pigeon
(pɪdʒɪn )
Word forms: pigeons
1. countable noun
A pigeon is a bird, usually grey in colour, which has a fat body. Pigeons often live in towns.
Synonyms: responsibility, business, concern, baby [slang]
2. See also clay pigeon, homing pigeon
3. to put the cat among the pigeons phrase
If you put the cat among the pigeons or set the cat among the pigeons, you cause fierce argument or discussion by doing or saying something. [British]
If we win, that will put the cat among the pigeons.
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Translations:
Chinese: 鸽子
Japanese: 鳩
- seemingly infinite
- seemingly innocuous
- seemingly insatiable
- seemingly insignificant
- seemingly insurmountable
- seemingly interminable
- seemingly intractable
- seemingly invincible
- seemingly irreconcilable
- seemingly irrelevant
- seemingly limitless
- seemingly meaningless
- seemingly miraculous
- seemingly modest
- seemingly normal
- seemingly oblivious
- seemingly obvious
- seemingly ordinary
- seemingly perfect
- seemingly permanent
- seemingly pointless
- seemingly random
- seemingly simple
- seemingly solid
- seemingly spontaneous