pith in English dictionary

  • pith

    Meanings and definitions of "pith"

    • The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
    • (figuratively) The essential or vital part of an idea or theory or something else.
    • (transitive) To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
    • (transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
    • noun
      The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
    • noun
      The spongy interior substance of a feather.
    • noun
      The spinal cord; the marrow.
    • noun
      The albedo of a citrus fruit.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      The essential or vital part.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
    • soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees
    • essential or vital part
    • (pencil) lead
    • noun
      soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
    • noun
      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"
    • verb
      remove the pith from (a plant)

    Synonyms of "pith" in English dictionary

    substance, remove, heart are the top synonyms of "pith" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pith

    • pith ( uncountable)
    • pith ( third-person singular simple present piths, present participle pithing, simple past and past participle pithed)
    • pith (uncountable)
    • pith (third-person singular simple present piths, present participle pithing, simple past and past participle pithed)
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