| chaparral | (noun) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes | Synonyms: bush, scrub |
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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 | - |
| (verb) repeat mindlessly | - |
| parrotfish | (noun) gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth | Synonyms: polly fish, pollyfish |
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| parrotlike | (adjective) mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding | - |
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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 | - |
| (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, put off, sidestep, skirt |
| (verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | Synonyms: block, deflect |
| sparring | (noun) making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer | Synonyms: spar |
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| (noun) an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage | - |
| sparrow | (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: dunnock, hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis |