A flat, unleavened pocket bread made from wheat flour; the rounds are cut in half, and may be made into pockets or used with a dip such as taramosalata, hummus or tzatziki.

pitakanoun

A collection of Buddhist scriptures.

pitambarnoun

A yellow silk cloth or shawl.

pitanganoun

A Eugenia uniflora tree or its fruit.

pitanguanoun

The boat-billed flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua.

pitangueiranoun

A Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.

pitapatationnoun

A state of nervousness.

pitavastatinnoun

A particular statin drug

pitayanoun

Certain cactuses native to the Americas, of genera Selenicereus or Stenocereus, especially the latter.

PITBnoun

Initialism of pain in the butt.

pitboardnoun

A board used to communicate brief important information to a racing driver such as driver name, laps, and current position in the race.

pitbullnoun

Shortened form of pit bull terrier.

Pitcairnname

An island in the South Pacific, part of the British territory of the Pitcairn Islands

Pitcairn Islandernoun

A native or inhabitant of the Pitcairn Island.

Pitcairneradj

Of, or pertaining to, the Pitcairn Islands.

Pitcairneseadj

Of or relating to the Pitcairn Islands.

Pitcavagename

A surname.

pitchnoun

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

pitch a fitverb

To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.

pitch a tentverb

To have an erection that shows through the trousers.

pitch and puttnoun

An amateur sport derived from golf, but on a smaller scale.

pitch and tossnoun

A game played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails.

pitch aroundverb

To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him

pitch biblenoun

A reference document used by screenwriters, with information on characters, settings, and other elements of a project.

pitch classnoun

An equivalence class of all pitches that are octaves apart, and which would be labeled by an integer, not a traditional letter name.

pitch countnoun

The number of throws that a pitcher has delivered in a game.

pitch darknessnoun

Intense darkness with no light whatsoever.

pitch decknoun

A short presentation in order to pitch a product

pitch gamenoun

A game dealt from a maximum of two decks, without the use of a shoe.

pitch inverb

To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help.

pitch invadernoun

Someone who takes part in a pitch invasion

pitch invasionnoun

An occurrence where spectators at a sports match rush onto the field, usually in celebration, less often in protest.

pitch outnoun

A pitch which was intentionally thrown outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner.

pitch upverb

To arrive; to turn up.

pitch uponverb

To choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone.

pitch wooverb

To court; to make romantic advances.

pitch-blackadj

Very dark; without light.

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