Pigeon (noun)
One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
Pigeon (noun)
A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
Pigeon (noun)
Concern or responsibility (often in some such phrase as: “it’s his pigeon”, “it’s her pigeon”, etc.).
Pigeon (verb)
to deceive with a confidence game
Dove (noun)
A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
Dove (noun)
A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict (as opposed to hawk).
Dove (noun)
Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
Dove (noun)
A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
Dove (verb)
Strong dive
Dove (verb)
inflection of dive||past|part
Pigeon (noun)
a stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage.
Pigeon (noun)
a pigeon descended from the wild rock dove, kept for racing, showing, and carrying messages, and common as a feral bird in towns.
Pigeon (noun)
a gullible person, especially someone swindled in gambling or the victim of a confidence trick.
Pigeon (noun)
an aircraft from one’s own side.
Pigeon (noun)
archaic spelling of pidgin
Pigeon (noun)
a person’s particular responsibility or business
“Hermia will have to tell them first, it’s her pigeon”
Dove (noun)
a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names.
Dove (noun)
a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs
“he was the cabinet’s leading dove, the only minister to advocate peace talks”
Dove (noun)
(in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).