Paraglossa (n.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.
Paragnath (n.) Same as Paragnathus.
Paragnathous (a.) Having both mandibles of equal length, the tips meeting, as in certain birds.
Paragnathi (pl. ) of Paragnathus
Paragnathus (n.) One of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.
Paragnathus (n.) One of the small, horny, toothlike jaws of certain annelids.
Paragoge (n.) The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as withouten for without.
Paragoge (n.) Coaptation.
Paragogic (a.) Alt. of Paragogical
Paragogical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.
Paragon (n.) A companion; a match; an equal.
Paragon (n.) Emulation; rivalry; competition.
Paragon (n.) A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence.
Paragon (n.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.
Paragon (v. t.) To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
Paragon (v. t.) To compare with; to equal; to rival.
Paragon (v. t.) To serve as a model for; to surpass.
Paragon (v. i.) To be equal; to hold comparison.
Paragonite (n.) A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps.
Paragram (n.) A pun.
Paragrammatist (n.) A punster.
Paragrandine (n.) An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See Paragr/le.
Paragraph (n.) Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character /, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections.
Paragraph (n.) A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin.
Paragraph (n.) A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph.
Paragraphed (imp. & p. p.) of Paragraph
Paragraphing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paragraph
Paragraph (v. t.) To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character /.
Paragraph (v. t.) To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article.
Paragraph (v. t.) To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
Paragrapher (n.) A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.
Paragraphic (a.) Alt. of Paragraphical
Paragraphical (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs.
Paragraphist (n.) A paragrapher.
Paragraphistical (a.) Of or relating to a paragraphist.
Para grass () A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil.
Paragrele (n.) A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms.
Paraguayan (a.) Of or pertaining to Paraguay.
Paraguayan (n.) A native or inhabitant of Paraguay.
Paraguay tea () See Mate, the leaf of the Brazilian holly.
Parail (n.) See Apparel.
Parakeet (n.) Same as Parrakeet.
Paralactic (a.) Designating an acid called paralactic acid. See Lactic acid, under Lactic.
Paralbumin (n.) A proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen.
Paraldehyde (n.) A polymeric modification of aldehyde obtained as a white crystalline substance.
Paraleipsis (n.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, "I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice."
Paralepsis (n.) See Paraleipsis.
Paralian (n.) A dweller by the sea.
Paralipomenon (n. pl.) A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.
Paralipsis (n.) See Paraleipsis.
Parallactic (a.) Alt. of Parallactical
Parallactical (a.) Of or pertaining to a parallax.
Parallax (n.) The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view.
Parallax (n.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun.
Parallel (a.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
Parallel (a.) Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.
Parallel (a.) Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.
Parallel (n.) A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
Parallel (n.) Direction conformable to that of another line,
Parallel (n.) Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
Parallel (n.) A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
Parallel (n.) Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
Parallel (n.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map.
Parallel (n.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
Parallel (n.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
Paralleled (imp. & p. p.) of Parallel
Paralleling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parallel
Parallel (v. t.) To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something else.
Parallel (v. t.) Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.
Parallel (v. t.) To equal; to match; to correspond to.
Parallel (v. t.) To produce or adduce as a parallel.
Parallel (v. i.) To be parallel; to correspond; to be like.
Parallelable (a.) Capable of being paralleled, or equaled.
Parallelism (n.) The quality or state of being parallel.
Parallelism (n.) Resemblance; correspondence; similarity.
Parallelism (n.) Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --//At her feet he bowed, he fell:/Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27.
Parallelistic (a.) Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism.
Parallelize (v. t.) To render parallel.
Parallelless (a.) Matchless.
Parallelly (adv.) In a parallel manner; with parallelism.
Parallelogram (n.) A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal; -- sometimes restricted in popular usage to a rectangle, or quadrilateral figure which is longer than it is broad, and with right angles.
Parallelogrammatic (a.) Of or pertaining to a parallelogram; parallelogrammic.
Parallelogrammic (a.) Alt. of Parallelogrammical
Parallelogrammical (a.) Having the properties of a parallelogram.
Parallelopiped (n.) A solid, the faces of which are six parallelograms, the opposite pairs being parallel, and equal to each other; a prism whose base is a parallelogram.
Parallelopipedon (n.) A parallelopiped.
Paralogical (a.) Containing paralogism; illogical.
Paralogism (n.) A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulae; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises.
Paralogized (imp. & p. p.) of Paralogize
Paralogizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paralogize
Paralogize (v. i.) To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises.
Paralogy (n.) False reasoning; paralogism.
Paralyse (v. t.) Same as Paralyze.
Paralysis (n.) Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and Paraplegia. Also used figuratively.
Paralytic (a.) Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.
Paralytic (a.) Affected with paralysis, or palsy.
Paralytic (a.) Inclined or tending to paralysis.
Paralytic (n.) A person affected with paralysis.
Paralytical (a.) See Paralytic.
Paralyzation (n.) The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being paralyzed.