| paraquet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet |
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| parasail | (noun) parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car | - |
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| parasailing | (noun) gliding in a parasail | Synonyms: paragliding |
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| parasitaemia | (noun) a condition in which parasites are present in the blood | Synonyms: parasitemia |
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| parasite | (noun) an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host | - |
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| (noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | Synonyms: leech, sponge, sponger |
| parasitemia | (noun) a condition in which parasites are present in the blood | Synonyms: parasitaemia |
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| parasitism | (noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage) | - |
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| parasol | (noun) a handheld collapsible source of shade | Synonyms: sunshade |
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| parasympathetic | (noun) originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels | Synonyms: parasympathetic nervous system |
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| parathion | (noun) a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide | - |
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| parathormone | (noun) hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting | Synonyms: parathyroid hormone |
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| parathyroid | (noun) any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland | Synonyms: parathyroid gland |
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| paratrooper | (noun) a soldier in the paratroops | Synonyms: para |
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| paratroops | (noun) infantry trained and equipped to parachute | - |
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| paratyphoid | (noun) any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever | Synonyms: paratyphoid fever |
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| parazoan | (noun) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | Synonyms: poriferan, sponge |
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| preparation | (noun) activity leading to skilled behavior | Synonyms: grooming, training |
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| (noun) preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) | Synonyms: prep |
| (noun) the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose | Synonyms: readying |
| (noun) the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat | Synonyms: cookery, cooking |
| (noun) the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | Synonyms: planning, provision |
| (noun) (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord | - |
| (noun) the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) | Synonyms: preparedness, readiness |
| (noun) a substance prepared according to a formula | Synonyms: formulation |
| primipara | (noun) (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time | Synonyms: para I |
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| quadripara | (noun) (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies | - |
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| quintipara | (noun) (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies | - |
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| reparation | (noun) something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | Synonyms: amends |
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| (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair |
| (noun) (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors | - |
| (noun) compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury | - |
| semiparasite | (noun) a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis | Synonyms: hemiparasite |
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| separability | (noun) the capability of being separated | - |
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| separate | (noun) a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments | - |
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| (noun) a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication | Synonyms: offprint, reprint |
| separateness | (noun) the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known | Synonyms: distinctness, otherness |
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| (noun) political independence | - |
| (noun) the state of being several and distinct | Synonyms: discreteness, distinctness, severalty |
| separation | (noun) the social act of separating or parting company | - |
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| (noun) the act of dividing or disconnecting | - |
| (noun) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) | Synonyms: legal separation |
| (noun) sorting one thing from others | - |
| (noun) the distance between things | Synonyms: interval |
| (noun) coming apart | Synonyms: breakup, detachment |
| (noun) the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) | - |
| (noun) the space where a division or parting occurs | - |
| (noun) the state of lacking unity | - |
| separationism | (noun) advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state | Synonyms: separatism |
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| separationist | (noun) an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) | Synonyms: separatist |
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| separatism | (noun) advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state | Synonyms: separationism |
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| (noun) a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists | - |
| (noun) a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups | Synonyms: segregation |
| separatist | (noun) an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) | Synonyms: separationist |
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| separator | (noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension | Synonyms: centrifuge, extractor |
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| separatrix | (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | Synonyms: diagonal, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule |
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