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Pigeon (noun)
One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
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Pigeon (noun)
A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
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Pigeon (noun)
Concern or responsibility (often in some such phrase as: “it’s his pigeon”, “it’s her pigeon”, etc.).
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Pigeon (verb)
to deceive with a confidence game
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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.
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Dove (noun)
A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict (as opposed to hawk).
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Dove (noun)
Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
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Dove (noun)
A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
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Dove (verb)
Strong dive
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Dove (verb)
inflection of dive||past|part
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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.
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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.
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Pigeon (noun)
a gullible person, especially someone swindled in gambling or the victim of a confidence trick.
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Pigeon (noun)
an aircraft from one’s own side.
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Pigeon (noun)
archaic spelling of pidgin
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Pigeon (noun)
a person’s particular responsibility or business
“Hermia will have to tell them first, it’s her pigeon”
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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.
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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”
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Dove (noun)
(in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).