| antiparallel | (adjective) (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed | - |
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| apparatchik | (noun) a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party | - |
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| (noun) a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization) | - |
| apparatus | (noun) equipment designed to serve a specific function | Synonyms: setup |
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| (noun) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function | - |
| asparaginase | (noun) antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia | Synonyms: Elspar |
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| asparagine | (noun) a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus) | - |
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| asparagus | (noun) edible young shoots of the asparagus plant | - |
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| (noun) plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable | Synonyms: Asparagus officinales, edible asparagus |
| comparability | (noun) qualities that are comparable | Synonyms: compare, comparison, equivalence |
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| comparable | (adjective) able to be compared or worthy of comparison | - |
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| (adjective) conforming in every respect | Synonyms: corresponding, like |
| comparably | (adverb) in a comparable manner or to a comparable degree | - |
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| comparative | (adjective) estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete | Synonyms: relative |
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| (adjective) relating to or based on or involving comparison | - |
| (noun) the comparative form of an adjective or adverb | Synonyms: comparative degree |
| comparatively | (adverb) in a relative manner; by comparison to something else | Synonyms: relatively |
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| cystoparalysis | (noun) paralysis of the urinary bladder | Synonyms: cystoplegia |
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| disparage | (verb) express a negative opinion of | Synonyms: belittle, pick at |
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| disparagement | (noun) the act of speaking contemptuously of | Synonyms: dispraise |
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| (noun) a communication that belittles somebody or something | Synonyms: depreciation, derogation |
| disparager | (noun) one who disparages or belittles the worth of something | Synonyms: depreciator, detractor, knocker |
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| disparaging | (adjective) expressive of low opinion | Synonyms: derogative, derogatory |
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| disparagingly | (adverb) in a disparaging manner | Synonyms: slightingly |
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| disparate | (adjective) fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind | - |
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| (adjective) including markedly dissimilar elements | - |
| disparateness | (noun) utter dissimilarity | Synonyms: distinctiveness |
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| ectoparasite | (noun) any external parasitic organism (as fleas) | Synonyms: ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon |
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| endoparasite | (noun) any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | Synonyms: endozoan, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon |
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| endoparasitic | (adjective) of or relating to parasites that live in the internal organs of animals | - |
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| entoparasite | (noun) any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | Synonyms: endoparasite, endozoan, entozoan, entozoon |
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| hemiparasite | (noun) a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis | Synonyms: semiparasite |
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| hemiparasitic | (adjective) of or relating to plants that are hemiparasites | - |
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| hyperparathyroidism | (noun) excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) | - |
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| hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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| incomparability | (noun) The quality of being so much better than another as to be beyond comparison. | - |
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| (noun) The condition of not being able to be compared. | - |
| incomparable | (adjective) such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared | Synonyms: uncomparable |
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| incomparably | (adverb) in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree | Synonyms: uncomparably |
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| inseparable | (adjective) not capable of being separated | - |
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| inseparably | (adverb) without possibility of separation | - |
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| irreparable | (adjective) impossible to repair, rectify, or amend | - |
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| irreparably | (adverb) in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree | - |
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| nonparallel | (adjective) of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations | Synonyms: in series, serial |
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| (adjective) (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging | - |
| nonparametric | (adjective) not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic | - |
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| nonparasitic | (adjective) not parasitic on another organism | Synonyms: free-living, nonsymbiotic |
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| nullipara | (noun) (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child | - |
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| paparazzo | (noun) a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines | - |
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| para | (noun) a soldier in the paratroops | Synonyms: paratrooper |
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| (noun) 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia | - |
| (noun) (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered | Synonyms: parity |
| parable | (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | Synonyms: allegory, apologue, fable |
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| (noun) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message | - |
| parabola | (noun) a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve | - |
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| parabolic | (adjective) resembling or expressed by parables | Synonyms: parabolical |
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| (adjective) having the form of a parabola | Synonyms: parabolical |
| parabolical | (adjective) resembling or expressed by parables | Synonyms: parabolic |
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| (adjective) having the form of a parabola | Synonyms: parabolic |
| parabolograph | (noun) An outdated instrument for drawing parabolas. | - |
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| paraboloid | (noun) a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis | - |
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| paraboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a paraboloid | - |
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| paracentesis | (noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis | Synonyms: abdominocentesis |
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| parachute | (noun) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | Synonyms: chute |
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| (verb) jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute | Synonyms: chute, jump |
| parachuter | (noun) a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute | Synonyms: parachute jumper, parachutist |
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| parachuting | (noun) descent with a parachute | Synonyms: jump |
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| parachutist | (noun) a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute | Synonyms: parachute jumper, parachuter |
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| paracosm | (noun) a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history | - |
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| parade | (noun) a visible display | - |
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| (noun) a ceremonial procession including people marching | - |
| (noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things | - |
| (verb) march in a procession in a public place | Synonyms: promenade, troop |
| (verb) walk ostentatiously | Synonyms: exhibit, march |
| parader | (noun) walks with regular or stately step | Synonyms: marcher |
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| paradiddle | (noun) the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously | Synonyms: drum roll, roll |
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| paradigm | (noun) a standard or typical example | Synonyms: epitome, image, prototype |
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| (noun) the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time | - |
| (noun) the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) | Synonyms: substitution class |
| (noun) systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word | - |
| paradigmatic | (adjective) of or relating to a typical example | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to a grammatical paradigm | - |
| (adjective) related as members of a substitution class | - |
| paradisaic | (adjective) relating to or befitting Paradise | Synonyms: paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisiacal |
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| paradisaical | (adjective) relating to or befitting Paradise | Synonyms: paradisaic, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisiacal |
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| paradisal | (adjective) relating to or befitting Paradise | Synonyms: paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisiac, paradisiacal |
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| paradise | (noun) any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | Synonyms: Eden, heaven, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la |
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| paradisiac | (adjective) relating to or befitting Paradise | Synonyms: paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiacal |
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| paradisiacal | (adjective) relating to or befitting Paradise | Synonyms: paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiac |
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| paradox | (noun) (logic) a statement that contradicts itself | - |
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| paradoxical | (adjective) seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true | Synonyms: self-contradictory |
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| paradoxically | (adverb) in a paradoxical manner | - |
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| paraesthesia | (noun) abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | Synonyms: paresthesia |
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| paraffin | (noun) from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings | Synonyms: paraffin wax |
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| (noun) (British usage) kerosine | Synonyms: paraffin oil |
| (noun) a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) | Synonyms: alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series |
| parafovea | (noun) area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea | - |
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| paragliding | (noun) gliding in a parasail | Synonyms: parasailing |
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| paragneiss | (noun) a gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock. | - |
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| paragon | (noun) an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept | Synonyms: beau ideal, idol, perfection |
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| (noun) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | Synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, saint |
| paragonite | (noun) a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium | - |
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| paragram | (noun) a pun made by changing the letters of a word, especially the initial letter. | - |
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| paragraph | (noun) one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line | - |
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| (verb) write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher | - |
| (verb) write about in a paragraph | - |
| (verb) divide into paragraphs, as of text | - |
| paragrapher | (noun) a writer of paragraphs (as for publication on the editorial page of a newspaper) | - |
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| parahoma | (noun) ritual drink prepared from Haoma plant. | - |
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| parakeet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet |
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| paralanguage | (noun) the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings | Synonyms: paralinguistic communication |
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| paraldehyde | (noun) a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent | Synonyms: ethanal trimer |
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| paralegal | (noun) a person with specialized training who assists lawyers | Synonyms: legal assistant |
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| paraleipsis | (noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | Synonyms: paralepsis, paralipsis, preterition |
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| paralepsis | (noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | Synonyms: paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition |
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| paralipsis | (noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | Synonyms: paraleipsis, paralepsis, preterition |
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| parallax | (noun) the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object | - |
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| parallel | (adjective) being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations | - |
| (noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else | Synonyms: analog, analogue |
| (noun) an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator | Synonyms: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude |
| (noun) (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes) | - |
| (verb) make or place parallel to something | Synonyms: collimate |
| (verb) be parallel to | - |
| (verb) duplicate or match | Synonyms: duplicate, twin |
| parallelepiped | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon |
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| parallelepipedon | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon |
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| parallelism | (noun) similarity by virtue of corresponding | Synonyms: correspondence |
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| parallelize | (verb) place parallel to one another | - |
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| parallelogram | (noun) a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length | - |
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| parallelopiped | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon |
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| parallelopipedon | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopiped |
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| paralogism | (noun) an unintentionally invalid argument | - |
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| paralyse | (verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile | Synonyms: paralyze |
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| (verb) make powerless and unable to function | Synonyms: paralyze |
| paralysis | (noun) loss of the ability to move a body part | Synonyms: palsy |
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| paralytic | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of paralysis | Synonyms: paralytical |
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| (adjective) affected with paralysis | Synonyms: paralyzed |
| (noun) a person suffering from paralysis | - |
| paralytical | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of paralysis | Synonyms: paralytic |
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| paralyze | (verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile | Synonyms: paralyse |
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| (verb) make powerless and unable to function | Synonyms: paralyse |