Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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pillow

pillows noun

a soft pad for resting your

head on in bed.

pilot

pilots noun

a person who controls and

flies an aircraft.

pin

pins noun

a small piece of metal

with a sharp point at one

end, used to fasten pieces

of cloth together.

pinch

pinches pinching pinched verb

to squeeze someone’s skin

between your finger

and thumb.

pine

pines noun

an evergreen

tree that has

needle-shaped

leaves and

produces cones.

pineapple

pineapples noun

a tropical fruit with a tough,

scaly skin and a sprout of

spiky, green leaves at the top

(see fruit on page 85).

pink

noun

a color made by

mixing red and

white together.

pipe

pipes noun

a tube through which liquids

and gases can flow.

pirate

pirates noun

someone who

attacks and

robs ships or

boats at sea.

pit

pits noun

1 a deep hole in the ground.

2 a coal mine.

pitch

pitches noun

1 a throw of a ball, or the

throw to a batter in baseball.

2 the highness or lowness of

a musical note, musical

instrument, or a human

voice.

pitchverb

pitiful

adjective

making you feel sad or

full of pity.

A pitiful sight.

pity

noun

a feeling of sadness for

someone because they are

unhappy or in pain.

pity verb

pizza

pizzas noun

a round, flat piece of dough

with tomato, cheese, and

other foods on top that

is baked in an oven.

N say peet-suh

place

places noun

1 a particular area.

2 a position in

a competition

or race.

They won the first, second, and

third places in the race.

place

places placing placed verb

to put something in

a position.

He placed the vase in

the center of the table.

plain

adjective

1 ordinary, or not fancy.

Her dress was very plain.

2 understandable or clear.

His meaning was plain.

plain

plains noun

a large area of flat land.

plan

plans noun

a map or drawing of

an area, such as a room,

building, or town.

A plan of an apartment.

plan

plans planning planned verb

to decide how you are

going to do something.

plan noun

planet

planets noun

one of the huge spheres of

rock and gas that revolve

around the Sun. The eight

planets in our solar system

a re Mercu r y, Venus, Ea r th,

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,

Uranus, and Neptune (see

universe on page 229).

plant

plants planting planted verb

to put a seed,

bulb, or plant

into the soil

so that it

will grow.

Planting a window box.

pillow

pin

cushion

pipeline

Arolla pine

bedroom

bedroom

bathroom

kitchen

living

room

hall