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pigment

Short Definition : coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)

Definition
(noun) dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) Definition
(noun) any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color Definition
(noun) a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
Synonyms : paint
Example Sentence
  • artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
Definition
(verb) acquire pigment; become colored or imbued Definition
(verb) color or dye with a pigment
Example Sentence
  • pigment a photograph
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pigment

so to mend the pig you have to colour it

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pilfer

Short Definition : steal things of small value; filch; snitch

Definition
(verb) make off with belongings of others
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pilfer

Pills le kar farar ho gaya.

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Ur pill get lost in fur. It seems like fur steal ur pill

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Imagine stealing wafer biscuits

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the cunning thief made u take sleeping pills n got furer.

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pillage

Short Definition : plunder

Definition
(noun) goods or money obtained illegally Definition
(noun) the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Synonyms : pillaging plundering
Example Sentence
  • the plundering of the Parthenon
  • his plundering of the great authors
Definition
(verb) steal goods; take as spoils
Example Sentence
  • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pillage

Pirate+Village=Pillage

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PILLAGE SOUNDS LIKE VILLAGE.. many villages were plundered during the Gujarat riots.

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pillage sounds pirates and pirates LOOT the money or goods....

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a PILL plunders a disease-causing germs

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pill(peel)+age, peel-to take off the skin, Latin. agere(age)-to do, similar to taking off the goods by force

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in village the the militant came and steal things from villagers voilently

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pillory

Short Definition : punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.

Definition
(noun) a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn Definition
(verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn
Synonyms : gibbet
Definition
(verb) punish by putting in a pillory Definition
(verb) criticize harshly or violently
Synonyms : blast crucify savage
Example Sentence
  • The press savaged the new President
  • The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pillory

Pillory: The word pillor stands out. Visualise a person being tied to a pillar as a punishment.

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Pillar. Pillar mein bandh ke pelna(beating).

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Pill+Orgy.if u r caught in a orgy having pills you will be punished and harshly rebuked.

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heheh pills that u take to criticize those deadly virus..

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Pillory sounds like Allari..pillalu allari chesthe punishment untundi. :)

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pinch

Short Definition : squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger

Definition
(noun) a painful or straitened circumstance
Example Sentence
  • the pinch of the recession
Definition
(noun) an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed Definition
(noun) a slight but appreciable amount
Example Sentence
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
Definition
(noun) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Synonyms : emergency exigency
Example Sentence
  • he never knew what to do in an emergency
Definition
(noun) a small sharp bite or snip
Synonyms : nip
Definition
(noun) a squeeze with the fingers
Synonyms : tweak
Definition
(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Example Sentence
  • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Definition
(verb) squeeze tightly between the fingers
Example Sentence
  • He pinched her behind
  • She squeezed the bottle
Definition
(verb) make ridges into by pinching together
Synonyms : crimp
Definition
(verb) make off with belongings of others Definition
(verb) cut the top off
Synonyms : top
Example Sentence
  • top trees and bushes
Definition
(verb) irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Synonyms : vellicate
Example Sentence
  • smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
  • the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back

pine

Short Definition : long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline

Definition
(noun) a coniferous tree
Synonyms : pine tree true pine
Definition
(noun) straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus Definition
(verb) have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Synonyms : ache languish yearn yen
Example Sentence
  • She ached for a cigarette
  • I am pining for my lover
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pine

pine(verb):Have a desire for something or someone who is not present there. Mera dost jab WINE pe leta hai tab he starts pining for his girlfriend.

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pani ke liye pine karna....

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pine..taken from pinus family .pine tree...well pine tree have long needles.....so long for or yearn for something.

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When u feel LANGUISHED/depressed u LONG FOR a PINE(Pertaining to wine)

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people residing in mountains LONG FOR,YEARN for the growth of PINE trees.

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pin(PINE) stuck in throat is longing to come out....when you have fish....lol

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Pine tress are long.. so long suffering If you fall from pine(long) tree, you will decline physically/mentally

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Those on the game show who did not want to get slimed; Did pine to discover the correct answer in time.

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pin+e--pinning ecstacy results in loss of physical/mental vigor and lamenting, yearning

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pine is from pain..as great longing or mourning is paifull

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Pine (PAANA) chahta hoon- wish to get

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pinion

Short Definition : restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing

Definition
(noun) a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack Definition
(noun) any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Definition
(noun) wing of a bird
Synonyms : pennon
Definition
(verb) bind the arms of
Synonyms : shackle
Definition
(verb) cut the wings off (of birds)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pinion

PINION ~ PIN+ON; when we PIN something, it will hold it and thereby prevent it from flying away .. (bind the arms of something)

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sounds like pigeon

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Think of PIN, Pinning sth to the ground so that it can not move->restrain

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pinnace

Short Definition : small boat

Definition
(noun) a boat for communication between ship and shore
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pinnace

to be at the Pinnacle in the boat race you need a good pinnace

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pinn+ace..pin..pine tree..so a small boat made of pine tree wood.

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Pinnochio had a longgggg nose...pinnace is a smallll boat..!!

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if you dont have "P"roper FINANCE.....then you can only buy a pinnance

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Origin from spanish "pino"which means pine - tree that gives timber used for making boats

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pinnacle

Short Definition : peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame

Definition
(noun) (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower Definition
(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example Sentence
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme
  • at the height of her career
  • the peak of perfection
  • summer was at its peak
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
  • the summit of his ambition
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
  • at the top of his profession
Definition
(noun) a lofty peak Definition
(verb) surmount with a pinnacle
Example Sentence
  • pinnacle a pediment
Definition
(verb) raise on or as if on a pinnacle
Example Sentence
  • He did not want to be pinnacled
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pinnacle

pin(PINE TREE)+NACLE..SOUNDS LIKE UNCLE..so your uncle wants to CLIMB the PEAK OR HIGHEST POINT OF PINE TREE.

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pinnacle:- "Pina + ekkali" to reach peak

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pious

Short Definition : devout; religious; N. piety

Definition
(adj) having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
Example Sentence
  • pious readings
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pious

We give thanks to God for the PIe he has given US.

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pi(buy)+ous(us).old ppl are piety & they used to pray take us(Buy us) frm this world

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pi(legs) + ous >>> we take blessing of GOD by bowing towards the legs of the idol.. so we are RELIGIOUS..

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The pious never eat pie at church!

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+o+us--- we thank and SHOW RESPECT TO GOD for giving US PI(pie—food)

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