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Pilgrim
- noun - one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
- someone who journeys in foreign lands
- someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
Pilings
- noun - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Pillage
- noun - goods or money obtained illegally
- steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
Pillars
- noun - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
- a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
- a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
Pillbox
- noun - a small case for holding pills
- a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)
- a small round woman's hat
Pillion
- noun - a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
Pillock
- noun - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
Pillory
- noun - a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
- criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
- expose to ridicule or public scorn
- punish by putting in a pillory
Pillows
- noun - a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"