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Pigeon

Definition: Pigeon

Pigeon

Noun

1. Wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "pigeon" was first used: 1211. (references)

Etymology: Pigeon \Pi"geon\, noun. [French expression, from the Latin expression pipio young pipping or chirping bird, from pipire to peep, chirp. Compare to Peep to chirp.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Pigeon

DomainDefinition

Bible

Pigeon Pigeons are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine appointment, Abram presented unto the Lord (Gen. 15:9). They were afterwards enumerated among the sin-offerings (Lev. 1:14; 12:6), and the law provided that those who could not offer a lamb might offer two young pigeons (5:7; comp. Luke 2:24). (See DOVE.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Dream Interpretation

To dream of seeing pigeons and hearing them cooing above their cotes, denotes domestic peace and pleasure-giving children. For a young woman, this dream indicates an early and comfortable union.
To see them being used in a shooting match, and, if you participate, it denotes that cruelty in your nature will show in your dealings, and you are warned of low and debasing pleasures.
To see them flying, denotes freedom from misunderstanding, and perhaps news from the absent. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Literature

Pigeon (To). To cheat, to gull one of his money by almost self-evident hoaxes. Pigeons are very easily gulled, caught by snares, or scared by malkins. One easily gulled is called a pigeon. The French pigeon means a dupe.
"Je me deffleroy tantost que tu serois un de ceux qui ne se laissent si facilement pigeonner a tellesgens - Les Dialogues de Jacques Tahureau, (1585).
Flying the pigeons. Stealing coals from a cart or sack between the coal-dealer's yard and the house of the customer.
Flying the blue pigeon. Stealing the lead from off the roofs of churches or buildings of any kind.
To pigeon a person is to cheat him clandestinely. A gullible person is called a pigeon, and in the sporting world sharps and flats are called "rooks and pigeons." The brigands of Spain used to be called palomos (pigeons); and in French argot a dupe is called pechon, or peschon de ruby; where pechon or peschon is the Italian piccione (a pigeon), and de ruby is a pun on dérobé, bamboozled.
To pluck a pigeon. To cheat a gullible person of his money. To fleece a green-horn. (See Greenhorn.)
" `Here comes a nice pigeon to pluck,' said one of the thieves."- C. Reade. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Slang in 1811

PIGEON. A weak silly fellow easily imposed on. To pigeon; to cheat. To milk the pigeon; to attempt impossibilities, to be put to shifts for want of money. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off a church. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Dove

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Pigeons and Doves

Peaceful Dove.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genera
 Many: see text.
The doves are the 308 species of near passerine birds in the order Columbiformes. The terms dove and pigeon are used interchangeably, although smaller species are more likely to be called doves.

The species commonly referred to just as the "pigeon" is the feral Rock Dove.

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

The poorly constructed nests are made of sticks, and the two white eggs are incubated by both sexes.

Doves feed on seeds, fruit and other soft plantstuffs. Unlike most other birds, (but see flamingo), the doves and pigeons produce ?milk?, which is secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop. Both sexes produce this highly nutritious substance to feed to the young.

This family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the Indomalaya and Australasia ecozones. It is related to the extinct dodos

Species are:

Genus Columba Typical doves

Genus Streptopelia Genus Zenaida Genus Columbina Ground Doves Genus Leptotila Genus Gallicolumba Genus Geotrygon, quail-doves Genus Ptilinopus, fruit doves Genus Nesoenas Genus Macropygia Genus Reinwardtoena Genus Turacoena Genus Turtur Genus Oena Genus Chalcophaps Genus Petrophassa, rock pigeons Genus Geopelia Genus Leucosarcia Genus Claravis Genus Metropelia Genus Scardafella Genus Uropelia Genus Starnoenas Genus Caloenas

Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica).
Larger version
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria).
Larger version

Genus Trugon Genus Otidiphaps Genus Goura crowned pigeons Genus Didunculus Genus Phapitreron Genus Treron green pigeons Genus Drepanoptila Genus Alectroenas blue pigeons Genus Ducula imperial pigeons

Chestnut-naped Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina). Other names for this bird are Celebes Imperial Pigeon, Celebes Green Imperial Pigeon and Green Imperial Pigeon.
Larger version

Genus Lopholaimus Genus Hemiphaga Genus Cryptophaps Genus ''Gymnophaps', mountain pigeons Genus Ectopistes Bronzewing pigeons

Symbolism

White doves are a traditional symbol of love and peace. A dove was supposed to have been released by Noah after the flood in order to find land; it came back carrying an olive branch, telling Noah that, somewhere, there was land. A dove with an olive branch, then, has come to symbolize peace.

In politics the name "dove" is sometimes applied to figures who favour peaceful solutions to problems as opposed to "hawks" who favour aggressive action.

See also peace movement, militarism

See also Pigeon intelligence, and River Dove for the river.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dove."

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Pigeon, Michigan

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Pigeon is a village located in Huron County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,207.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,207 people, 496 households, and 332 families residing in the village. The population density is 568.3/km² (1,464.2/mi²). There are 518 housing units at an average density of 243.9/km² (628.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 96.60% White, 0.17% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 2.57% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 496 households out of which 27.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% are married couples living together, 6.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% are non-families. 28.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.84. In the village the population is spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.1 males. The median income for a household in the village is $33,618, and the median income for a family is $44,563. Males have a median income of $31,599 versus $19,886 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,142. 6.4% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.0% are under the age of 18 and 5.6% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pigeon, Michigan."

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Pigeon, Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Pigeon is a town located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 894.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 99.9 km² (38.6 mi²). 99.9 km² (38.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 894 people, 305 households, and 239 families residing in the town. The population density is 8.9/km² (23.2/mi²). There are 326 housing units at an average density of 3.3/km² (8.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.10% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 305 households out of which 36.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% are non-families. 17.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.93 and the average family size is 3.30. In the town the population is spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 106.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $37,708, and the median income for a family is $45,156. Males have a median income of $27,596 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,752. 21.0% of the population and 10.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 38.6% are under the age of 18 and 8.4% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pigeon, Wisconsin."

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Synonyms within Context: Pigeon

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Animal

Bird; poultry, fowl, hen, chicken, chanticleer, partlet, rooster, dunghill cock, barn door fowl; feathered tribes, feathered songster; singing bird, dicky bird; canary, warbler; finch; aberdevine, cushat, cygnet, ringdove, siskin, swan, wood pigeon.

Carrier

Ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy, ladino; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon.

Deceiver

Noun: deceiver; (deceive; ); dissembler, hypocrite; sophist, Pharisee, Jesuit, Mawworm, Pecksniff, Joseph Surface, Tartufe, Janus; serpent, snake in the grass, Judas, wolf in sheep's clothing; jilt; shuffler, stool pigeon.

Disclosure

Tattletale, snitch, fink, stool pigeon, canary.

Dupe

Noun: dupe, gull, gudgeon, gobemouche, cull, cully, victim, pigeon, April fool; jay, sucker; laughingstock; Cyclops, simple Simon, flat; greenhorn; fool; puppet, cat's paw.

Jealousy

Adjective: jealous, jealous as a barbary pigeon; jaundiced, yellow-eyed, envious, hornmad.

Messenger

Telegraph, telephone; cable, wire (electronic information transmission); carrier pigeon.

Neologism

Dialect, brogue, idiom, accent, patois; provincialism, regionalism, localism; broken English, lingua franca; Anglicism, Briticism, Gallicism, Scotticism, Hibernicism; Americanism; Gypsy lingo, Romany; pidgin, pidgin English, pigeon English; Volapuk, Chinook, Esperanto, Hindustani, kitchen Kaffir.

Stealing

Swindle, peculate, embezzle; sponge, mulct, rook, bilk, pluck, pigeon, fleece; defraud; obtain under false pretenses; live by one's wits.

Unskillfulness

Mistake; take the shadow for the substance; (credulity); bark up the wrong tree; be in the wrong box, aim at a pigeon and kill a crow; take the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong pig by the tail, get the wrong sow by the ear, get the dirty end of the stick; put the saddle on the wrong horse, put a square peg into a round hole, put new wine into old bottles.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Pigeon

English words defined with "pigeon": Angola pea ♦ bandtail, band-tail pigeon, band-tailed pigeon, Bronzewing ♦ Cape pigeon, Carrier pigeon, Chirre, Columba fasciata, Columba livia, Columba palumbus, Columbary, conveyed, coo, Cuckoo dove, cushat ♦ domestic pigeon, dove ♦ Ectopistes migratorius ♦ fairy swallow, Fan-tailed, Finnikin ♦ Goura, Ground pigeon, Gyropigeon ♦ homer, homing pigeon, horned capucine ♦ Mountain witch ♦ passenger pigeon, Pigeon hole, Pigeon pea, Pintado petrel, Porkwood, pouter, pouter pigeon ♦ Queen pigeon, Queen's pigeon ♦ ringdove, rock dove, rock pigeon, roller ♦ Sassorolla, Snow pigeon, squab, Stockdove, stool pigeon ♦ Toothbill, tumbler, tumbler pigeon, Turbit ♦ upland plover, upland sandpiper ♦ Wild pigeon, Wood culver, wood pigeon ♦ Zoozoo. (references)
Specialty definitions using "pigeon": CAPTAIN SHARP, Cold Pigeon ♦ Extinct Species ♦ Formate-Tetrahydrofolate Ligase ♦ Gall of Pigeons ♦ HIGH JINKS, HOP-O-MY-THUMB ♦ Pigeon Pair, Pigeon, Pigeons, Pigeon-English ♦ TO MILK THE PIGEON ♦ Winged Rooks. (references)
Etymologies containing "pigeon": Trollmydames. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Pigeon" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (dove, patsy, pigeon, ruff).

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Modern Usage: Pigeon

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Because I'd rather have an injured eagle, then a healthy pigeon. (Rituals and Resolutions; writing credit: Michael Stein)

Stool pigeon! (My Blue Heaven; writing credit: Nora Ephron)

You gotta lot of style for somebody with pigeon crap on their shoulder, Cosmo (Paradise Alley; writing credit: Sylvester Stallone)

Lyrics

It's no matter if I'm shootin game to a pigeon or dime (E.I.; performing artist: Nelly)

GOT IN THE HOUSE LIKE A PIGEON FROM HELL, OH OH OH OH (BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG; performing artist: The Pretenders)

To poison a pigeon in the park (Poisoning Pigeons In The Park; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

To want to dispose of a pigeon. (Poisoning Pigeons In The Park; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

We feed to a pigeon. (Poisoning Pigeons In The Park; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Movie/TV Titles

Clay Pigeon (1971)

The Pigeon (1969)

Public Pigeon No. One (1957)

Pigeon Holed (1956)

Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)

Song Titles

Mouldy Old Dough (performing artist: Lieutenant Pigeon)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Pigeon

DomainTitle

References

  • Pigeon Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Emily Hubley - Pigeon (and More) Within (reference)

  • Public Pigeon No. 1 (reference)

  • Pigeon Collection (Marathon in the Sky and Oldest Feathered Friend) (reference)

  • Pigeon Feathers (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Pigeon

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Photo Album: Pigeon

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse as seen from the south at low tide on a misty day. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A Pigeon Guillemot. Credit: Sanctuaries.

Alongside USS Pigeon (ASR-6), at Shanghai, China, 1932. Photographed by Gustave J. Freret, Jr., USN. Credit: NAVY.

Pigeon cote of Mexican farmer near Combes, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.

Detail of henhouse and pigeon cote. Mays Avenue camp, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Credit: Library of Congress.

Side of barn of Mexican day laborer with pigeon cote. Near Santa Maria, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rant-Che-Wai-Me--Female Flying Pigeon / Lehman & Duval lith. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Pigeon
 

"Bottom half of a pigeon" by William Gillaspy
Commentary: "Stairy night."		"Pigeon on the Grass" by Andrew J. Whale (Syntaxica)
Commentary: "A pigeon on the grass."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Pigeon".

PlayCaption
Pigeon coo.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: Pigeon

TitleAuthorQuote

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

A pigeon, alone on a low branch, allowed Pearl to come beneath, and uttered a sound as much of greeting as alarm

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Pigeon

"Pigeon" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.87% of the time. "Pigeon" is used about 387 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (singular)95.87%37114,642
Noun (proper)3.36%1397,576
Noun (common)0.78%3202,518
                    Total100.00%387N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Pigeon

The following table summarizes the usage of "pigeon" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
PigeonLast name40019,491
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Pigeon

CountryName
Japan

Pigeon Corporation

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Pigeon


1. Pigeon, MI (village, FIPS 64060)
Location: 43.82950 N, 83.26999 W
Population (1990): 1207 (533 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 48755
Country: USA

2. Pigeon, WV
Zip Code(s): 25164
Country: USA

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Expressions: Pigeon

Expressions using "pigeon": Blue pigeon ♦ Cape pigeon ♦ carrier pigeon ♦ clay pigeon ♦ clay pigeon shooting ♦ coo of a pigeon ♦ crowned pigeon ♦ domestic pigeon ♦ Fruit pigeon ♦ Green pigeon ♦ Ground pigeon ♦ hen pigeon ♦ homing pigeon ♦ Imperial pigeon ♦ messenger pigeon ♦ nutmeg pigeon ♦ passenger pigeon ♦ pigeon berry ♦ pigeon breast ♦ pigeon breeder's disease ♦ pigeon breeder's lung ♦ Pigeon Creek ♦ pigeon droppings ♦ pigeon English ♦ Pigeon Falls ♦ pigeon fancier's disease ♦ pigeon fancier's lung ♦ pigeon fanciers'lung ♦ Pigeon Forge ♦ pigeon grass ♦ pigeon guillemot ♦ pigeon hawk ♦ pigeon hole ♦ pigeon holes ♦ pigeon house ♦ pigeon livered ♦ pigeon loft ♦ pigeon pea ♦ pigeon plum ♦ pigeon shooting ♦ pigeon toes ♦ pigeon tremex ♦ pigeon wood ♦ pigeon woodpecker ♦ pluck a pigeon ♦ pouter pigeon ♦ prairie pigeon ♦ queen pigeon ♦ Queen's pigeon ♦ racing pigeon ♦ rock pigeon ♦ sea pigeon ♦ snow pigeon ♦ stock pigeon ♦ stool pigeon ♦ that is not my pigeon ♦ that's pigeon ♦ toothbilled pigeon ♦ Tree pigeon ♦ tumbler pigeon ♦ Victoria pigeon ♦ White Pigeon ♦ wild pigeon ♦ wood pigeon ♦ young pigeon. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "pigeon": pigeon-beheading, Pigeon-breasted, pigeon-breeding, pigeon-chested, pigeon-droppings, pigeon-fancier, pigeon-fancying, Pigeon-hearted, pigeon-holding, pigeon-hole, pigeon-holed, pigeon-holes, pigeon-holing, pigeon-like, Pigeon-livered, pigeon-pea plant, pigeon-politics, pigeon-racing, pigeon-shooting, pigeon-size, pigeon-soiled, pigeon-toed, pigeon-whitened.

Ending with "pigeon": clay-pigeon, wood-pigeon.

Containing "pigeon": anti-pigeon-holing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Pigeon

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

pigeon forge

4,063

pigeon forge tennessee motel

94

pigeon forge tennessee

3,043

pigeon control

91

pigeon

1,304

pigeon forge,tn

89

pigeon forge cabin rental

978

pigeon picture

88

pigeon forge cabin

858

roller pigeon

85

pigeon forge hotel

687

pigeon auction

81

pigeon forge tenn

270

pigeon lake

79

racing pigeon

255

hotel in pigeon forge tn

78

pigeon forge motel

204

pigeon forge coupon

73

homing pigeon

168

pigeon forge vacation package

72

pigeon forge lodging

152

pigeon forge camping

68

pigeon forge attraction

133

clay pigeon

63

cabin in pigeon forge

120

pigeon forge accommodation

63

pigeon forge chamber of commerce

118

pigeon forge tennesse

61

campground forge pigeon

117

chalet in pigeon forge

61

pigeon forge tn hotel

109

clay pigeon shooting

57

pigeon forge chalet

102

hotel in pigeon forge tennessee

56

pigeon forge.com

102

cabin in pigeon forge tn

56

pigeon for sale

99

loft pigeon

56

pigeon forge vacation

96

pigeon forge tennessee hotel

55
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Modern Translation: Pigeon

Language Translations for "pigeon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

pëllumb (darling, dove, squab), torollak (muggins), shenjë fluturuese. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

حمام (bath), ‏فتاة (babe, baby, bird, bud, filly, gill, girl, lass, maid, nymph, wench, young woman), ‏حمامة (dove), ‏الساذج (dupe, gaby, goose, gull, lamb, loon, mutt, nincompoop, ninny, simpleton, villain, zany), ‏شأن (business, concern, consequence, import, importance, interest). (various references)

   

Aymara

  

quitula. (various references)

   

Basque

  

uso (dove). (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

kakkoo. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

гълъб (dove), момиче (bint, gal, girl, lass, muslin, number, piece, wench), млада жена (girl, quean, young lady), лековерен човек (dupe, soft, softy), балама (mug, muggins, patsy, punk, pushover, sitter). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

colom. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

鵓鴿 , 鸽子, 鴿子 , 鴿 (dove). (various references)

   

Czech

  

ošidit (beguile, cheat, con, defraud, diddle, swindle, trick), holubice (dove), holub (dodo, dove). (various references)

   

Danish

  

due (dove). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

duif (dove), tamme duif (dove). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

palumbo, kolombo (dove). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

dúgva (dove). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

محبوبه (Ladylove, Lief), ترسو (Caitiff, Gunshy, Meticulous, Pusillanimous, Shamefaced, Sheepish, Shy, Skittish, Timid, Timorous, Yellow), ساده وگول خور, دخترجوان (Gill, Kitty). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kyyhkynen (dove). (various references)

   

French

  

pigeon, colombe. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

do (dove, thou, ye, you). (various references)

   

German

  

Taube (deaf person, dove). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

περιστέρι (dove). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

יונה (dove). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

galamb (dove). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

burung merpati (dove). (various references)

   

Italian

  

piccione (dove). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

鳩 (dove), 河原鳩 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かわらばと, はと (dove). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

비둘기 (Dove). (various references)

   

Manx

  

calmane (dove). (various references)

   

Maori

  

kereruu. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

due (dove). (various references)

   

Occitan

  

paloma (dove). (various references)

   

Papago

  

paplo. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

palombra, palomba (dove), paloma. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

igeonpay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

pombo (almond, dove). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

prostãnac (Cully, daft, dolt, fat, fat-head, gowk, gudgeon, hobbledehoy, noodle, nut, soft-headed, tomfool, zany), porumbiţã, porumb (corn, indian corn, maize), trişa (cheat, cog, do something crooked, rook), nãtãfleţ (blockhead, duffer, foolish, mug, silly, spoony), muieruşcã, hulub, guguştiuc (ringdove), femeie tânãrã, înşela (abuse, bamboozle, beguile, betray, bluff, cheat, chouse, circumvent, cog, con, cozen, cuckold, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle, disappoint, do, do brown, do something crooked, double cross, dupe, fiddle, frustrate, gag, get round, gull, hocus, hoodwink, humbug, impose, jockey, juggle, mock, mystify, nobble, out-jockey, queer, ramp, rook, sharp, shuffle, swindle, trick, victimize). (various references)

   

Romansch

  

columba. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

голубь (dove, squab). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

calaman (a dove, dove). (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

leeba. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

golub (culver, dove). (various references)

   

Shona

  

huriti (wild green pigeon), hangaiwa (domestic pigeon), bvukutiwa (wild speckled rock pigeon). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

paloma (dove), pichón (dove, duck, fledgeling, fledgling, squab). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

doyfi (dove). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

duva (dove). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

saf (absolute, all, artless, candid, clean, clear, country bumpkin, credulous, deceivable, dewy-eyed, distilled, dupe, elemental, elementary, entire, facile, fine, genuine, greenhorn, gudgeon, guileless, gull, gullible, harmless, homespun, honest, immaculate, ingenuous, innocent, juggins, mere, naïve, pristine, pure, pure-minded, rank, raw, real, refined, simple, simple minded, simple simon, simple-hearted, sterling, unadulterated, unalloyed, unblended, uncontaminated, undiluted, unmixed, unsophisticated, unsuspicious, untutored, unworldly, witless), güvercin (dove), enayi (chump, dupe, fall guy, fool, foolish, goat, gudgeon, gull, mug, muggins, schlemiel, schlemihl, schlepper, set up, sucker). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

kepderi (dove). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

голуб (dove), безталанний гравець, простак (gaby, gawky, greener, innocent, josser, juggins, lummox, muggins, ninny, ninny-hammer, noddy, prune, simp, simple, simpleton, softy). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

chim bồ câu người ngốc nghếch. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

colomen (dove). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

uukum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Pigeon

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

columba, columbae, columbam, columbarum, columbas, pipio. (various references)

Late Latin300-700

pipionem. (various references)

Old French900-1400

pijon. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Pigeon

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 15, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEipen de autw labe moi damalin trietizousan kai aiga trietizousan kai krion trietizonta kai trugona kai peristeran
Latin405VulgateRespondens Dominus sume inquit mihi vaccam triennem et capram trimam et arietem annorum trium turturem quoque et columbam
Old English990West SaxonGod cwæð eft to him, "Geoffra me to lace an þrywintre hryðer ond ænne þrywinterne ram, ond and þrywintre gat, ond sume turtlan, ond sume culfran."
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the Lord answeride, Take, he seith, to thee a kow of thre yeer, and a she gehet of thre yeer, and a wethir of thre yeer, and a turtur, and a culuer.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd he sayde vnto him: take an heyfer of .iij. yere olde and a she gotte of thre yeres olde and a thre yere olde ram a turtill doue and a yonge pigeon.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he said to him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Pigeon

LanguageGenesis Chapter 15, Verse 9
CebuanoUg siya miingon kaniya: Ikuha ako ug usa ka nati nga baye sa vaca, nga totolo na ka tuig, ug usa ka kanding nga baye nga totolo na ka tuig, usa ka tokmo usab, ug usa ka kuyabog sa salampati.
CroatianOdgovori mu: "Prinesi mi junicu od tri godine, kozu od tri godine, ovna od tri godine, jednu grlicu i jednog golubiæa."
DanishDa sagde han til ham: "Tag mig en treårs Kvie, en treårs Ged og en treårs Væder, en Turteldue og en Småfugl!"
DutchEn Hij zeide tot hem: Neem Mij een driejarige vaars, en een driejarige geit, en een driejarigen ram, en een tortelduif, en een jonge duif.
FinnishJa hän sanoi hänelle: "Tuo minulle kolmivuotias hieho, kolmivuotias vuohi ja kolmivuotias oinas sekä metsäkyyhkynen ja nuori kyyhkynen".
FrenchEt l`Éternel lui dit: Prends une génisse de trois ans, une chèvre de trois ans, un bélier de trois ans, une tourterelle et une jeune colombe.
GermanUnd er sprach zu ihm: Bringe mir eine dreijährige Kuh und eine dreijährige Ziege und einen dreijährigen Widder und eine Turteltaube und eine junge Taube.
Haitian CreoleSeyè a di l'. Pran yon ti gazèl bèf twazan, yon fenmèl kabrit twazan, yon belye twazan, yon toutrèl ak yon jenn pijon.
HungarianÉs felele néki: Hozz nékem egy három esztendõs üszõt, egy három esztendõs kecskét, és egy három esztendõs kost, egy gerliczét és egy galambfiat.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariJawab TUHAN, "Ambillah untuk-Ku seekor sapi betina, seekor kambing betina dan seekor kambing jantan, masing-masing berumur tiga tahun, dan juga seekor burung tekukur dan seekor burung merpati."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka firman Tuhan kepadanya: Persembahkanlah kepada-Ku seekor lembu betina, yang tiga tahun umurnya, dan seekor kambing betina, yang tiga tahun umurnya, dan seekor domba jantan, yang tiga tahun umurnya, dan burung tekukur seekor, dan anak merpati.
ItalianGli disse: «Prendimi una giovenca di tre anni, una capra di tre anni, un ariete di tre anni, una tortora e un piccione».
MaoriNa ka mea ia ki a ia, Tikina tetahi kau maku, hei te tau toru, me tetahi koati uha, hei te tau toru, me tetahi hipi toa, hei te tau toru, me tetahi kukupa, me tetahi pi kukupa.
NorwegianDa sa han til ham: Hent mig en treårsgammel kvige og en treårsgammel gjet og en treårsgammel vær og en turteldue og en dueunge.
PortugueseRespondeu-lhe: Toma-me uma novilha de três anos, uma cabra de três anos, um carneiro de três anos, uma rola e um pombinho.   
RumanianWi Domnul i -a zis: ,,Ia o juncanq de trei ani, o caprq de trei ani, un berbec de trei ani, o turturea wi un pui de porumbel.``
SwedishDå sade han till honom: "Tag åt mig en treårig kviga, en treårig get och en treårig vädur, därtill en turturduva och en ung duva."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Pigeon

Derivations

Words beginning with "pigeon": pigeonhole, pigeonholed, pigeonholer, pigeonholers, pigeonholes, pigeonholing, pigeonite, pigeonites, pigeons, pigeonwing, pigeonwings. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Pigeon" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Migeon, Oignon, paeon, Pagon, peageon, Pegeen, peijian, pidgeon, piee-ou, Piegan, piegeon, Pigato, Pigeat, pigen, pigion, Pignon, Pignone, pigo, pigon, Pigreco, pileon, Pingeot, Pliego, Pogson, Pridgeon, Rigeon. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Pigeon"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "pigeon" (pronounced pi"jun)
4-i" j u nreligion, smidgen.
3-j u nallergen, antigen, bludgeon, burgeon, carcinogen, collegian, contagion, curmudgeon, dudgeon, dungeon, engine, estrogen, glycogen, gudgeon, halogen, hydrogen, imagine, legion, margin, neurosurgeon, nitrogen, origin, oxygen, pathogen, plasminogen, region, sturgeon, surgeon, trudgen, virgin.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Pigeon

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: epigon.

Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-o-p"

-1 letter: genip, gipon, opine, oping, pengo, pingo.

-2 letters: gien, gone, nope, open, pein, peon, pine, ping, pion, pone, pong.

-3 letters: ego, eng, eon, gen, gie, gin, gip, ion, nip, nog, one, ope, peg, pen, pie, pig, pin, poi.

-4 letters: en, go, in, ne, no, oe, on, op, pe, pi.

 Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-o-p"
 

+1 letter: eloping, epigone, epigoni, epigons, opening, perigon, pigeons, pingoes, pirogen.

 

+2 letters: deponing, deposing, epigones, epigonic, epigonus, epoxying, exposing, geoponic, openings, peignoir, peopling, perigons, powering, pyogenic, reposing, spongier.

 

+3 letters: coempting, compering, competing, coopering, coppering, deploring, deploying, deporting, employing, epigonism, epigonous, epigynous, espionage, espousing, estopping, exploding, exploring, exporting, genotypic, loppering, operating, pedogenic, peignoirs, phoneying, pigeonite, pocketing, poetising, poetizing, poignance, poleaxing, pollening, polygenic, pommeling, pondering, porringer, portering, pothering, pottering, powdering, precoding, progenies, progestin, pyrogenic, recopying, recouping, reopening, repolling, reporting, repotting, repouring, reprobing, reproving, sapogenin, spongiest, tiptoeing, weaponing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Sounds 		9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Names: Frequency
12. Names: Company Usage 		13. Cities
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern 		17. Translations: Ancient
18. Bible Trace
19. Derivations
20. Rhymes 		21. Anagrams
22. Bibliography


  

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