Paronomastic (a.) Alt. of Paronomastical
Paronomastical (a.) Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.
Paronomasy (n.) Paronomasia.
Paronychia (n.) A whitlow, or felon.
Paronym (n.) A paronymous word.
Paronymous (a.) Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.
Paronymous (a.) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al/ and awl; hair and hare, etc.
Paronymy (n.) The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words.
Paroophoron (n.) A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.
Paroquet (n.) Same as Parrakeet.
Parorchis (n.) The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body.
Parosteal () Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.
Parostosis (n.) Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.
Parostotic (a.) Pertaining to parostosis.
Parotic (a.) On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.
Parotid (a.) Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear.
Parotid (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid gland.
Parotid (n.) The parotid gland.
Parotitis (n.) Inflammation of the parotid glands.
Parotoid (a.) Resembling the parotid gland; -- applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.
Parotoid (n.) A parotoid gland.
Parousia (n.) The nativity of our Lord.
Parousia (n.) The last day.
Parovarium (n.) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct; the epoophoron.
Paroxysm (n.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.
Paroxysm (n.) Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit.
Paroxysmal (a.) Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper.
Paroxytone (a.) A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.
Parquet (n.) A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit.
Parquet (n.) Same as Parquetry.
Parquetage (n.) See Parquetry.
Parqueted (a.) Formed in parquetry; inlaid with wood in small and differently colored figures.
Parquetry (n.) A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an inlay of geometric or other patterns, generally of different colors, -- used especially for floors.
Parquette (n.) See Parquet.
Parr (n.) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; -- called also samlet, skegger, and fingerling.
Parr (n.) A young leveret.
Parrakeet (n.) Alt. of Parakeet
Parakeet (n.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet.
Parral (n.) Alt. of Parrel
Parrel (n.) The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure.
Parrel (n.) A chimney-piece.
Parraqua (n.) A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied to the guan.
Parrhesia (n.) Boldness or freedom of speech.
Parricidal (a.) Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide.
Parricide (n.) Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider sense, one who murders one's father or mother or any ancestor.
Parricide (n.) The act or crime of murdering one's own father or any ancestor.
Parricidious (a.) Parricidal.
Parrock (n.) A croft, or small field; a paddock.
Parrot (n.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
Parrot (n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
Parrot (v. t.) To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
Parrot (v. i.) To chatter like a parrot.
Parroter (n.) One who simply repeats what he has heard.
Parrotry (n.) Servile imitation or repetition.
Parrot's-bill (n.) The glory pea. See under Glory.
Parried (imp. & p. p.) of Parry
Parrying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parry
Parry (v. t.) To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.
Parry (v. t.) To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
Parry (v. i.) To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc.
Parries (pl. ) of Parry
Parry (n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
Parsed (imp. & p. p.) of Parse
Parsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parse
Parse (n.) To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.
Parsee (n.) One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
Parsee (n.) The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees.
Parseeism (n.) The religion and customs of the Parsees.
Parser (n.) One who parses.
Parsimonious (a.) Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
Parsimony (n.) Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
Parsley (n.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.
Parsnip (n.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself.
Parson (n.) A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls.
Parson (n.) Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.
Parsonage (n.) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.
Parsonage (n.) The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor.
Parsonage (n.) Money paid for the support of a parson.
Parsoned (a.) Furnished with a parson.
Parsonic (a.) Alt. of Parsonical
Parsonical (a.) Of or pertaining to a parson; clerical.
Parsonish (a.) Appropriate to, or like, a parson; -- used in disparagement.
Part (n.) One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent.
Part (n.) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or ingredient.
Part (n.) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an organ; an essential element.
Part (n.) A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a collective sense.
Part (n.) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural.
Part (n.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; -- the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a geometrical figure.
Part (n.) That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office.
Part (n.) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy; a faction.
Part (n.) A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life. See To act a part, under Act.
Part (n.) One of the different melodies of a concerted composition, which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc.
Parted (imp. & p. p.) of Part
Parting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Part
Part (n.) To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or more parts or pieces; to sever.
Part (n.) To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot; to apportion; to share.
Part (n.) To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
Part (n.) Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as combatants.
Part (n.) To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion; as, to part gold from silver.
Part (n.) To leave; to quit.