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Pitiful
- adjective - bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
- deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
- inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
Pitocin
- noun - hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
Pitprop
- noun - a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
Pitsaws
- noun - a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below
PITSTOP
- unknown - Used in motor racing, the prescribed area off the circuit that cars/motorbikes go into for tyre changes etc
Pitting
- verb - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
- remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
- set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
Pitying
- verb - share the suffering of
Pius II
- noun - Italian pope from 1458 to 1464 who is remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464)
- pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464)