| 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 |
| parqueterie | (noun) a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor | Synonyms: parquetry |
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| parquetry | (noun) a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor | Synonyms: parqueterie |
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| parr | (noun) a young salmon up to 2 years old | - |
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| (noun) the young of various fishes | - |
| parrakeet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parroket, parroquet |
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| parricide | (noun) the murder of your own father or mother | - |
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| (noun) someone who kills his or her parent | - |
| parroket | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroquet |
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| parroquet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket |
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| parrot | (noun) usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds | - |
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| (noun) a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated | - |
| parrotfish | (noun) gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth | Synonyms: polly fish, pollyfish |
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| parry | (noun) a return punch (especially by a boxer) | Synonyms: counter, counterpunch |
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| (noun) (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword | - |
| parsec | (noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years | Synonyms: secpar |
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| parser | (noun) a computer program that divides code up into functional components | - |
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| parsimoniousness | (noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | Synonyms: parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift |
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| (noun) extreme stinginess | Synonyms: closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness |
| parsimony | (noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | Synonyms: parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, thrift |
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| (noun) extreme stinginess | Synonyms: closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, tightness |
| parsley | (noun) aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food | - |
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| (noun) annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves | Synonyms: Petroselinum crispum |
| parsnip | (noun) whitish edible root; eaten cooked | - |
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| (noun) a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root | Synonyms: Pastinaca sativa |
| (noun) the whitish root of cultivated parsnip | - |
| parson | (noun) a person authorized to conduct religious worship | Synonyms: curate, minister, minister of religion, pastor, rector |
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| parsonage | (noun) an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector | Synonyms: rectory, vicarage |
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| part | (noun) the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | Synonyms: function, office, role |
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| (noun) the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result | Synonyms: contribution, share |
| (noun) something less than the whole of a human artifact | Synonyms: portion |
| (noun) an item that is an instance of some type | Synonyms: piece |
| (noun) a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions | Synonyms: parting |
| (noun) one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | Synonyms: division, section |
| (noun) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | Synonyms: character, persona, role, theatrical role |
| (noun) that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation | - |
| (noun) the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music | Synonyms: voice |
| (noun) the extended spatial location of something | Synonyms: region |
| (noun) a portion of a natural object | Synonyms: piece |
| (noun) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | Synonyms: percentage, portion, share |
| (noun) something determined in relation to something that includes it | Synonyms: component, component part, constituent, portion |
| partaker | (noun) someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share | Synonyms: sharer |
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| parterre | (noun) seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) | Synonyms: parquet circle |
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| (noun) an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern | - |
| parthenocarpy | (noun) (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds | - |
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| parthenogenesis | (noun) process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods | Synonyms: parthenogeny |
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| (noun) human conception without fertilization by a man | Synonyms: parthenogeny, virgin birth |
| parthenogeny | (noun) process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods | Synonyms: parthenogenesis |
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| (noun) human conception without fertilization by a man | Synonyms: parthenogenesis, virgin birth |
| parthenote | (noun) a cell resulting from parthenogenesis | - |
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| partial | (noun) the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant | Synonyms: partial derivative |
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| (noun) a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency | Synonyms: overtone, partial tone |
| partiality | (noun) an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives | Synonyms: partisanship |
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| (noun) a predisposition to like something | Synonyms: fancy, fondness |
| partialness | (noun) the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete | - |
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| participant | (noun) someone who takes part in an activity | Synonyms: player |
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| (noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | Synonyms: player |
| participation | (noun) the act of sharing in the activities of a group | Synonyms: engagement, involution, involvement |
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| (noun) the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) | Synonyms: involvement |
| participial | (noun) a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses | Synonyms: participle |
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| participle | (noun) a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses | Synonyms: participial |
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| particle | (noun) a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs | - |
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| (noun) a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Synonyms: subatomic particle |
| (noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, speck |
| particular | (noun) a fact about some part (as opposed to general) | Synonyms: specific |
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| (noun) (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class | Synonyms: particular proposition |
| (noun) a small part that can be considered separately from the whole | Synonyms: detail, item |
| particularisation | (noun) an individualized description of a particular instance | Synonyms: detailing, particularization |
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