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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Pith \Pith\, n. [AS. pi?a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG. peddik. Cf. Pit a kernel.] 1. (Bot.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) (Zo["o]l.) The spongy interior substance of a feather. (b) (Anat.) The spinal cord; the marrow. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith. [1913 Webster] Enterprises of great pith and moment. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Pith paper. Same as Rice paper, under Rice. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Pith \Pith\, v. t. (Physiol.) To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Pith \Pith\, n. [AS. pi?a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG. peddik. Cf. Pit a kernel.] 1. (Bot.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue. 2. (a) (Zo["o]l.) The spongy interior substance of a feather. (b) (Anat.) The spinal cord; the marrow. 3. Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith. Enterprises of great pith and moment. --Shak. Pith paper. Same as Rice paper, under Rice.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Pith \Pith\, v. t. (Physiol.) To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
pith n 1: soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants 2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, sum, nitty-gritty]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
pith Αγγλικά n. 1 ψίχα, το μαλακό εσωτερικό 2 το άσπρο εσωτερικό της φλούδας εσπεριδοειδούς 3 η εντεριώνηFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
pith n. 1 (lb en botany) The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. 2 The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn. 3 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow. 4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit. 5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance. 6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or tree). 2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. a. The ordinal form of the number pi. alt. The ordinal form of the number pi. n. One divided by pi.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
pith n. 1 (lb en botany) The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. 2 The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn. 3 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow. 4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit. 5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance. 6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or tree). 2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. a. The ordinal form of the number pi. alt. The ordinal form of the number pi. n. One divided by pi.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
pith n. 1 (lb en botany) The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. 2 The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn. 3 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow. 4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit. 5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance. 6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or tree). 2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. a. The ordinal form of the number pi. alt. The ordinal form of the number pi. n. One divided by pi.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
pith n. 1 (lb en botany) The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. 2 The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn. 3 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow. 4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit. 5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance. 6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or tree). 2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. a. The ordinal form of the number pi. alt. The ordinal form of the number pi. n. One divided by pi.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
pith Englanti n. 1 ydin 2 (''anatomia'') selkäydinFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
pith Engelska n. märgFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Pith /pˈɪθ/ اللبّFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
pith //pɪθ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]сърцевина soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees
pith /pˈɪθ/ dřeňFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
pith /pˈɪθ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]dužina
pith /pˈɪθ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]mícha
pith /pˈɪθ/ KernFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Hauptpunkt
pith /pˈɪθ/ MarkFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Markröhre [anat.]
pith /pˈɪθ/ AlbedoFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ], Mesokarp [bot.] Note: weiße Auskleidung von Zitrusfruchtschalen Synonyms: albedo, mesocarp
pith //pɪθ//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]ydin 2. essential or vital part 3. soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees 4. spongy interior substance of a feather
pith /pˈɪθ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. मज्जा, गूदा "The look at pith of oranges brings water in my mouth." 2. सारांश
pith /pˈɪθ/ bit, energija, jezgra, kičmena moždina, snaga, srž, suštinaFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
pith /pˈɪθ/ 1. veleje vminek 2. gerincvelô 3. erô 4. belsô héj 5. bél 6. szárbél 7. energia 8. fehér héj 9. gerince vminek 10. magva vminek 11. életerô 12. fabélFrom English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
pith /pıθ/ 1. šerdis See also: heart See also: core 2. nugarkaulio smegenys 3. jėga, energija 4. esmė See also: core See also: essence See also: gistFrom English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
pith //pɪθ//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]marg soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees
pith /pɪθ/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]miękisz
pith //pɪθ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. kärna essential or vital part 2. märg, flädermärg soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees
pith /pˈɪθ/ 1. yumuşak ve süngerimsi doku 2. (bot.) birtakım ağaçlarda gövde veya dalın içindeki yumuşak öz 3. (zool.) kuş tüyünün yumuşak özü 4. kemik iliği 5. öz, cevher kuvvet, ruh 6. hayvanı omuriliğini kesmek suretiyle öldürmek 7. omuriliği veya beyni tahrip etmek 8. bitkinin sapından yumuşak özü çıkarmak. pith helmet mantara benzer maddeden yapılmış güneş şapkası, kolonyel şapka.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈpɪθ/
204 Moby Thesaurus words for "pith": affective meaning, axiom, axis, backbone, bearing, bench mark, bottom, burden, butter, cardinal point, cataplasm, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chief thing, chutzpah, climax, coloring, connotation, consequence, core, cornerstone, courage, crisis, critical point, crush, crux, dead center, denotation, dental pulp, depth, distillate, distillation, drift, effect, elixir, epicenter, essence, essential, essential matter, essentiality, extension, fabric, flower, focal point, focus, force, fulcrum, fundamental, gameness, gist, grammatical meaning, gravamen, gravity, great point, grit, guts, gutsiness, guttiness, heart, heart of oak, high point, hub, hypostasis, idea, impact, implication, import, importance, important thing, inner essence, intension, intestinal fortitude, issue, kernel, keystone, landmark, lexical meaning, literal meaning, magnitude, main point, main thing, marrow, mash, material, material point, matter, meaning, meaningfulness, meat, medium, medulla, metacenter, mettle, mettlesomeness, middle, milestone, moment, momentousness, moxie, mush, nave, navel, nerve, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, omphalos, overtone, paper pulp, paste, pertinence, pivot, plaster, pluck, pluckiness, point, porridge, postulate, poultice, practical consequence, principle, pudding, pulp, pulp lead, pulpwood, purport, quick, quid, quiddity, quintessence, quintessential, rag pulp, range of meaning, real issue, real meaning, recap, recapitulation, reference, referent, relation, relevance, resume, rock bottom, root, run-through, rundown, salient point, sap, sauce, scope, semantic cluster, semantic field, sense, short, significance, signification, significatum, signifie, sine qua non, smash, soul, span of meaning, spirit, sponge, spunk, spunkiness, squash, stamina, storm center, stout heart, structural meaning, stuff, substance, substantive point, sulfate pulp, sulfite pulp, sum, sum and substance, summary, summation, symbolic meaning, tenor, the bottom line, the nitty-gritty, the point, thrust, totality of associations, toughness, transferred meaning, true grit, turning point, umbilicus, unadorned meaning, undertone, upshot, value, virtuality, weight, weightiness, white lead, wood pulpFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n.精髓,要点From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 木髓,骨髓,核心,意义,精华 vt. 除去木髓,杀死