comb. Form denoting: 1 light.

- photography. [greek phos phot- light]

- finish n. Close finish of a race or contest, where the winner is distinguishable only on a photograph.

- n. (pl. -s) = *photograph n. [abbreviation]

- opportunity n. Organized opportunity for the press etc. To photograph a celebrity.

n. (pl. -s) keyboard instrument with metal strings struck by hammers. [italian, abbreviation of *pianoforte]

- mus. —adj. Soft. —adv. Softly. —n. (pl. -s or -ni) soft playing or passage. [latin planus flat, (of sound) soft]

adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Excessively fastidious.

de resistance n. (pl. Pieces de resistance pronunc. Same) most important or remarkable item, esp. A dish at a meal. [french]

- —n. - a (often foll. By of) distinct portion forming part of or broken off from a larger object. B each of the parts of which a set or category is composed (five-piece band).

- coin.

- (usu. Short) literary or musical composition; picture; play.

n. Representation of the virgin mary holding the dead body of christ on her lap. [italian, = *piety]

n. (pl. -ies) 1 quality of being pious.

- pious act. [latin: related to *pious]

bank n. Pig-shaped money box.

- —n. (pl. -ies) colloq. Little pig. —adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 like a pig.

- (of features etc.) Like those of a pig.

var. Of *pygmy.

n. (also pilaff, pilaf) middle eastern or indian dish of rice boiled with meat, vegetables, spices, etc. [turkish]

n.pl. Colloq. Haemorrhoids. [latin pila ball]