| chaparral
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(noun) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes |
Synonyms:
bush,
scrub |
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| parr
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(noun) a young salmon up to 2 years old |
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| (noun) the young of various fishes |
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| parrakeet
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(noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots |
Synonyms:
parakeet,
paraquet,
paroquet,
parroket,
parroquet |
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| parricide
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(noun) someone who kills his or her parent |
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| (noun) the murder of your own father or mother |
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| parroket
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(noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots |
Synonyms:
parakeet,
paraquet,
paroquet,
parrakeet,
parroquet |
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| parroquet
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(noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots |
Synonyms:
parakeet,
paraquet,
paroquet,
parrakeet,
parroket |
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| parrot
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(verb) repeat mindlessly |
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| (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 |
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| parrotfish
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(noun) gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth |
Synonyms:
polly fish,
pollyfish |
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| parrotlike
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(adjective) mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding |
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| parry
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(verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
Synonyms:
block,
deflect |
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| (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
Synonyms:
dodge,
duck,
elude,
evade,
skirt,
circumvent,
fudge,
hedge,
put off,
sidestep |
| (noun) (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword |
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| (noun) a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
Synonyms:
counter,
counterpunch |
| sparring
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(noun) an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage |
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| (noun) making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer |
Synonyms:
spar |
| sparrow
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(noun) any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects |
Synonyms:
true sparrow |
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| (noun) small brownish European songbird |
Synonyms:
hedge sparrow,
dunnock,
Prunella modularis |