Vocabulary : Pistoleer to Pitch

Pistoleer : One who uses a pistol.
Pistolet : A small pistol.
Pistoling : of Pistol
Piston : A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for other purposes.
Piston ring : A spring packing ring, or any of several such rings, for a piston.

Pit : A cellar or excavation used for refuge from a cyclone, or tornado. ;; A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation ;; The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit. ;; A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit. ;; A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit. ;; Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades. ;; A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall; hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively. ;; A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body ;; The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit. ;; See Pit of the stomach (below). ;; The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox. ;; Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States,
Pita : A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread. ;; The plant which yields the fiber.
Pitahaya : A cactaceous shrub (Cereus Pitajaya) of tropical America, which yields a delicious fruit.
Pitapat : In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats. ;; A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain.
Pitch : The distance between symmetrically arranged or corresponding parts of an armature, measured along a line, called the pitch line, drawn around its length. Sometimes half of this distance is called the pitch. ;; A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. ;; See Pitchstone. ;; To cover over or smear with pitch. ;; Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure. ;; To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. ;; To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp. ;; To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. ;; To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune. ;; To set or fix, as a price or value. ;; To fix or place a tent or temporary habitat

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