Pique

Meaning

1. (noun) A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.
2. (noun) A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.
3. (noun) Keenly felt desire; a longing.
4. (verb) To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.
5. (verb) To take pride in; to pride oneself on.
6. (verb) To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy. “I believe this will pique your interest.”
7. (noun) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
8. (verb) To score a pique against.
9. (noun) A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.
10. (noun) A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Letter breakdown

• Pique contains 5 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 2 consonant(s).
• It uses 5 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 16.

Letter rearrangements

• equip

Words from these letters

• equip
• quip
• pie

Connected words

Other 5-letter words

• abaci
• aback
• abaft
• abase
• abash
• abate
• abbey
• abbot
• abeam
• abets
• abhor
• abide
• abler
• abode
• abort
• about
• above
• abuse

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Words starting with PIQ

• piquancy
• piquant
• piqued
• piques
• piquing

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Words ending with QUE

• antique
• arabesque
• barbeque
• baroque
• bisque
• boutique
• brusque
• burlesque
• catafalque
• clique
• communique
• critique
• discotheque
• grotesque
• masque
• mosque
• mystique
• oblique

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