pigeons Definition

any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage; especially : a member of any of numerous varieties of the rock dove that exist in domestication and in the feral state in cities and towns throughout most of the world

a young woman

an easy mark : dupe

an object of special concern : accepted business or interest

a pigeon used to carry messages; especially : homing pigeon

any of a breed of large long-bodied show pigeons

a saucer-shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting

a racing pigeon trained to return home

an extinct but formerly abundant North American migratory pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)

rock dove

a person acting as a decoy or informer; especially : a spy sent into a group to report (as to the police) on its activities

a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others within a net

a large chiefly European pigeon (Columba palumbus) with a whitish patch on each side of the neck and wings edged with white —called also ringdove