| 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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