pig
Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
Noun 4 meanings
Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
“The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage.”
The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
“Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.”
A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called piggy pink).
A difficult problem.
“Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!”
Verb 4 meanings
To give birth.
“The black sow pigged at seven this morning.”
To greedily consume (especially food).
“They were pigging on the free food at the bar.”
To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
Etymology
From Middle English pigge (“pig, piglet”) (originally a term for a young pig, with adult pigs being swyn (“swine”)), from Old English *picga, *pycga (attested in picgbrēad (“mast, pig-fodder”)), perhaps a diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *puk, *pūk (“pig”), which also gave rise to Middle Low German pûke, puyke (“pig, piglet”).
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PIG at a glance
PIG has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (P 3 + I 1 + G 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,627 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pig
All rhymes- BUSHPIG15
- HEDGEPIG16
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