- pigsty, pigpen
- زَرِيبَة الخَنَازير \ pigsty, pigpen: a building in which pigs are kept. sty: a building in which pigs are kept.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
pigsty, pigpen
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Pigsty — Pig sty , n.; pl. {Pigsties}. A pigpen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pigsty — [pig′stī΄] n. pl. pigsties PIGPEN … English World dictionary
pigsty — [[t]pɪ̱gstaɪ[/t]] pigsties also pig sty 1) N COUNT A pigsty is an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm. [mainly BRIT] Syn: pigpen (in AM, usually use pigpen) 2) N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) If you describe a room or a house as a pigsty … English dictionary
pigpen — pig|pen [ˈpıgpen] n AmE 1.) a building where pigs are kept = ↑pigsty 2.) informal a very dirty or untidy place = ↑pigsty … Dictionary of contemporary English
pigsty — pig|sty [ˈpıgstaı] n plural pigsties 1.) a building where pigs are kept American Equivalent: pigpen 2.) informal a very dirty or untidy place American Equivalent: pigpen ▪ The house was a pigsty, as usual … Dictionary of contemporary English
pigpen — [[t]pɪ̱gpen[/t]] pigpens also pig pen N COUNT A pigpen is an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm. [mainly AM] Syn: pigsty (in BRIT, use pigsty) … English dictionary
pigpen — UK [ˈpɪɡˌpen] / US noun [countable] Word forms pigpen : singular pigpen plural pigpens American a pigsty … English dictionary
pigpen — noun a) A pigsty; an enclosure where pigs are kept. This room is a pigpen. When are you going to clean it? b) Something extremely dirty or messy … Wiktionary
pigpen — /ˈpɪgpɛn/ (say pigpen) noun 1. a pigsty. 2. a dirty or untidy place: *The pig pen was a barred enclosure in the open, set aside for contractors eating and smoking. –david ireland, 1971. Also, pig pen …
pigpen — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pigsty] Syn. pen, hogpen, piggery (British); see enclosure 1 , pen 1 . 2. [A messy place] Syn. hovel, dump, disaster area, mess. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. pigsty, dump, mess, *disgraceland, cesspool, refuse heap,… … English dictionary for students
pigpen — noun (C) AmE 1 a place where pigs are kept, usually with a building and an outdoor area; pigsty (1) 2 informal a very dirty or untidy place; pigsty (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
