parapet | (noun) fortification consisting of a low wall | Synonyms: breastwork |
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(noun) a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony | - |
paraph | (noun) a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery) | - |
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paraphernalia | (noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. | Synonyms: appurtenance, gear |
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paraphilia | (noun) abnormal sexual activity | - |
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paraphrase | (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification | Synonyms: paraphrasis |
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paraphrasis | (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification | Synonyms: paraphrase |
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paraphrenia | (noun) a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner | Synonyms: paranoic type schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia |
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paraphysis | (noun) a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed | - |
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paraplegia | (noun) paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) | - |
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paraplegic | (noun) a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down) | - |
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parapodium | (noun) one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing | - |
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parapraxis | (noun) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. | Synonyms: miscue, slip-up, slip |
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paraprofessional | (noun) a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional | - |
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parapsychologist | (noun) someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance | - |
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parapsychology | (noun) phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes | Synonyms: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon |
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paraquat | (noun) a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide | - |
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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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parcel | (noun) the allotment of some amount by dividing something | Synonyms: portion, share |
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(noun) a wrapped container | Synonyms: package |
(noun) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together | Synonyms: bundle, package, packet |
(noun) an extended area of land | Synonyms: parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract |
parceling | (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | Synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parcelling |
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parcellation | (noun) the division into parcels | - |
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parcelling | (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | Synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling |
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parchesi | (noun) an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board | Synonyms: pachisi, parchisi |
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parchisi | (noun) an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board | Synonyms: pachisi, parchesi |
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parchment | (noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | Synonyms: lambskin, sheepskin |
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(noun) a superior paper resembling sheepskin | - |
pardner | (noun) an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest | Synonyms: collaborator, cooperator, partner |
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pardon | (noun) the act of excusing a mistake or offense | Synonyms: forgiveness |
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(noun) the formal act of liberating someone | Synonyms: amnesty, free pardon |
(noun) a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense | Synonyms: amnesty |
pardoner | (noun) a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences | - |
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(noun) a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | Synonyms: excuser, forgiver |
paregmenon | (noun) juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility') | - |
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paregoric | (noun) medicine used to treat diarrhea | Synonyms: camphorated tincture of opium |
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parenchyma | (noun) animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels | - |
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(noun) the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems | - |
parenesis | (noun) (rhetoric) exhortation; admonition. | - |
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parent | (noun) an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained | - |
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(noun) a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian | - |
parentage | (noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual | Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, pedigree, stemma, stock |
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(noun) the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents | Synonyms: birth |
(noun) the state of being a parent | Synonyms: parenthood |
parenthesis | (noun) either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material | - |
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(noun) a message that departs from the main subject | Synonyms: aside, digression, divagation, excursus |
parenthetical | (noun) an expression in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetical expression |
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parenthood | (noun) the state of being a parent | Synonyms: parentage |
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parer | (noun) a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables | Synonyms: paring knife |
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(noun) a manicurist who trims the fingernails | - |
paresis | (noun) a slight or partial paralysis | - |
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paresthesia | (noun) abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | Synonyms: paraesthesia |
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paretic | (noun) a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) | - |
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parfait | (noun) layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream | - |
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parget | (noun) plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys | Synonyms: pargeting, pargetting |
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pargeting | (noun) ornamental plastering | Synonyms: pargetting |
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(noun) ornamental plasterwork | Synonyms: pargetry, pargetting |
(noun) plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys | Synonyms: parget, pargetting |
pargetry | (noun) ornamental plasterwork | Synonyms: pargeting, pargetting |
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pargetting | (noun) ornamental plastering | Synonyms: pargeting |
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(noun) ornamental plasterwork | Synonyms: pargeting, pargetry |
(noun) plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys | Synonyms: parget, pargeting |
parhelion | (noun) a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals | Synonyms: mock sun, sundog |
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pariah | (noun) a person who is rejected (from society or home) | Synonyms: castaway, Ishmael, outcast |
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paries | (noun) (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure | Synonyms: wall |
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parimutuel | (noun) betting where winners share the total amount wagered | - |
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paring | (noun) (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel | - |
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(noun) a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something | Synonyms: shaving, sliver |
parish | (noun) a local church community | - |
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(noun) the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor | - |
parishioner | (noun) a member of a parish | - |
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parisology | (noun) the use of ambiguous words | - |
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parity | (noun) functional equality | - |
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(noun) (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system | Synonyms: conservation of parity, mirror symmetry, space-reflection symmetry |
(noun) (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error | Synonyms: check bit, parity bit |
(noun) (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity | - |
(noun) (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered | Synonyms: para |
park | (noun) a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) | Synonyms: ballpark |
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(noun) a gear position that acts as a parking brake | - |
(noun) a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property | Synonyms: parkland |
(noun) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | Synonyms: common, commons, green |
(noun) a lot where cars are parked | Synonyms: car park, parking area, parking lot |
parka | (noun) a kind of heavy jacket | Synonyms: anorak, windbreaker, windcheater |
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parking | (noun) the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily | - |
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(noun) space in which vehicles can be parked | - |
parkland | (noun) a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property | Synonyms: park |
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parkour | (noun) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, and other similar physical movements. | - |
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parkway | (noun) a wide scenic road planted with trees | Synonyms: drive |
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parlance | (noun) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | Synonyms: idiom |
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parlay | (noun) a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers | - |
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parley | (noun) a negotiation between enemies | - |
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parliament | (noun) a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards | Synonyms: fantan, sevens |
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(noun) a legislative assembly in certain countries | - |
parliamentarian | (noun) an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures | - |
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parlor | (noun) reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received | Synonyms: parlour |
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(noun) a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax | Synonyms: front room, living-room, living room, parlour, sitting room |
parlormaid | (noun) a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door | Synonyms: parlourmaid |
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parlour | (noun) reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received | Synonyms: parlor |
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(noun) a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax | Synonyms: front room, living-room, living room, parlor, sitting room |
parlourmaid | (noun) a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door | Synonyms: parlormaid |
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parnassia | (noun) any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup | Synonyms: grass-of-Parnassus |
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parochialism | (noun) a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish | - |
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parodist | (noun) mimics literary or musical style for comic effect | Synonyms: lampooner |
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parody | (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry | Synonyms: mockery, takeoff |
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(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
parole | (noun) (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with | - |
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(noun) a promise | Synonyms: word, word of honor |
(noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: countersign, password, watchword, word |
parolee | (noun) someone released on probation or on parole | Synonyms: probationer |
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paronomasia | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: pun, punning, wordplay |
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paronychia | (noun) infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe | - |
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paronym | (noun) a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling | - |
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paroquet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paraquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet |
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parosamia | (noun) a disorder in the sense of smell | Synonyms: dysosmia, olfactory impairment |
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parotitis | (noun) inflammation of one or both parotid glands | - |
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paroxetine | (noun) a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) | Synonyms: Paxil |
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paroxysm | (noun) a sudden uncontrollable attack | Synonyms: convulsion, fit |
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paroxytone | (noun) word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable | - |
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parquet | (noun) seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle | - |
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(noun) a floor made of parquetry | Synonyms: parquet floor |