Synonyms for pitcher


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pich-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪtʃ ər

Top 10 synonyms for pitcher Other synonyms for the word pitcher

Définition of pitcher

Origin :
  • "earthen jug," c.1200, from Old French pichier (12c.), altered from bichier, from Medieval Latin bicarium, probably from Greek bikos "earthen vessel" (see beaker). Pitcher-plant is recorded from 1819; so called for its resemblance.
  • noun jug
  • noun baseball pitcher
Example sentences :
  • S' fur 's the pitcher goes, it's about as good 's kin be did with paint, I guess.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • And I wish, for all our sakes, that we had the pitcher here now!
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "I kinda fergot it wasn't nothin' but a pitcher," he stammered, apologetically.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • But the truth is, there is hardly a drop more milk in the pitcher.
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • She speedily descended to the reservoir of water, and filled her pitcher.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Then having cut the lemons, squeeze out all the juice into a pitcher.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Then put them into a pitcher, and fill it up with boiling water.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Tobe set down the pitcher as gingerly as if it had been a soap-bubble.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • Honore rose, and going to the sideboard brought back a pitcher of water.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • She wouldn't hesitate throwing a pitcher of water over his head.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
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