Meaning of pigeon | Babel Free
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- An object of special concern; an affair or matter.
- Slang. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:butt, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim.
- any of several kinds of bird of the dove family. duif حَمامَه гълъб pombo holub die Taube due περιστέριpaloma tuvi کبوتر kyyhky pigeonיונה कबूतर golub galamb merpati dúfa piccione 鳩 비둘기 karvelis balodis burung merpati duifduegołąb كوتره، ساده، بيړا pombo porumbel голубь holub golob golub duva นกพิราบ güvercin 鴿子 голуб کبوتر chim bồ câu 鸽子
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a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc. He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on. duiwehok بُرْج الحَمام преграда за писма escaninho přihrádka das Ablegefach hylde; skuffe θυρίδαcasilla, casillero laegas نامه دان lokero casierתא खाना, कोष्ठ, खाने में रखना, ताक पर रखना spremiti, pohraniti rekesz, fach kotak tempat surat, dll (bréfa)hólf casella 整理棚 칸막이(선반) skyrelis neliels noda... etc
- (of a person or his manner of walking) with toes turned inwards. a pigeon-toed person/walk. met ingekrulde tone أقْفَد، ذو سُنْبُكَيْن مُلْتَوِيَيْن الى الداخِل патрав de pés para dentro s prsty dovnitř x-beinig med indadvendte tæer με τα δάχτυλα των ποδιών στραμμένα προς τα μέσα con los pies torcidos hacia dentro sissepoole pööratud varvastega دارای انگشتان پا که به داخل خمیده اند varpaat sisäänpäin les pieds tournés en dedans בַּעַל “רַגלֵ יוֹנָה” कपोतपाद uvrnutih stopala gacsos lábú kaki p...
- Any of various birds of the widely distributed family Columbidae, characteristically having plump bodies, small heads, and short legs, especially the rock pigeon or any of its domesticated varieties.
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Slang One who is easily swindled; a dupe. Slang
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(Animals) any of numerous birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes. See rock dove Columbidae,
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slang a victim or dupe slang
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informal Brit concern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc, pigeon) informal
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.