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The Meaning of pique
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(n.) A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.
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(n.) The jigger. See Jigger.
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(n.) A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation.
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(n.) Keenly felt desire; a longing.
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(n.) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
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(v. t.) To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
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(v. t.) To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
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(v. t.) To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
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(v. i.) To cause annoyance or irritation.
Synonyms
temper
,
irritation
,
discomfort
,
annoying
,
toughness
,
botheration
,
surliness
,
biliousness
,
innervation
,
mood
,
provocation
,
peevishness
,
humor
,
pettishness
,
excitation
,
soreness
,
irritability
,
humour
,
aggravation
,
snappishness
,
vexation
,
annoyance
,
injure
,
hurt
,
spite
,
go against
,
violate
,
appall
,
outrage
,
shock
,
transgress
,
scandalise
,
break
,
appal
,
scandalize
,
bruise
,
breach
,
offend
,
infract
,
wound
,
displeasure
,
offense
,
resentment
,
umbrage
,
grudge
,
anger
Antonyms
approval
,
contentment
,
gratification
,
pleasure
,
satisfaction
,
complacency
,
delight
Homophones
paek
,
peak
,
peake
,
peek
Rhymes
antique
,
ashcreek
,
baek
,
batik
,
beak
,
beeck
,
beek
,
belgique
,
bespeak
,
bleak
,
boutique
,
cacique
,
cheek
,
chesapeake
,
chic
,
cleek
,
clique
,
creak
,
creek
,
critique
,
deike
,
dieck
,
dominique
,
eke
,
electrique
,
feick
,
fenugreek
,
fleek
,
freak
,
geac
,
geek
,
gieck
,
gleek
,
greek
,
grosbeak
,
henriques
,
henriquez
,
kmiec
,
leak
,
leake
,
leek
,
leick
,
leveque
,
manrique
,
martinique
,
mcpeek
,
mediq
,
meek
,
midweek
,
misspeak
,
monique
,
mozambique
,
mystique
,
nongreek
,
oblique
,
paek
,
peak
,
peake
,
peek
,
physique
,
reeck
,
reek
,
respeak
,
rieck
,
riecke
,
riek
,
rieke
,
screak
,
seaq
,
seek
,
sheek
,
sheik
,
sheikh
,
shriek
,
siek
,
sikh
,
sleek
,
sneak
,
speak
,
speake
,
squeak
,
steek
,
streak
,
streek
,
tariq
,
teac
,
teak
,
technique
,
tweak
,
unique
,
vanbeek
,
veronique
,
weak
,
week
,
weick
,
weik
,
wieck
,
workweek
,
wreak
,
zeek
,
zeke