English words: Parkhouse to parosmia

300 English words, part 28 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 36 have a page of their own.

English words Parkhouse to parosmia

Parkhouse proper noun: A surname.
Parkhurst proper noun: A surname.
parki noun: Alternative form of parka (hooded jacket)
parkie noun: A parkkeeper; an employee of a public park.
parkin noun /ˈpɑːkɪn/: A traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle.
parking noun, verb /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/: The action of the verb to park.
parking area noun: Synonym of parking lot (“a designated area, usually outdoors and divided into marked spaces, intended for the temporary parking of motor vehicles”)
parking attendant noun: A person employed (as by a parking facility, hotel, or restaurant) to park cars.
parking brake noun: A brake in a vehicle that can be set to avoid the vehicle rolling down a hill or being pushed away.
parking coupon noun /ˈpɑːkɪŋ ˈkuːpɔn/: One of a booklet of punch-out coupons, available in various denominations, used by vehicle owners to pay for a parking space.
parking disc noun: A device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its eligibility to park in a specified place
parking disk noun: Alternative form of parking disc.
parking garage noun: A building or structured facility designed primarily for the storage of vehicles, usually automobiles, in designated parking spaces.
parking light noun: The light under the headlight of a vehicle.
parking lot noun: A designated area, usually outdoors and divided into marked spaces, intended for the temporary parking of motor vehicles.
parking meter noun: A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.
parking orbit noun: A temporary orbit used during the launch of a satellite or space probe, before the final trajectory is set.
parking permit noun: A pre-printed card, issued by several local authorities, that a resident (or his visitor) can display in his car when parking in a designated roadside place.
parking place noun: Synonym of parking space.
parking ramp noun: a parking garage
parking space noun: A space in which a car or other vehicle can be parked. (Sometimes demarcated with lines painted on the ground.)
parking spot noun: Synonym of parking space.
parking stop noun: A barrier used to prevent vehicles from overreaching into spaces and to protect property like walls or landscaping.
parking strip noun: Synonym of hellstrip
parking ticket noun /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ ˈtɪk.ɪt/: A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.
parking violation noun: The illegal act of parking a motor vehicle in a restricted place or in an unauthorised manner.
parking warden noun: Alternative form of parking attendant.
Parkinson proper noun /ˈpɑː.kɪn.sən/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Parkinson-plus syndrome noun: Any of a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the classical features of Parkinson's disease (including tremor, rigidity,...
Parkinson's noun: Ellipsis of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's disease noun: A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremors, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and...
Parkinson's mask noun: The lack of facial expression and animation associated with Parkinson's disease.
parkinsonian adjective, noun /pɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪ.ən/: Relating to, or appearing to be caused by, Parkinson's syndrome.
parkinsonic adjective: Relating to parkinsonism
Parkinsonise verb: To cause (a person or animal) to exhibit signs and symptoms of Parkinsonism, especially as an extrapyramidal side effect from antipsychotic medications.
parkinsonism noun: A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease,...
parkinsonite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, lead, molybdenum, and oxygen.
parkinsonogenic adjective: That gives rise to Parkinson's disease
parkinsonoid adjective: Resembling (but not) Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism.
parkish adjective: Synonym of parklike: similar to a park.
parkitecture noun: A style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the...
parkkeeper noun: One who looks after a park and maintains its grounds.
parkland noun: Land suitable for use as a park.
parkleaves noun: Synonym of tutsan.
parkless adjective: Without a park (recreational area).
parklet noun /ˈpɑɹklɪt/: An area of around the size of a parking space, used for recreation or as scenery.
parklife interjection, noun: A response to a statement perceived as pretentious, pompous or verbose.
parklike adjective: Resembling a park
parkly adjective: parklike
Parkman proper noun: A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper.
Parkman crab noun: Malus halliana parkmanii, a crabapple tree with rose-like flowers and small purple fruit.
parkomania noun: Excessive or unreasonable interest in parks, gardens, and landscaping.
parkour noun, verb /pɑːˈkʊə/: An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which...
parkourist noun: A person who takes part in parkour.
parkrun noun, verb: An informal weekly 5 km (2 km for junior parkrun) running event that takes place in a park or similar location.
parkrunner noun: A person who takes part in a parkrun.
parkrunning noun, verb: The activity of running in a parkrun event.
parkside adjective: By the side of a park.
Parkstone proper noun: A suburb of Poole in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0391).
Parktown prawn noun: Libanasidus vittatus, a king cricket endemic to southern Africa.
Parkville proper noun: A locality in the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
parkward adverb: Towards a park.
parkwards adverb: Towards a park.
parkway noun /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/: A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.
parkwide adjective: Throughout a park.
Parkwood proper noun: A census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States.
parky adjective, noun /ˈpɑrki/: Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.
Parkyn proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
Parla proper noun: A city in Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Madrid.
parlance noun /ˈpɑː.ləns/: A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
parlando adjective, adverb, noun: A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
parlante adjective, adverb: Synonym of parlando.
parlatic adjective: Syncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”).
Parlato proper noun: A surname from Italian.
parlatory noun: A parlor in a convent, for the reception of visitors.
parlay noun, verb /ˈpɑːleɪ/: To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.
parle noun, verb: Parley; talk.
parlementary adjective: Of or relating to a parlement, a provincial appellate court in the Ancien Régime of France.
Parler proper noun /ˈpɑɹlɚ/: An online social networking service.
Parlett proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
parley noun, verb /ˈpɑːli/: A conference, especially one between enemies.
parley-voo noun, verb: Alternative form of parleyvoo.
parley-vous noun, verb: Alternative form of parleyvoo
parleyer noun: One who parleys.
parleying noun, verb: The act of one who parleys.
parleyvoo noun, verb /ˌpɑː.liˈvuː/: The French language, especially as understood by an English person.
parlez vous noun, verb: Alternative form of parleyvoo
parliament noun /ˈpɑːləmənt/: A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
parliament cake noun: Gingerbread in flat slices.
parliament of the streets noun: a resistance movement characterized by street protests
parliamental adjective: parliamentary
parliamentarian adjective, noun /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiən/: A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.
parliamentarianism noun /ˌpɑːləmənˈtɛəɹiənɪzəm/: Support for a parliamentary system of government.
parliamentarily adverb: In a parliamentary manner; in the context of parliament or via parliamente.
parliamentariness noun: Quality of being parliamentary.
parliamentarism noun: The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament.
parliamentarization noun: The process of parliamentarizing.
parliamentarize verb: To make parliamentary.
parliamentary adjective, noun /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/: Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
parliamentary agent noun: A person employed by private persons or societies to draft bills or manage business to be brought before parliament.
parliamentary borough noun: A type of town or settlement that was granted the right to elect one or more representatives (burgesses or Members of Parliament) to the House of Commons.
parliamentary burgh noun: A burgh whose boundaries, as first fixed in 1832, were adopted for municipal purposes, with regard to which they stand practically in the same position as...
Parliamentary green noun: A green color used by the House of Commons.
parliamentary heel noun: A maintenance manoeuvre for sailing vessels during the Age of Sail – similar to careening – during which weight (such as ballast, guns or crew) is shifted...
parliamentary monarchy noun: A monarchy in which the ruler has no power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with all real power being vested in the legislature.
parliamentary procedure noun: A formal procedure used by a deliberative assembly in its decision-making, to keep order.
Parliamentary red noun: A red color used by the House of Lords.
parliamentary republic noun: A republic in which the president has no executive power and is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature
Parliamentary Secretary noun /ˌpɑːr.ləˈmɛn.təri ˈsɛk.rəˌtɛri/: a Member of Parliament appointed, usually as a junior minister, to assist a Minister of the Crown with departmental responsibilities
parliamentary train noun: Originally a requirement in the Railway Regulation Act 1844 for railways to run at least one train a day each way, at a cost to passengers of no more than...
parliamentary under secretary noun /ˌpɑːləˈmɛntəɹi ˈʌndəˌsɛkɹətɹi/: A junior minister in certain government systems, particularly in the United Kingdom, who assists a senior minister (the Secretary of State) and represents...
parliamentlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a parliament.
Parlier proper noun: A surname.
parlimentaire noun: Alternative spelling of parlementaire.
Parlin proper noun: A surname.
parloir noun: A room set aside for visitors in a monastery or convent, where they can talk to residents.
parlor adjective, noun /ˈpɑːlə/: The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.
parlor car noun: A superior type of train carriage
parlor game noun: Alternative spelling of parlour game.
parlor guitar noun: A kind of small acoustic guitar, originally meant to be played (often by women) in the parlor of a Victorian-era home; more modern models are still used...
parlor house noun: A brothel with a parlor, often elaborately decorated, for the reception of clients.
parlor LARP noun: Alternative form of parlour LARP.
parlor maid noun: Alternative form of parlormaid.
parlor maple noun: An abutilon, used ornamentally.
parlor match noun: Alternative form of parlour match.
parlor palm noun: A small palm tree often grown indoors, Chamaedorea elegans
parlor pink adjective, noun: An affluent person who professes leftist or socialist beliefs, but does not actively support them.
parlor trick noun: Alternative spelling of parlour trick.
parlorish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a parlor.
parlorista noun: A low-income male homosexual who behaves in a feminine manner and stereotypically works in a beauty parlor.
parlorless adjective: Devoid of parlors.
parlormaid noun: A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.
parlour noun /ˈpɑːlə/: Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.
parlour boarder noun: A pupil at a boarding school who enjoys particular privileges.
parlour car noun: Alternative spelling of parlor car.
parlour game noun: Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.
parlour guitar noun: Alternative spelling of parlor guitar.
parlour LARP noun: A form of LARP which lacks physical combat simulation.
parlour match noun: A low-sulphur or sulphurless friction match, a friction match with no disagreeable brimstone odour, particularly those employing paraffin instead of sulphur...
parlour palm noun: UK standard spelling of parlor palm.
parlour pink adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of parlor pink.
parlour skate noun: A roller skate, particularly one intended for indoor use.
parlour trick noun: A piece of trickery or falsehood, especially a trivial one.
parlourish adjective: UK standard spelling of parlorish.
parlourless adjective: UK standard form of parlorless.
parlourmaid noun: A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.
parlous adjective, adverb /ˈpɑːləs/: Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
parlously adverb: In a parlous way.
parlousness noun: Quality of being parlous.
parly noun, verb: Alternative form of parley.
parly train noun: Synonym of parliamentary train.
parlyvoo verb: Alternative form of parleyvoo.
parm noun /pɑːm/: A dish served in the parmigiana style (combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before baking).
parma noun /ˈpɑɹmə/: A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
Parma ham noun: Prosciutto di Parma, a type of dry-cured ham from the Parma region of Italy.
Parma violet adjective, noun: A plant (or a flower therefrom) of a cultivar of Viola alba (white violet).
parma wallaby noun: A rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma, of eastern New South Wales.
parmacellid noun: Any slug in the family Parmacellidae.
parmacety noun: Spermaceti.
parmak noun: An old Turkish unit of length.
Parman proper noun: A surname.
Parmar proper noun: A surname.
Parmelee proper noun: A surname.
parmeliaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Parmeliaceae of lichens.
parmelioid adjective, noun: Resembling or characteristic of the lichen genus Parmelia.
Parmenidean adjective: Of or relating to Parmenides, an Ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea.
Parmenides proper noun: An Ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, in southern Italy. Founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy.
Parmenter proper noun: A surname from French.
Parmentier proper noun: A surname from French, equivalent to English Taylor or Snyder.
Parmer proper noun: A surname.
parmesan adjective, noun /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/: A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
parmesan-y adjective: Alternative form of parmesany.
parmesaned adjective: Prepared with parmesan cheese.
parmesany adjective /ˌpɑɹməˈʒɑni/: With parmesan (type of cheese).
Parmese adjective /pɑːˈmiːz/: Of or pertaining to the city or province of Parma, in Italy.
parmi noun: A chicken parmigiana.
parmigiana adjective, noun /ˌpɑɹməˈʒɑnə/: Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce.
Parmigiano noun: Synonym of Parmigiano-Reggiano (“parmesan cheese”).
Parmigiano-Reggiano noun: Parmesan cheese from the Italian DOC of Parma and Reggio Emilia.
Parmley proper noun: A surname.
parmo noun: A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with béchamel sauce and cheese, sometimes served like a pizza with additional toppings.
parmulariaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Parmulariaceae.
parnaparin noun: A particular antithrombotic.
parnas noun: An administrator of a Jewish community, especially a synagogue.
parnassia noun: Any of the genus Parnassia of herbaceous dicots.
parnassian adjective, noun: A papilionid butterfly of the holarctic alpine genus Parnassius or the subfamily Parnassiinae; an apollo butterfly.
Parnassianism noun: A French literary style which began during the positivist period of the 19th century.
Parnassism noun: Alternative form of Parnassianism.
Parnassus proper noun: A mountain in central Greece, adjacent the site of the ancient city of Delphi, that in Greek mythology was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs and was...
parnauite noun: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
Parnell proper noun /pɑːˈnɛl/: A surname from the given name Petronella. (see Etymology)
Parnellian adjective: Of or relating to Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), who advocated home rule for Ireland.
Parnellism noun: The policy or principles of the Parnellites.
Parnellite noun: One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) in his advocacy of home rule for Ireland.
Pärnu proper noun: A city in Estonia.
Paro proper noun: A town in Bhutan.
paroccipital adjective, noun: Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
paroccipital process noun: paramastoid process
paroch noun /ˈpæɹət͡ʃ/: Alternative form of parish.
parochet noun /pəˈɹoʊxɛt/: The curtain that covered the Ark of the Covenant.
parocheth noun: Alternative form of parochet.
parochial adjective, noun /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/: Pertaining to a parish.
parochial board noun: A board in each parish set up to assist the poor.
parochial church council noun: The executive committee of a Church of England parish, consisting of clergy and churchwardens of the parish, together with representatives of the laity.
parochial school noun: A school associated with the parish of a church.
parochial vicar noun: A parish priest who assists the parish administrator. This is a priest who is assigned by the competent authority to assist the pastor in the pastoral...
parochialise verb: Alternative form of parochialize.
parochialism noun /pəˈɹəʊkɪəlɪzm̩/: The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).
parochialist noun: One who exhibits parochialism.
parochialistic adjective: Exhibiting parochialism; parochial.
parochiality noun: The state or condition of being parochial.
parochialization noun: The act or process of parochializing.
parochialize verb: To render parochial; to form into parishes.
parochially adverb: In a parochial manner.
parochialness noun: The quality of being parochial.
parochian adjective, noun: parochial
Parodi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
parodiable adjective: Suitable for parody.
parodial adjective: parodic
parodic adjective: Of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
parodical adjective: parodic
parodically adverb: In a parodic way.
parodisation noun: Alternative spelling of parodization.
parodise verb: Alternative form of parodize.
parodism noun: The use of parody; a parodic approach.
parodist noun: A person who parodies.
parodistic adjective: Of, related to, or having the characteristics of parody.
parodistically adverb: In a parodistic manner.
parodization noun: parodying
parodize verb: To parody.
parodontid noun: Any fish in the family Parodontidae.
parodontitis noun: Synonym of periodontitis.
parodontopathy noun: disease of the gums and other supportive tissue of the teeth
parodos noun: A side entrance to an Ancient Greek theater, affording access to the stage or orchestra.
parody noun, verb /ˈpæɹədi/: A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
parody mass noun: A musical setting of the mass, typically from the 16th century, that uses multiple voices of a pre-existing piece of music, such as a fragment of a motet or...
parodyable adjective: Alternative form of parodiable.
parodying noun, verb /ˈpæɹədi.ɪŋ/: An instance of parody.
paroecious adjective /pəˈɹiːʃəs/: Having the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.
paroecism noun: The quality of being paroecious.
paroecy noun: The condition of being paroecious.
paroemia noun: A proverb.
paroemiac noun: A catalectic anapestic dimeter.
paroemial adjective: Alternative form of parœmial.
paroemiography noun: Alternative form of paremiography.
paroemiologist noun: Alternative form of paremiologist.
paroemiology noun /pəˌɹiːmiˈɒlədʒi/: Alternative form of paremiology.
paroicous adjective: Alternative form of paroecious.
paroket noun: Alternative form of parochet.
parol adjective, noun /ˈpæɹ.əl/: Word of mouth.
parolable adjective: Eligible for parole.
parole noun, verb /pəˈɹəʊl/: Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under...
parole board noun: A panel of people who decide whether a prisoner should be released on parole.
parole officer noun: A law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.
parolee noun: A person who is released on parole.
parolelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of parole.
parolivary adjective: Situated near the olivary body.
paromamine noun: An aminoglycoside derived from apramycin
paromoeon noun: alliteration
paromoeosis noun: Alternative form of paromoiosis.
paromoiosis noun: Parallelism of sound between the words of clauses approximately equal in length.
paromologia noun: A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.
paromology noun: Alternative form of paromologia.
paromomycin noun /ˌpa.ɹəʊ.məʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/: A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally...
paronellid adjective, noun: Any springtail in the family Paronellidae.
paronomasia noun /pæɹənɵˈmeɪzɪə/: A pun or play on words.
paronomasiac noun: One addicted to wordplay or puns.
paronomasial adjective: Synonym of paronomasic.
paronomasian adjective: Synonym of paronomasic.
paronomasiast noun: One who engages in paronomasia, or wordplay; a punster.
paronomasiastic adjective: Synonym of paronomasic.
paronomasic adjective: Of or pertaining to paronomasia.
paronomastic adjective: of, or relating to paronomasia; punning
paronomastical adjective: Alternative form of paronomastic.
paronomastically adverb: In a paronomastic or punning fashion.
paronychia noun /ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/: An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
paronychial adjective: Of, pertaining to, or being paronychia.
paronychium noun: perionychium
paronym noun /ˈpæɹənɪm/: A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
paronymic adjective: Being or relating to a paronym.
paronymic attraction noun: The phenomenon of similar-sounding native words (paronyms) affecting the development of loan words.
paronymization noun: The process of paronymizing.
paronymize verb: To convert into a paronym.
paronymous adjective: Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
paronymously adverb: In a paronymous way.
paronymy noun: The quality of being paronymous.
Paroo proper noun: A local government area, the Shire of Paroo, in south-west Queensland, Australia.
paroon shark noun: A species of shark catfish; Pangasius sanitwongsei.
paroophoron noun: A small mass of tubules in the broad ligament near the ovary in some animals, including humans.
Paropamisadae noun: The people of Paropamisus in ancient Pakistan.
parophthalmoncus noun /ˌpærɒfθælmˈɒŋkəs/: A tumor or swelling near the eye.
paroptic adjective: Of, or relating to the alleged capability to perceive colors, differences in brightness, and/or formed images by means other than eyesight, especially...
paroquet auk noun: Synonym of parakeet auklet.
paroquet auklet noun: Alternative form of parakeet auklet.
paroral adjective: In the region of the mouth (of a ciliate).
parorchis noun: the epididymis
parore noun /ˈpa.ɾo.ɾe/: luderick (Girella tricuspidata)
parorexia noun: An abnormal craving to eat objects not normally considered food.
Paros proper noun: An island of the Cyclades, Greece.
parosmia noun /pəˈɹɒz.mɪ.ə/: A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.