noun Download 🔗Share Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa. Examples : "The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from carrots to cabbage." animal food agriculture biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine). Examples : "The farmer's piglets were very playful and squealed happily in the pen. " animal agriculture food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The edible meat of such an animal; pork. Examples : "Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig." animal food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink). Examples : "The new paint on the bedroom walls was a lovely pig, a soft pinkish-red shade. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily. Examples : "At the buffet, the pig gobbled down his food, making a lot of noise. " food person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lecherous or sexist man. Examples : "She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked." person character attitude society sex moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dirty or slovenly person. Examples : "He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops." person character human animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very obese person. Examples : "Uncle Frank is a pig; he eats so much he's gained a lot of weight. " person body appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A police officer. Examples : "The pig knocked on the door; he was a police officer investigating a disturbance at the school. " police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A difficult problem. Examples : "Fixing the leaky roof was a pig of a job. " situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A block of cast metal. Examples : "After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig." material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The mold in which a block of metal is cast. Examples : "The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side." material industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress. Examples : "Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem." device machine utility industry technical fuel Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky. Examples : "Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel." military weapon machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained. Examples : "My brother loves to play pig with his friends after school. " game entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of swine) to give birth. Examples : "The black sow pigged at seven this morning." animal biology physiology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To greedily consume (especially food). Examples : "They were pigging on the free food at the bar." food animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed. Examples : "The students pigged together in the small, crowded library study room. " animal group human family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device). Examples : "The maintenance crew pigged the oil pipeline to remove debris. " technical device industry machine process energy utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Earthenware, or an earthenware shard Examples : "The antique shop owner carefully displayed the old pig, a beautiful piece of earthenware. " material archaeology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer Examples : "Grandma used a pig to keep her bed warm on cold winter nights. " item utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading