pigsty

pig·sty

 (pĭg′stī′)
n. pl. pig·sties
1. A usually covered enclosure for pigs.
2. Informal A dirty or very untidy place.
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pigsty

(ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ) or

pigpen

n, pl -sties
1. (Agriculture) a pen for pigs; sty
2. Brit a dirty or untidy place
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pig•pen

(ˈpɪgˌpɛn)

n.
1. a pen for keeping pigs.
2. a filthy or flagrantly untidy place.
[1795–1805]
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pigsty

pigpen
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pigsty - a pen for swinepigsty - a pen for swine      
pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
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Translations
زَريبَة أو حَظيرَة الخَنازيرمكان قَذِر، مِثْل الزَّريبه
chlívprasečí chlívek
lossepladssvinesti
KobenSaustallSchweinestall
pocilga
porcheriesouebordel
svinjac
svínastía
porcile
豚舎
grisebingesvinesti
pocilga
svinjak
svinjac
dağınık yerdomuz ağılı/ahırımezbelelikpis
猪圈肮脏的住所

pigsty

[ˈpɪgstaɪ] Npocilga f, porqueriza f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pigsty

[ˈpɪgstaɪ] n (mainly British)
(= pigpen) → enclos m à cochons
(= tip) → porcherie f
It's a pigsty in here! → C'est une porcherie ici !
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pigsty

[ˈpɪgˌstaɪ] n (also) (fig) → porcile m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pig

(pig) noun
1. a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon. He keeps pigs.
2. an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person. You pig!
ˈpiggyplural ˈpiggies noun
a child's word for a (little) pig.
adjective
like a pig's. piggy eyes.
ˈpiglet (-lit) noun
a baby pig.
piggybackpickabackˌpigˈheaded adjective
stubborn. a pigheaded idiot.
ˌpigˈheadedness noun
ˈpigskin noun, adjective
(of) a kind of leather made from the skin of a pig. Her purse was (made of) pigskin.
ˈpigstyplural ˈpigsties, ~ˈpigstyes noun
1. a building in which pigs are kept.
2. a dirty, untidy place. This room is a pigsty!
pigswillswillˈpigtail noun
a plait usually worn at the sides of the head. She wears her hair in pigtails.
pigs might fly
said of something very unlikely to happen. `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!'
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