Pigeon

Word PIGEON
Character 6
Hyphenation pi geon
Pronunciations /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Pigeon"

What do we mean by pigeon?

One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.

The meat from this bird.

A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.

Concern or responsibility.

A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pigeon

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The word "pigeon" in example sentences

RUCerious, desert pigeon is a member in fine standing with the 101st chairborne. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The problem with eating pigeon is what they are made up of - you must know what they eat??!! ❋ Tyler (2009)

The pulses race with "Report of cat trapped at address in Tameside", only to deflate with the note that the stool-pigeon is a regular nuisance caller. ❋ Stephen Bates (2010)

If the animal, say a pigeon is slaughtered in a humane way for a purpose then hey ho. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

Now a one-footed pigeon is riding in my tube carriage. ❋ Amuchmoreexotic (2008)

This last came by carrier pigeon from the Fuhrer Bunker. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Despite being told that the passenger pigeon is extinct, Fibber claims he sees one every day. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The story of the passenger pigeon is not yet over. ❋ Heather McDougal (2007)

Hi Pille, thank you, Im glad you like them, this pigeon is certainly getting his due! ❋ Michele (2005)

He won the House of Commons steeplechase and founded the most celebrated bloodstock line in pigeon racing. ❋ Unknown (2005)

See, the pigeon is talking to that guy on the ledge. ❋ Unknown (2005)

There was another one called the pigeon pose, but I've never in my entire life seen a pigeon sit the way I was told to sit. ❋ Toastcrumbs (2007)

Posted September 10, 2006 at 5:54 pm | Permalink doves, pigeons, same thing – anyway I spelled pigeon with a ‘d’ because I got no spellchecker and I havent written the word pigeon since I was a kid and you copied – but doves are just pedigree pigeons anyway ❋ Unknown (2006)

The acquaintanceship ripened at Hurlingham on tickets furnished by Podmore, a man of independent means, who desired them to see him shooting pigeons; for this was in the full blush of that desirable practice, when a robuster community still connected the expression pigeon-shooting with the expression sport. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I am sitting on the piazza, and my little white pigeon is perched on the back of my chair, watching me write. ❋ Annie Sullivan (1905)

'No,' replied the sturdy lad, 'the pigeon is for my seven blind mothers, who live in the noisome dungeon, and who would die if I did not bring them food.' ❋ Unknown (1894)

A more miserable fancy rivalled his interest in pigeon-fancying. ❋ Unknown (1881)

What they call pigeon's blood is not the colour of blood at all. ❋ Unknown (1881)

In the phrase, "pigeon-English," the word pigeon means "business," and the expression would be more intelligible if it were ❋ Thomas Wallace Knox (1865)

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