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- [pigz]
- /pɪgz/
- /pɪɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pigz]
- /pɪgz/
Definitions of pigs word
- noun pigs an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar. 1
- noun pigs potter's clay; earthenware as a material. 1
- verb with object pigs to mold (metal) into pigs. 1
- verb with object pigs Informal. to eat (something) quickly; gulp: He pigged three doughnuts and ran off to school. 1
- verb without object pigs to bring forth pigs; farrow. 1
- idioms pigs on the pig's back, Australian Slang. in a fortunate position. 1
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Origin of pigs
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English pigge young pig, with doubled consonant appropriate to terms for smaller animals (cf. dog, frog1) but with no obvious relations; almost certainly not akin to Low German, Dutch big(ge), Middle Dutch vigghe young pig, which involve further obscurities; if Danish pige, Swedish piga maid, young girl are compared, perhaps < ON word meaning “young, small,” applied in Scand to girls but in OE to swine
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Parts of speech for Pigs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pigs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pigs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pigs
noun pigs
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- beasties — Plural form of beastie.
- camels — Plural form of camel.
- cavemen — Plural form of caveman.
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
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