Canadian English Meaning of pith
Pith
Other Canadian English words related to Pith
- core
- Essence
- heart
- kernel
- root
- bottom line
- centrepiece
- Crux, essence
- gist
- keynote
- meat
- net
- Bump
- nubbin
- nucleus
- pivot
- point
- subject
- Substance
- sum
- sum and substance
- tenor
- the long and the short of it
- theme
- body
- Bullseye
- content
- course
- direction
- drift
- Hypothesis
- Meat and potatoes
- Proposition
- purport
- The long and the short of it
- thesis
Nearest Words of pith
- pith hat => Pith helmet
- pith helmet => Pith helmet
- pithead => pithead
- pithecanthropus => pithecanthropus
- pithecanthropus erectus => Homo erectus
- pithecellobium => Pithecellobium
- pithecellobium dulce => Neem tree (Azadirachta indica)
- pithecellobium unguis-cati => Cat's claw
- pitheci => pitheci
- pithecia => Capuchin monkey
Definitions and Meaning of pith in English
pith (n)
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
pith (v)
remove the pith from (a plant)
pith (n.)
The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue.
The spongy interior substance of a feather.
The spinal cord; the marrow.
Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith.
pith (v. t.)
To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.
FAQs About the word pith
Pith
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants, the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, remove the
core,Essence,heart,kernel,root,bottom line,centrepiece,Crux, essence,gist,keynote
No antonyms found.
pitfalling => booby trap, pitfall => pitfall, piteously => pitiably, piteous => pitiful, pitchy => high-pitched,
