Thesaurus / pis
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synonyms for pis
- gumshoe
- private detective
- private eye
- agent
- bloodhound
- cop
- dick
- eavesdropper
- flatfoot
- investigator
- sleuthhound
- spy
- tail
- tracker
- P.I.
- police officer
- private investigator
- detective
- gumshoe
- private eye
- private investigator
- sleuth
- beagle
- dick
- flatfoot
- inquiry agent
- inspector
- investigator
- operative
- P.I.
- private dick
- Sherlock Holmes
- skip tracer
- sleuthhound
- spotter
- tec
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How to use pis in a sentence
It would be time enough to give in, and make the best of a pis aller , when he was forced to do so.
THE KELLYS AND THE O'KELLYSANTHONY TROLLOPEIf the facts showed them irreconcilable, tant pis pour les faits.
THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDSERSKINE CHILDERS"So much the worse both for you and your son;" tant pis pour vous et pour votre fils, said Rousseau.
LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF DAVID HUME, VOLUME II (OF 2)JOHN HILL BURTONThe weakest point in pis construction is of course the framing around openings.
CASA GRANDE RUINCOSMOS MINDELEFFPis′ciform, in shape like a fish: having the form of a fish; Pis′cine, pertaining to fishes; Pisciv′orous, feeding on fishes.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUSPis′ciculture, the rearing of fish by artificial methods; Pis′ciculturist, a fish-culturist.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUSPistoleer′, one armed with a pistol; Pis′tolet, a little pistol; Pis′tol-shot.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUSPistol, pis′tol, n. a small hand-gun, held in one hand when fired.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUSPrecipice, pres′i-pis, n. a very steep place: any steep descent: a perpendicular bank or cliff.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUSResipiscence, res-i-pis′ens, n. change to a better frame of mind.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUS