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pig

 
pronunciation:
pIg
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A pig is an animal with a flat nose, a thick body, and a short tail. People keep pigs for their meat.
Did you know that pigs are very intelligent animals?
 
definition 2: When a person is very messy or rude, or takes a lot more than he or she needs, we sometimes call that person a pig.
My brother ate all the brownies himself. What a pig!My sister can be a bit of a pig sometimes. She rarely ever cleans her room.
derivation: piglike (adj.)
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