PIGEONS

"PIGEONS" is a plural of: pigeon.

Date "PIGEONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definition
Biology & Biotechnology	Widely distributed family (columbidae) of the order columbiformes. Source: European Union. (references)
Slang in 1811	PIGEONS. Sharpers, who, during the drawing of the lottery, wait ready mounted near Guildhall, and, as soon as the first two or three numbers are drawn, which they receive from a confederate on a card, ride with them full speed to some distant insurance of. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica).
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Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria).
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Chestnut-naped Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina). Other names for this bird are Celebes Imperial Pigeon, Celebes Green Imperial Pigeon and Green Imperial Pigeon.
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Synonyms: PIGEONS

Synonyms: Birds, Squabs. (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I didn't know you like pigeons so much (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson) Where are my pigeons now (Die Hard: With a Vengeance; writing credit: Jonathan Hensleigh) It's beautiful: Pigeons fly, women fall from the sky (Vita è bella, La; writing credit: Vincenzo Cerami ; Roberto Benigni) I think people should mate for life, like pigeons or Catholics (Manhattan; writing credit: Woody Allen ; Marshall Brickman) I'm crossing parrots with carrier pigeons. (Born to Dance; writing credit: Buddy G. DeSylva; Jack McGowan)
Lyrics	As we poison the pigeons in the park (Poisoning Pigeons In The Park; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) Everyone's beneath the trees feeding pigeons on a limb (Mighty Quinn; performing artist: The Hollies)
Movie/TV Titles	Pigeons (1971) Training Pigeons (1936) La Fée au pigeons (1906) Feeding the Pigeons (1901) La Vieille dame et les pigeons (1996)
Song Titles	Poisening Pigeons In The Park (performing artist: Tom Lehrer)
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Domain	Title
Books	Lofts for Pigeons and Doves (Lofts and Aviaries Series, Vol 1) (reference) Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy/the Universe Next Door/the Trick Top Hat/the Homing Pigeons (reference) The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo (reference) Pigeons on the Grass (Portico Paperbacks Series) (reference) Diseases of poultry including cage birds and pigeons (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The World of Pigeons (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Scrubs Vs Pigeons (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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	Sending Off Carrier Pigeons from Hospital Ship "Relief.". Credit: National Library of Medicine.		I'm a racin man myself : Hosses? : Homin pigeons. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Earl Wright, of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, with two mounted specimens of passenger pigeons. Credit: Library of Congress.		Feeding pigeons, Piazza San Marco, Venice. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Feeding the pigeons, Boston Common. Credit: Library of Congress.		Shenandoah Valley. Broken windows of the Penn Foundry Manufacturing Company at Waynesboro, Virginia. Three cavernous buildings filled with moldering machinery. Inhabited only by flocks of pigeons who nest among the unused pulley belts. Credit: Library of Congress.
	PIgeons raised by Mr. Edward J. Warher, who is a part time carpenter. North Haven, Connecticut. Credit: Library of Congress.		Birds. Pigeons feeding on sidewalk. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Pigeons in flight. Pigeons in flight. Credit: Library of Congress.
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	Pigeons taking flight.
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"PIGEONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.69% of the time. "PIGEONS" is used about 476 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	97.69%	466	12,650
Noun (proper)	2.31%	11	106,044
Total	100.00%	476	N/A

Expressions using "PIGEONS": carrier pigeons ♦ columbiformes pigeons ♦ pigeons and doves ♦ put the cat among the pigeons ♦ set the cat among pigeons ♦ set the cat among the pigeons. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "PIGEONS": wood-pigeons.
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Language		Translations for "PIGEONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		udìlat kozla zahradníkem (set the cat among the pigeons). (various references)

Danish		duer (pigeons and doves). (various references)

Dutch		duiven (columbiformes pigeons, dodos, doves, pigeons and doves, sandgrouse, solitaire). (various references)

French		pigeons (pigeons and doves), columbidés (pigeons and doves), colombes (pigeons and doves). (various references)

German		Tauben (doves). (various references)

Greek		περιστεροειδή (columbiformes pigeons, dodos, doves, sandgrouse, solitaire). (various references)

Hungarian		galambcsapat (loft of pigeons). (various references)

Italian		columbidi (pigeons and doves). (various references)

Pig Latin		igeonspay.(various references)

Portuguese		pombos (pigeons and doves). (various references)

Romanian		lãsa pe cineva cu gura cãscatã (put the cat among the pigeons). (various references)

Scottish		currucadh (cooing of pigeons). (various references)

Turkish		sırrı açıklayarak ortalığı karıştırmak (set the cat among pigeons). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Columbidae. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 2, Verse 24
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai tou dounai qusian kata to eirhmenon en nomw kuriou zeugoV trugonwn h duo neossouV peristerwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et ut darent hostiam secundum quod dictum est in lege Domini par turturum aut duos pullos columbarum
Old English	990	West Saxon	And þæt hig offrunge sealdon æfter þam þe drihtnes æ. gecweden is. twa turtlan. oððe twegen culfran briddas.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Aftir that it is seid in the lawe of the Lord, A peire of turturis, or twei culuer briddis.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And to offer (as it ys sayde in the lawe of the Lorde) a payre of turtle doves or two yonge pigions.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 2, Verse 24
Cebuano	ug sa paghalad ug halad-inihaw sumala sa giingon sa kasugoan sa Ginoo, nga "duha ka tukmo, o duha ka salampati nga kuyabog."
Croatian	i da prinesu žrtvu kako je reèeno u Zakonu Gospodnjem: dvije grlice ili dva golubiæa.
Danish	og for at bringe Offer efter det, som er sagt i Herrens Lov, et Par Turtelduer eller to unge Duer.
Dutch	En opdat zij offerande gaven, naar hetgeen in de wet des Heeren gezegd is, een paar tortelduiven, of twee jonge duiven.
Finnish	ja uhrataksensa, niinkuin Herran laissa on säädetty, parin metsäkyyhkysiä tai kaksi kyyhkysenpoikaa.
French	et pour offrir en sacrifice deux tourterelles ou deux jeunes pigeons, comme cela est prescrit dans la loi du Seigneur.
German	und das sie gäben das Opfer, wie es gesagt ist im Gesetz des HERRN: "Ein Paar Turteltauben oder zwei junge Tauben."
Hungarian	És hogy áldozatot adjanak, a szerint a mint megmondatott az Úr törvényében: Egy pár gerliczét, vagy két galambfiat.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Mereka juga bermaksud mempersembahkan kurban, yaitu sepasang burung tekukur atau dua ekor burung merpati yang muda, seperti yang ditentukan dalam Hukum Tuhan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	dan lagi hendak mempersembahkan korban, sebagaimana yang tersebut di dalam hukum Allah, yaitu: Burung tekukur sepasang, atau anak merpati dua ekor.
Italian	e per offrire in sacrificio una coppia di tortore o di giovani colombi, come prescrive la Legge del Signore.
Latvian	Un lai upurçtu vienu pâri ûbeïu vai divus jaunus baloþus, kâ tas sacîts Kunga bauslîbâ.
Manx Gaelic	As dy hebbal yn oural t'er ny harey ayns leigh yn Chiarn, Piyr dy chalmaneyn turtle, ny daa chalmane aegey.
Maori	Kia hoatu ano he patunga tapu, te mea i korerotia i roto i te ture a te Ariki, Kia rua kukupa, kia rua ranei pi kukupa.
Norwegian	og for å gi offer, efter det som er sagt i Herrens lov, et par turtelduer eller to due-unger.
Portuguese	e para oferecerem um sacrifício segundo o disposto na lei do Senhor: um par de rolas, ou dois pombinhos.
Rumanian	wi ca sq aducq jertfq: o pqreche de turturele sau doi pui de porumbei, dupq cum este poruncit kn Legea Domnului.
Russian	Й ЮФПВЩ РТЙОЕУФЙ Ч ЦЕТФЧХ, РП ТЕЮЕООПНХ Ч ЪБЛПОЕ зПУРПДОЕН, ДЧЕ ЗПТМЙГЩ ЙМЙ ДЧХИ РФЕОГПЧ ЗПМХВЙОЩИ.
Shuar	Tuma asamtai, Marí Yusa Uunt Jeen Wáitsuk pujamu wayatniuri jeamtai, uchin Yus Iistí tusa Yusa Uunt Jeen Jerusarénnum pujana nui itiarmiayi. Tura yampitsan Jímiaran Súsarmiayi. Muisáis akupkamun umiiniak nuna Túrawarmiayi.
Swahili	Pia walikwenda ili watoe sadaka: hua wawili au makinda wawili ya njiwa, kama ilivyotakiwa katika Sheria ya Bwana.
Swedish	så ock för att offra "ett par duvor eller två unga turturduvor", såsom stadgat var i Herrens lag.
Uma	Rakeni wo'o pepue' -ra, ntuku' hawa' to te'uki' hi rala Buku Atura Pue': hamoko korokou ba roma'a ana' mangkebodo.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"PIGEONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Migeon, oignons, paeons, peageon, Pegeen, pidgeon, pidgeons, Piegan, piegeon, piegons, pigen, piggins, pigion, Pignon, pigoens, pigon, pigons, Pridgeon, Pugens. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "PIGEONS" (pronounced pi"junz)
5	-i" j u n z	religions.
4	-j u n z	allergens, antigens, carcinogens, collegians, dungeons, engines, estrogens, hydrogens, imagines, legions, margins, neurosurgeons, pathogens, regions, sturgeons, surgeons, theologians, virgins.
3	-u n z	abrasions, abstentions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, abandons, abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, accordions, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, aliens, allegations, allocations, allusions, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amphibians, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, antihistamines, antitoxins, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, aprons, arbitrations, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, aspirations, assassinations, assassins, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, Avions, awakens, confrontations, confusions, congratulations, congregations, congresspersons, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contrarians, contributions, contusions, conventions, conversations, conversions, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, cottons, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, calculations, cancellations, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, capitalizations, captains, captions, carbons, cardigans, carnations, cartons, castrations, catamarans, catkins, cautions, caymans, celebrations, centenarians, certifications, champions, chaplains, characterizations, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, circulations, citations, citizens, civilians, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, collisions, combinations, comedians, commemorations, commissions, Commons, communications, companions, comparisons, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, conclusions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, cousins, cravens, creations, crustaceans, curtains, cushions, custodians, dalmatians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decapitations, deceptions, decisions, declarations, decorations, deductions, deepens, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, delicatessens, delusions, demarcations, demons, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denizens, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, determines, detonations, devaluations, deviations, Dickens, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, dioxins, directions, disciplinarians, disciplines, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, donations, dozens, dragons, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, elevens, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, endorphins, environs, envisions, eons, equations, erections, eruptions, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evasions, evens, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, examines, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, exclusions, excursions, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, explosions, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, falcons, famines, fashions, federations, felons, fictions, firmans, flirtations, fluctuations, fluorocarbons, formations, formulations, fortifications, fortunes, foundations, fountains, fractions, frictions, frightens, frustrations, functions, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gradations, graduations, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, gyrations, hallucinations, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, hesitations, historians, hooligans, horizons, hospitalizations, humanitarians, humans, humiliations, hydrocarbons, identifications, illusions, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, incisions, inclinations, inclusions, incorporations, incursions, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, infusions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, intentions, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, interventions, intestines, intimations, introductions, intrusions, inundations, invasions, inventions, investigations, invitations, ions, irritations, jillions, Jordans, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, lacerations, leavens, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, liberalizations, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, limitations, linens, lions, lippens, liquidations, listens, litigations, locations, loosens, lotions, lubricants, luncheons, machinations, magicians, magnifications, maidens, malformations, malfunctions, mandarins, manifestations, manipulations, mansions, Marlins, martens, martians, masons, mathematicians, matrons, mavens, medallions, medications, medicines, meditations, melons, mentions, metropolitans, mignons, migrations, millions, minions, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misfortunes, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mittens, mobilizations, modifications, Morgans, motions, motivations, mountains, muffins, mullens, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, myrmidons, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, newspersons, nominations, nonwovens, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occasions, occupations, oceans, omens, omissions, onions, opens, operations, opinions, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, organs, orientations, originations, orphans, oscillations, ovations, ovens, paeans, palpitations, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, participations, partisans, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pediatricians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, pensions, peons, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, persons, persuasions, perturbations, petitions, physicians, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plantations, plebeians, poisons, politicians, pollens, polyhedrons, pontifications, populations, porcelains, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, prisons, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, prostaglandins, protections, protestations, protozoans, provisions, provocations, publications, pumpkins, puritans, qualifications, questions, quickens, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, ravens, reactions, realizations, reasons, rebellions, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recisions, recitations, reckons, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, regimens, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reopens, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, republicans, reputations, rescissions, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, reunions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revisions, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, ribbons, Robins, romans, rotations, ruins, ruminations, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sanctions, sapiens, satisfactions, scallions, scorpions, seasons, secretions, sections, selections, seminarians, sensations, separations, sermons, sessions, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, simulations, siphons, sirens, situations, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, solicitations, solutions, sovereigns, sovrans, specifications, specimens, speculations, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stiffens, stipulations, straightens, strangulations, strengthens, subdivisions, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summations, summons, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, sweetens, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, talons, tamarins, technicians, telecommunications, televisions, temptations, tendons, tensions, terminations, theoreticians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transfusions, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, trillions, truncheons, tuitions, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, vibrations, villains, violations, visions, visitations, vitamins, vocations, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, workstations, worsens, yaupons, zillions.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: epigons, pingoes.
	Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-o-p-s"
	-1 letter: epigon, genips, gipons, opines, pengos, pigeon, pingos, pogies, ponies, posing, soigne, sponge.
	-2 letters: eosin, genip, gipon, noise, opens, opine, oping, opsin, peins, pengo, penis, peons, pines, pingo, pings, pions, poise, pones, pongs, segni, segno, sengi, singe, snipe, spine.
	-3 letters: egis, egos, engs, eons, epos, gens, gien, gies, gins, gips, goes, gone, ions, nips.
	Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-o-p-s"
	+1 letter: deposing, epigones, epigonus, exposing, openings, perigons, reposing, spongier.
	+2 letters: epigonism, epigonous, epigynous, espionage, espousing, estopping, peignoirs, poetising, progenies, progestin, sapogenin, spongiest.
	+3 letters: angiosperm, bespousing, depositing, despoiling, desponding, diphosgene, epigonisms, escaloping, espionages, expositing, fingerpost, hypogynies, nightscope, opalescing, oppressing, penologies, penologist, pensioning, pepsinogen, perigynous, pigeonites, poignances, polygonies, polygynies, porringers, possessing, prescoring, preshowing, presoaking, presorting, processing, professing, progestins, prosecting, prospering, protesting, reexposing, reimposing, reopenings, reopposing, repositing, responding, respotting, sapogenins, saprogenic, signposted, sponginess, sporogenic, stoppering.
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"Pigeons" by Fabrizio Mencarini Commentary: "Pigeons around a fountain."	"Pigeons on stpes" by Philip Jackson Commentary: "Pigeons, not too surprisingly on steps. They always look so clueless."
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