English Words: P

The state of being pitch-black; intense blackness or darkness.

Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.

Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; said of squared stones that are otherwise quarry-faced.

Of a person, able to exactly reproduce a musical note or tune, manner of speaking, etc.

A traditional East Asian game that requires players to throw sticks from a set distance into a large, sometimes ornate, canister.

A thick liquid or pitch-like form of tar.

Easy to pitch (to promote, advertise, or sell).

A backshot water wheel.

Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.

A promotional document describing an investment bank and its offerings.

A form of torture used against suspected rebels during the period of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, in which hot pitch or tar was poured into a conical paper "cap", which was then forced onto the bound suspect's head, allowed to cool, and rapidly removed, taking with it a portion of the skin.

simple past and past participle of pitch

simple past and past participle of pitch a tent

A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.

One who pitches (in any sense) anything

A count favourable to the pitcher, usually with two strikes; a 1-2, 0-2, or 0-1 count.

Having pitchers.

The quantity that a pitcher can hold.

Resembling or characteristic of a pitcher.

second-person singular simple present indicative of pitch

third-person singular simple present indicative of pitch

An event where writers can pitch ideas for television series.

An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).

The amount that a pitchfork holds.

Resembling or characteristic of a pitchfork.

In a pitchy way.

blackness, as of pitch; darkness

present participle and gerund of pitch

plural of pitching

Without pitch; unpitched.

Absence of pitch.

Resembling or characteristic of pitch (the tarry substance).

A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.

A device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.

A pitchmeter, especially on a ship.

A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base

An old game in which players attempt to throw pennies into a hole.

A pitchman or pitchwoman.

A small pipe used to set the pitch for an instrument, song etc.

To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.

By the side of a sports pitch.

a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma

A female pitchman; a saleswoman.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.

Coal from a pit: mineral coal mined from a mine, as opposed to charcoal or seacoal.

A hamlet between Stenton and Dunbar, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6475).

Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.

In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.

The condition of being piteous

plural of pita (“flatbread”)