| paramecium | (noun) any member of the genus Paramecium | Synonyms: paramecia |
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| paramedic | (noun) a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment | Synonyms: paramedical |
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| paramedical | (adjective) of or denoting a person who is trained to assist physicians and nurses in their activities | - |
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| (noun) a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment | Synonyms: paramedic |
| parameter | (noun) a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves | Synonyms: parametric quantity |
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| (noun) a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data | - |
| (noun) (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program | Synonyms: argument |
| (noun) any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance | - |
| parametric | (adjective) of or relating to or in terms of a parameter | - |
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| parametritis | (noun) inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus | - |
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| paramilitary | (adjective) of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit | - |
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| (noun) a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) | Synonyms: paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization, paramilitary unit |
| paramnesia | (noun) (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality | - |
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| paramount | (adjective) having superior power and influence | Synonyms: overriding, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating |
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| paramountcy | (noun) the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority | - |
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| paramour | (noun) a woman who cohabits with an important man | Synonyms: concubine, courtesan, doxy |
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| (noun) a woman's lover | Synonyms: fancy man |
| paramyxovirus | (noun) a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles | - |
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| paranasal | (adjective) adjacent to the nasal cavities | - |
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| parang | (noun) a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia | - |
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| paranoia | (noun) a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur | - |
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| paranoiac | (noun) a person afflicted with paranoia | Synonyms: paranoid |
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| paranoid | (adjective) suffering from paranoia | - |
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| (noun) a person afflicted with paranoia | Synonyms: paranoiac |
| paranormal | (adjective) not in accordance with scientific laws | - |
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| (adjective) seemingly outside normal sensory channels | Synonyms: extrasensory |
| paraparesis | (noun) a slight paralysis or weakness of both legs | - |
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| parapet | (noun) fortification consisting of a low wall | Synonyms: breastwork |
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| (noun) a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony | - |
| paraph | (noun) a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery) | - |
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| paraphernalia | (noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. | Synonyms: appurtenance, gear |
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| paraphilia | (noun) abnormal sexual activity | - |
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| paraphrase | (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification | Synonyms: paraphrasis |
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| (verb) express the same message in different words | Synonyms: rephrase, reword |
| paraphrasis | (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification | Synonyms: paraphrase |
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| paraphrastic | (adjective) altered by paraphrasing | - |
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| paraphrenia | (noun) a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner | Synonyms: paranoic type schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia |
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| paraphysis | (noun) a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed | - |
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| paraplegia | (noun) paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) | - |
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| paraplegic | (adjective) suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord | - |
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| (noun) a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down) | - |
| parapodium | (noun) one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing | - |
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| parapraxis | (noun) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. | Synonyms: miscue, slip-up, slip |
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| paraprofessional | (noun) a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional | - |
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| parapsychological | (adjective) beyond normal physical explanation | - |
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| parapsychologist | (noun) someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance | - |
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| parapsychology | (noun) phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes | Synonyms: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon |
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| paraquat | (noun) a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide | - |
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| paraquet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet |
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| parasail | (noun) parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car | - |
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| parasailing | (noun) gliding in a parasail | Synonyms: paragliding |
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| parasitaemia | (noun) a condition in which parasites are present in the blood | Synonyms: parasitemia |
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| parasite | (noun) an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host | - |
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| (noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | Synonyms: leech, sponge, sponger |
| parasitemia | (noun) a condition in which parasites are present in the blood | Synonyms: parasitaemia |
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| parasitic | (adjective) of or pertaining to epenthesis | Synonyms: epenthetic |
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| (adjective) relating to or caused by parasites | Synonyms: parasitical |
| (adjective) of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | Synonyms: bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitical |
| parasitical | (adjective) relating to or caused by parasites | Synonyms: parasitic |
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| (adjective) of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | Synonyms: bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitic |
| parasitically | (adverb) in a parasitic manner | - |
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| parasiticidal | (adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic |
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| parasitism | (noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage) | - |
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| parasol | (noun) a handheld collapsible source of shade | Synonyms: sunshade |
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| parasympathetic | (adjective) of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system | - |
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| (noun) originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels | Synonyms: parasympathetic nervous system |
| parasympathomimetic | (adjective) having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system | - |
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| parathion | (noun) a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide | - |
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| parathormone | (noun) hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting | Synonyms: parathyroid hormone |
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| parathyroid | (noun) any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland | Synonyms: parathyroid gland |
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| paratrooper | (noun) a soldier in the paratroops | Synonyms: para |
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| paratroops | (noun) infantry trained and equipped to parachute | - |
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| paratyphoid | (noun) any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever | Synonyms: paratyphoid fever |
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| parazoan | (noun) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | Synonyms: poriferan, sponge |
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| parboil | (verb) cook (vegetables) briefly | Synonyms: blanch |
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| parcel | (noun) the allotment of some amount by dividing something | Synonyms: portion, share |
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| (noun) a wrapped container | Synonyms: package |
| (noun) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together | Synonyms: bundle, package, packet |
| (noun) an extended area of land | Synonyms: parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract |
| (verb) make into a wrapped container | - |
| (verb) cover with strips of canvas | - |
| (verb) divide into parts | - |
| parceling | (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | Synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parcelling |
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| parcellation | (noun) the division into parcels | - |
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| 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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| parch | (verb) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | Synonyms: sear |
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| parched | (adjective) toasted or roasted slightly | - |
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| (adjective) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | Synonyms: adust, baked, scorched, sunbaked |
| 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 |
| (verb) grant a pardon to | - |
| (verb) accept an excuse for | Synonyms: excuse |
| pardonable | (adjective) admitting of being pardoned | - |
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| pardonably | (adverb) in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree | Synonyms: excusably, forgivably |
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| 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 |
| pare | (verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit | Synonyms: pare down |
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| (verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size | Synonyms: trim |
| (verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from | Synonyms: whittle |
| (verb) remove the skin from | Synonyms: peel, skin |
| 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 | - |
| (verb) look after a child until it is an adult | Synonyms: bring up, nurture, raise, rear |
| 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 |
| parental | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | Synonyms: maternal, paternal |
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| (adjective) designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced | - |
| parentally | (adverb) in a parental manner | - |
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| parented | (adjective) having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates | - |
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| parenteral | (adjective) located outside the alimentary tract | - |
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| (adjective) administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection) | - |
| parenterally | (adverb) by parenteral means | - |
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| 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 |
| parenthetic | (adjective) qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetical |
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| parenthetical | (adjective) qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetic |
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| (noun) an expression in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetical expression |
| parenthetically | (adverb) in a parenthetical manner | - |
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| parenthood | (noun) the state of being a parent | Synonyms: parentage |
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| parentless | (adjective) having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates | Synonyms: unparented |
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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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| pareve | (adjective) containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism | Synonyms: parve |
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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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| (verb) apply ornamental plaster to | - |
| 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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