Phrase Hound found 192 phrases and 144 compound words that contain pig. The most common are listed below. Open pig in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 192
- guinea pigAny tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, which have short ears and superficially resemble large hamsters.
- pig ironA brittle, impure form of iron produced by smelting iron ore which is often shaped into blocks; it is unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, and so is commonly used as an industrial raw material; (countable) a sample of such iron.
- pig outTo eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.
- suckling pigAn unweaned pig, especially one whose carcass is roasted whole on a spit.
- bush pigAn African pig of the genus Potamochoerus; Potamochoerus porcus or Potamochoerus larvatus.
- long pigHuman flesh used by cannibals as meat.
- pig LatinA type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the onset consonants of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case -way [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic …
- pig in a pokeSomething whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.
- earth pigThe aardvark.
- pig farmerA farmer with a pig herd.
- blind pigA blind tiger or speakeasy.
- pig farmA farm where domestic pigs are raised and bred, primarily for food and, sometimes, for their skin.
- pig pileTo cause a group of people to lie in a pile upon another, originally as a punishment to the victim on the bottom.
- put lipstick on a pigTo superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.
- Pig EpisodeSynonym of Pig War: A diplomatic dispute involving the United States and the United Kingdom over the Oregon Treaty boundary around the San Juan Islands, which began with an American farmer shooting a British company's pig in 1859.
- Pig WarA diplomatic dispute involving the United States and the United Kingdom over the Oregon Treaty boundary around the San Juan Islands, which began with an American farmer shooting a British company's pig in 1859.
- whistle pigThe woodchuck.
- Yorkshire pigA domestic pig of a breed originating in Yorkshire.
- potbellied pigA small Vietnamese domesticated pig, sometimes kept as a pet.
- hell pigAny extinct pig-like mammal of the family †Entelodontidae; an entelodont.
- sucking-pigAlternative form of suckling pig: An unweaned pig, especially one whose carcass is roasted whole on a spit.
- pig butcheringA scam technique in which victims are tricked into investing large amounts of money into a fictitious brokerage (usually a cryptocurrency wallet), which actually sends their funds directly to the scammers.
- pig-footed bandicootA small marsupial of the arid and semi-arid plains of Australia, †Chaeropus ecaudatus, now presumed to be extinct.
- Pig and Potato WarSynonym of Pig War: A diplomatic dispute involving the United States and the United Kingdom over the Oregon Treaty boundary around the San Juan Islands, which began with an American farmer shooting a British company's pig in 1859.
- sweat like a pigTo sweat profusely; to produce a lot of perspiration.
Compound words 144
- pigletA young swine, one not yet mature.
- piggyA pig (the animal).
- pigtailThe tail of a pig.
- pigstyAn enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.
- pigskinThe skin of a pig.
- pigweedAny of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder
- pigfaceAny of various mesembryanthemums of the genus Carpobrotus, native to coastal areas of Australia, and producing edible fruits.
- pigmeatThe meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.
- pigpenSynonym of pigsty: An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.
- pigmanA farm worker who looks after pigs.