| pitt | (n) a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855), Syn. George Dibdin-Pitt, George Pitt, George Dibdin Pitt |
| pitt | (n) English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806), Syn. Pitt the Younger, William Pitt, Second Earl of Chatham |
| pitt | (n) English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778), Syn. First Earl of Chatham, Pitt the Elder, William Pitt |
| pitta | (n) any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills |
| pittance | (n) an inadequate payment |
| pitter-patter | (n) a series of rapid tapping sounds |
| pittidae | (n) pittas, Syn. family Pittidae |
| pitting | (n) the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion, Syn. roughness, indentation |
| pittsburgh | (n) a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh |
| pittsfield | (n) a town in western Massachusetts |
| Pitta | n. (Zool.) Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidæ. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old World ant thrushes; but they are not related to the true thrushes. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of various kinds. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pittacal | n. [ Gr. pi`tta, pi`ssa, pitch + kalo`s beautiful: cf. F. pittacale. ] (Chem.) A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists of hydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow eupittonic compounds, the salts of which are dark blue. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pittance | n. [ OE. pitance, pitaunce, F. pitance; cf. It. pietanza, LL. pitancia, pittantia, pictantia; perh. fr. L. pietas pity, piety, or perhaps akin to E. petty. Cf. Petty, and Pity. ] 1. An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole. “A good pitaunce.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] One half only of this pittance was ever given him in money. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A meager portion, quantity, or allowance; an inconsiderable salary or compensation. “The small pittance of learning they received.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] The inconsiderable pittance of faithful professors. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pitt diamond | n. See regent diamond. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pitted | a. 1. Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See Pit, v. t., 2. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) Having minute thin spots; as, pitted ducts in the vascular parts of vegetable tissue. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pitter | n. A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pitter | v. i. To make a pattering sound; to murmur; as, pittering streams. [ Obs. ] R. Greene. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pitter-patter | n. A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a pattering of words. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Pitter-patter | adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter-patter. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Pittle-pattle | v. i. To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle. [ R. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| ピット | [pitto] (n) pit; (P) #8,142 [Add to Longdo] |
| そっくり | [sokkuri] (adj-na, adv, n) (on-mim) all; altogether; entirely; just like; the spitting image of; (P) #10,254 [Add to Longdo] |
| ドキドキ(P);どきどき(P);どきんどきん;ドキンドキン | [dokidoki (P); dokidoki (P); dokindokin ; dokindokin] (adv, adv-to) (1) (on-mim) thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter; (vs) (2) (on-mim) to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate; (P) #14,654 [Add to Longdo] |
| スピッツ | [supittsu] (n) pomeranian (dog) (ger #16,399 [Add to Longdo] |
| ピザ(P);ピッツァ(P);ピッツア | [piza (P); pittsua (P); pittsua] (n) pizza (ita #16,439 [Add to Longdo] |
| コックピット | [kokkupitto] (n) cockpit; (P) #17,319 [Add to Longdo] |
| はした金;端金;端た金 | [はしたがね, hashitagane] (n) odd money; loose change; small (paltry) sum (of money); chicken feed; (mere) pittance [Add to Longdo] |
| ぱたぱた | [patapata] (adv, vs) (1) (on-mim) flap (sound of something light and thin such as a fan moving through the air); (2) pitter-patter (sound of light footsteps); (3) dealing with a situation quickly [Add to Longdo] |
| ぴったり | [pittari] (adv, adv-to, vs) (1) (on-mim) tightly; closely; (2) (on-mim) exactly; precisely; (3) (on-mim) suddenly (stopping); (adv, adv-to, vs, adj-na) (4) (on-mim) perfectly (suited); ideally; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| ぷっと | [putto] (adv) (1) (See ふっと) puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); (2) pouting (with displeasure) [Add to Longdo] |
