly-looking, puny. |
SPILITE | • spilite n. (Geology) a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together… • SPILITE n. a fine-grained igneous rock of basaltic composition. |
TILAPIA | • tilapia n. Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera… • Tilapia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – the tilapia fish. • TILAPIA n. any member of an African freshwater fish genus. |
TIPSILY | • tipsily adv. In a tipsy manner. • TIPSY adv. slightly drunk. |
TRIPOLI | • tripoli n. (Geology) A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing. • Tripoli prop.n. The capital city of Libya. • Tripoli prop.n. A city in Greece. Former name: Tripolis. |