Words that start with P

Pis forPie

A pie is a type of food that has a layer of pastry on the outside and some kind of filling on the inside. Sweet pies usually have sweet pastry too. Pies can be sweet or savoury, and be made from fruit or meat. A pie that doesn't have a lid is called a tart.

Food

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Pis forPiebald

Piebald is another word for pied. It is generally used to describe horses.

Patterns

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Pis forPiece

A piece is a part of something larger, like a piece of pie or a piece of wood.

Parts of things

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Pis forPied

An animal is pied or when its coat or feathers has large patches of two or more colors, usually on a white background. Horses with this coat pattern are called piebald.

Patterns

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Pis forPier

A pier is a walkway/a> that leads from the shore of a beach out over open water.

List of structures

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Pis forPierce

You pierce something by making a hole in it with something sharp and pointed, like a skewer or a dagger.

Verbs

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Pis forPiercing

A piercing is a hole made through some part of your body, with a piece of jewelry worn in the hole. The most common part of the body that people get pierced is their ears.

Jewelry, Holes

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Pis forPig

Scientific name: genus: sus

Pigs have a large head, short legs and a large body. They eat almost anything, and spend most of their time digging through the ground with their snout looking for food. A male pig is called a boar, a female pig is called a sow and a baby pig is called a piglet. Pigs are generally kept for their meat, which is called pork.

Farm animals

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Pis forPigeon

Scientific name: family: columbidae

The common pigeon, or rock pigeon, is found mostly in cities all over the world. They scavenge for food in trash where people live, and people feed them too. The wild version of the rock pigeon used to live on cliffs by the sea. In cities, they are often found high up on buildings, which isn't far removed from their natural habitat.

Birds

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Pis forPiggy bank

A piggy bank or money box is a container you use to store coins, and are usually used by children to save money. Piggy banks can be any shape but are most commonly shaped like a pig. They have a slot in the top to put coins in, and an opening at the bottom to get them out again.

Financial, Containers