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English words: pasimology to passionlike

300 English words, part 32 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words pasimology to passionlike

  1. pasimology noun: The use of gestures as a means of communication.
  2. pasiniazid noun: The drug 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid;pyridine-4-carbohydrazide used to treat TB and leprosy
  3. Pasion proper noun: A surname.
  4. Pasiphae proper noun /pəˈsɪfeɪ.iː/: The daughter of Helios and the sister of Circe. She was raised as a princess at Cholchis, and then given in marriage to King Minos of Crete. With Minos, she...
  5. Pasiphaean adjective /ˌpæsɪfeɪˈiːən/: Of or relating to the queen Pasiphaë or Pasiphae in Greek mythology.
  6. pasiphaeid noun: Any shrimp in the family Pasiphaeidae.
  7. pasireotide noun: An orphan drug used to treat Cushing's disease.
  8. Pasitelean adjective: Of or relating to Pasiteles (Greek: Πασιτέλης), a Neo-Attic sculptor in Ancient Rome.
  9. pasitrote noun: A horse gait similar to an amble
  10. pasivirus noun: Any virus of the genus Pasivirus
  11. paska noun /ˈpɑskə/: A traditional Ukrainian egg bread, often decorated, used in Easter traditions.
  12. Paske proper noun: A surname.
  13. pasken verb: To rule, decide, opine.
  14. Paskenta proper noun: A census-designated place in Tehama County, California, United States.
  15. paskha noun /ˈpɑskə/: A traditional Eastern Orthodox Easter dessert, made from curd.
  16. paskudnyak noun: A nasty or contemptible person.
  17. Pasley proper noun: A surname.
  18. PASLI disease noun: A rare genetic disorder of the immune system, characterized by recurrent sinopulmonary infections that can lead to progressive airway damage.
  19. pasma noun: A "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to be brought on by exposure to cold or to water.
  20. Pasmore proper noun: A surname.
  21. Paso noun: A Paso Fino horse.
  22. paso doble noun: A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.
  23. Paso Fino noun: A horse of a breed originally imported to the Caribbean from Spain, prized for its smooth, natural, four-beat, lateral ambling gait.
  24. pasodoble noun: Alternative form of paso doble (“dance; music”).
  25. PASOK proper noun: The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, a Greek political party.
  26. Pasokification noun: The loss of the traditional support base of a dominant political party, often resulting in its marginalization or even collapse.
  27. Pasolinian adjective: Of or relating to Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975), controversial Italian film director, poet, writer and intellectual.
  28. pasote noun: Alternative form of epazote.
  29. pasotuxizumab noun: A bi-specific T-cell engager monoclonal antibody developed for the treatment of prostate cancer.
  30. paspalicine noun: An indole-mevalonate metabolite found in Claviceps paspali.
  31. paspaline noun: The diterpenoid indole derivative...
  32. paspalinine noun: A tremorgenic metabolite found in Claviceps paspali.
  33. paspalitrem noun: Any of a group of tremorgenic mycotoxins present in the bark of Cavendishia pubescens, and in Claviceps paspali.
  34. paspalum noun /ˈpaspələm/: Any member of the genus Paspalum of tall perennial grasses, the bahiagrasses or Dallis grasses.
  35. paspy noun /ˈpɑːspi/: Alternative form of passepied
  36. Pasqua proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  37. Pasquale proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  38. pasque noun /pæsk/: A pasque flower.
  39. pasque flower noun: Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.
  40. pasqueflower noun: Alternative form of pasque flower.
  41. pasquil noun: A pasquin; a lampoon.
  42. pasquilant noun: One who lampoons.
  43. pasquiler noun: One who lampoons.
  44. pasquin noun, verb /ˈpæskwɪn/: A lampooner.
  45. pasquinade noun, verb /paskwɪˈneɪd/: A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
  46. pasquinader noun: One who pasquinades; a lampooner.
  47. Pasquini proper noun: A surname.
  48. pass adjective, noun, verb /pɑːs/: To move or be moved from one place to another.
  49. pass a good time verb: have a good time
  50. pass a sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.
  51. pass a sponge over the slate verb: Synonym of wipe the slate clean.
  52. pass a stool verb: Alternative form of pass stool.
  53. pass a wet sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.
  54. pass a wet sponge over the slate verb: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.
  55. pass-agg adjective: Clipping of passive-aggressive.
  56. pass along verb: To deliver a message or item to its intended recipient.
  57. pass-and-play adjective: Capable of being played by more than one player by physically passing the device or controller to each player on his or her turn.
  58. pass around verb: To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something...
  59. pass around like a blunt verb: To pass around widely or indiscriminately.
  60. pass as verb: To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.
  61. pass away verb: To die.
  62. pass band noun: Alternative spelling of passband.
  63. pass box noun: A box used to carry cartridges from the service magazine to the piece.
  64. pass by verb /pɑːs ˈbaɪ/: To travel past without stopping.
  65. pass by future noun: Synonym of call-by-future.
  66. pass by name noun: Synonym of call-by-name.
  67. pass by need noun: Synonym of call-by-need.
  68. pass by reference noun: Synonym of call-by-reference.
  69. pass by value noun: Alternative form of call by value.
  70. pass check noun: A ticket of admission to a place of entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away expecting to return.
  71. pass current verb: Of money, bills, etc.: to be accepted as genuine.
  72. pass degree noun: A degree obtained without honours.
  73. pass-dice noun: The game of passage.
  74. pass down verb: To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.
  75. pass-fail adjective: Describing a form of examination, etc. in which the student either passes or fails, without receiving a specific mark or grade.
  76. pass for verb: To be mistakenly seen as something that one is not
  77. pass gas verb: to flatulate
  78. pass grip noun: Alternative form of passgrip.
  79. pass in one's checks verb: To die.
  80. pass it down noun: Synonym of Chinese whispers.
  81. pass judgment verb: To judge; to form an opinion about the worth of.
  82. pass motion verb: To defecate; to go to the toilet; to move one's bowels.
  83. pass muster verb /ˌpɑːs ˈmʌst.ə/: To meet or exceed a particular standard.
  84. pass/no pass noun: A type of grading system where a student either passes or fails a class, and no specific grade (such as A, B or C) is given.
  85. pass off verb: To happen.
  86. pass off as verb: To misrepresent something as.
  87. pass on verb: To go forward.
  88. pass one's way verb: Be gone; depart.
  89. pass one's word verb: To make a promise.
  90. pass oneself off as verb: To pretend to be.
  91. pass out noun, verb: To faint; to become unconscious.
  92. pass over verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over.
  93. pass-parole noun: An order passed from the front to the rear by word of mouth.
  94. pass round verb: to distribute
  95. pass round the hat verb: To beg for contributions; to take up a collection.
  96. pass rush noun: A defensive tactic which involves one or more players charging towards the quarterback either to get a sack or other pressure.
  97. pass rusher noun: A defensive player who engages in a pass rush, who attempts to sack or pressure the quarterback.
  98. pass sentence verb: To sentence; to pronounce a sentence on (a criminal, etc.).
  99. pass shot noun: A passing shot
  100. pass stool verb: To defecate.
  101. pass the bar verb: To be formally referred for trial from a lower court to a higher one.
  102. pass the baton verb: To pass the torch.
  103. pass the book verb: Eggcorn of pass the buck.
  104. pass the bottle of smoke verb: To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.
  105. pass the buck verb: To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
  106. pass the hat verb: To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions.
  107. pass the mantle verb: To transfer authority to the next in line; pass the torch.
  108. pass the parcel noun: A children's game in which a parcel having many layers of packaging is passed from person to person around a ring while music plays, the person holding the...
  109. pass the phone verb: Said during a game in which a group of people expose something embarrassing about a person and passes the phone to that person.
  110. pass the pikes verb: To endure a difficult or unpleasant ordeal.
  111. pass the river verb: To die.
  112. pass the sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.
  113. pass the sponge over the slate verb: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.
  114. pass the time verb: To occupy oneself for a period of time.
  115. pass the time of day verb: To exchange any ordinary greeting of civility.
  116. pass the torch verb: To transfer responsibility.
  117. pass the trash noun: The anaconda variant of poker.
  118. pass the wet sponge across the slate verb: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.
  119. pass the wet sponge over the slate verb: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.
  120. pass through noun, verb: To go through, to travel through, to transit or lie across a place or from one place to another.
  121. pass through the hands verb: To be in the temporary possession or control (of).
  122. pass through the pikes verb: Alternative form of pass the pikes.
  123. pass transistor noun: A transistor used as a switch to pass logic levels between nodes of a circuit, instead of as a switch connected directly to a supply voltage.
  124. pass under the yoke verb: Of a defeated army, to be humiliated by the victors.
  125. pass unnoticed verb: To not be noticed.
  126. pass up verb /pɑːs ˈʌp/: To refuse (not accept); forgo.
  127. pass up like a white chip verb: To reject or ignore; to treat as worthless.
  128. pass urine verb: To pee; to urinate.
  129. pass water verb: To urinate.
  130. pass wind verb: To break wind; fart.
  131. passability noun: The state or quality of being passable.
  132. passable adjective /ˈpæsəbəl/: That may be passed or traversed.
  133. passableness noun: The state of being passable.
  134. passably adverb: In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.
  135. passacaglia noun /ˌpasəˈkɑːlɪ.ə/: A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple meter, and use of a ground bass.
  136. passacaille noun: Alternative form of passacaglia.
  137. passade noun: A pass or thrust.
  138. passado noun: Alternative form of passade.
  139. passage adjective, noun, verb /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/: A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
  140. passage at arms noun: Alternative form of passage of arms.
  141. passage boat noun: A boat for the conveyance of passengers and mail, plying regularly between two places.
  142. passage grave noun: One or more burial chambers covered by earth or stone and having a narrow access passage made of large stones. These structures usually date from the...
  143. passage house noun: An outbuilding used for the passage of feces: an outhouse.
  144. passage maker noun: Alternative form of passagemaker.
  145. passage migrant noun: A bird that stops somewhere for a short time during a seasonal migration.
  146. passage of arms noun: A chivalric feat of arms involving the forcing of a passage protected by a knight or a group of knights.
  147. passage of time noun: The elapsing of time.
  148. passage plan noun: A detailed guide for a voyage from one location to another, including the route, estimated times, and potential hazards.
  149. passage planning noun: The process of creating a safe route for a vessel to travel from one location to another.
  150. passage tomb noun: Synonym of passage grave.
  151. passageable adjective: Through which passage can be made; traversable.
  152. passageboard noun: A walkway built inside the casework of a musical organ, used for maintenance and tuning.
  153. passagemaker noun: A vessel designed for, or capable of, making a long-distance voyage.
  154. passager noun: A bird in its first year.
  155. passageway noun /ˈpæ.sɪdʒˌweɪ/: A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
  156. passagework noun: An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
  157. passaggio noun: The transition area between a singer's vocal registers.
  158. Passagian noun: Alternative form of Pasagian.
  159. Passaic proper noun /pəˈseɪ.ɪk/: A city in Passaic County, New Jersey.
  160. Passalacqua proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  161. passalid noun: Any member of the family Passalidae of beetles.
  162. passaloid noun: Any member of the Passaloidea superfamily of beetles.
  163. Passamaquoddy noun: A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
  164. passament noun: Alternative form of passement.
  165. passamezzo noun: An Italian folk dance of the 16th and early 17th centuries.
  166. passandrid noun: Any beetle in the family Passandridae.
  167. passangrahan noun: A kind of hostel for travellers in Java.
  168. passant adjective /ˈpæsənt/: Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
  169. Passarella proper noun: A surname.
  170. Passaro proper noun: A surname.
  171. passata noun /pəˈsɑːtə/: Sieved raw tomatoes.
  172. Passau proper noun: An independent town in the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany, on the confluence of Inn and Ilz into Danube.
  173. Passavant proper noun: A surname.
  174. passback noun: The circumvention of an access restriction to a physical site by passing one's access card to another person after having entered.
  175. passband noun: The range of frequencies or wavelengths that can pass through a filter without being reduced in amplitude.
  176. passbook noun: A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals from a savings account or current account at a bank, typically recorded in a small booklet. The bank keeps...
  177. passby noun: An instance of one thing passing by another.
  178. passbye noun: Dated form of passby.
  179. passcard noun: A card that allows the bearer to pass a security checkpoint.
  180. Passchendaele noun: Alternative form of Passendale.
  181. passcode noun: A string of characters used for authentication on a digital device.
  182. passcoded adjective: Protected by a passcode.
  183. passdown noun /ˈpæs(ˌ)daʊn/: A transfer of information or responsibilities from one worker to another, especially between shifts.
  184. passe adjective, noun /ˈpæ.seɪ/: Dated; out of style; old-fashioned.
  185. Passe Crassane noun: A French variety of winter pear.
  186. passe-dix noun: An old game of chance played with three dice.
  187. passe garde noun: Alternative form of passguard (“plate sticking up off shoulder-armor to protect the neck”).
  188. passe-partout noun: That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.
  189. passecaille noun: Alternative form of passacaglia.
  190. passed adjective, verb /pɑːst/: That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).
  191. passed ball noun: A play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances.
  192. passed parameter noun: Synonym of argument (“value or expression passed to a function”).
  193. passed pawn noun: A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.
  194. passee adjective, noun: One who is passed.
  195. passegarde noun: Alternative form of passguard (“plate sticking up off shoulder-armor to protect the neck”).
  196. passeggiata noun: A long, leisurely walk or stroll.
  197. passéism noun: An excessive regard for the past.
  198. passéist adjective, noun: A person having an excessive regard for the past.
  199. passel noun /ˈpæsl/: An indeterminately large quantity or group.
  200. passemeasure noun: Alternative form of passymeasure.
  201. passement noun: Lace, brocade, braid etc., sewed on a garment.
  202. passementerie noun /pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/: A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.
  203. passemezzo noun: Alternative form of passamezzo (“Italian folk dance”).
  204. Passendale noun: A creamy cheese from this region, with small holes and a hard edible brown rind.
  205. passenger noun, verb /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/: One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
  206. passenger car noun: A railroad car designed to carry passengers.
  207. passenger compartment noun: The part of a road vehicle partitioned from the engine compartment, trunk or boot, etc., designed to hold the passengers and usually the driver; but in...
  208. passenger dedicated line noun: A railroad line which is dedicated for the exclusive use of passenger trains.
  209. passenger kilometer noun: A kilometer traveled by a passenger, used as a unit of measure.
  210. passenger liner noun: A passenger ship.
  211. passenger mile noun: A basic unit used by transport companies for calculating profit levels etc. It is calculated by multiplying total distance travelled in a given period by...
  212. passenger pigeon noun: A bird of the extinct species †Ectopistes migratorius, formerly endemic to North America.
  213. passenger seat noun: A seat in a vehicle for a passenger, especially the front seat next to the driver in a motor vehicle.
  214. passenger ship noun: A ship whose primary function is to carry passengers.
  215. passenger-side adjective: On the side of a car corresponding to the front passenger's seat.
  216. passenger train noun: A train whose primary function is to carry passengers.
  217. passenger virus noun: Any virus that is frequently found in samples of diseased tissue but does not contribute to causing the disease.
  218. passengered adjective, verb: Loaded with passengers.
  219. passengerless adjective: Without passengers.
  220. passepied noun /pɑːsˈpjeɪ/: A courtly dance, in triple time, from 17th-century France; a faster form of the minuet.
  221. passer noun /ˈpɑːsə/: One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.
  222. passer-by noun /ˈpɑː.sə.baɪ/: A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).
  223. passer-bys noun: Misconstruction of passers-by
  224. passer-through noun: A person who passes through a place.
  225. passerby noun: Alternative form of passer-by.
  226. passerbys noun: Misconstruction of passersby
  227. passerelle noun: A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
  228. passerid noun: Any member of the family Passeridae of sparrows and their close relatives.
  229. passeridan adjective: Of or relating to the Passerida, a parvorder containing sparrows and related songbirds.
  230. passeriform adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to a sparrow; sparrow-like; bird-like.
  231. passerine adjective, noun /ˈpæsəɹaɪn/: Of or relating to the Passeriformes order of perching birds, which are generally anisodactyl, having three toes pointing forward and one back, which...
  232. Passero proper noun: A surname.
  233. passeroid noun: Any of the birds in the superfamily Passeroidea.
  234. passewa noun: Refuse opium.
  235. Passey proper noun: A surname.
  236. Passfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8234).
  237. passgrip noun: A special grip of the hand used by a freemason during a handshake, covertly communicating his freemason status to the other person.
  238. passguard noun: An L-shaped piece of armor worn over one arm (typically the left arm), which generally kept it in a bent position and protected it during jousts.
  239. passholder noun: One who holds a pass.
  240. passholding adjective: In possession of a pass.
  241. Passi proper noun: A city in Iloilo, Philippines.
  242. passibility noun: The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer; sensibility.
  243. passible adjective /ˈpasɪbəl/: Able to suffer, or feel pain.
  244. passibleness noun: Quality of being passible.
  245. passibly adverb: In a passible fashion, able to suffer or feel pain.
  246. passifan noun /ˈpæs.ɪˌfæn/: A fan, particularly of science fiction, who watches and reads the genre but does not actively engage in fanac, or fan activity.
  247. passiflora noun: Any of the genus Passiflora of passionflowers.
  248. passifloraceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Passifloraceae of mostly tropical flowering plants.
  249. passiflorine noun: An organic compound found in the passionflower.
  250. passify verb /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/: To make or become passive.
  251. passim adjective, adverb /ˈpæ.sɪm/: Used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited; here and there, throughout.
  252. passimeter noun: A pocket pedometer.
  253. passing adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/: That passes away; ephemeral.
  254. passing bell noun: A bell rung to announce a passing, a death, or funeral; death bell, death knell.
  255. passing game noun: The skill or ability to pass a ball in a game.
  256. passing grade noun: The grade required to pass an exam or other assessment
  257. passing lane noun: Synonym of overtaking lane.
  258. passing loop noun: On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other....
  259. passing note noun: A smaller note marking a tone introduced between two others, to effect a smooth passage from the one to the other, but forming no essential part of the harmony.
  260. passing of time noun: Synonym of passage of time.
  261. passing off noun, verb: The act of misrepresenting the origin of a product.
  262. passing place noun: A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.
  263. passing pocket noun: Synonym of pocket (“The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding”).
  264. passing shot noun: A shot that passes the opponent because it is out of reach.
  265. passing show noun: The spectacle of contemporary life.
  266. passing tone noun: a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord
  267. passingly adverb: Synonym of in passing.
  268. passingness noun: The quality of passing.
  269. passion noun, verb /ˈpæʃən/: A true desire sustained or prolonged.
  270. passion flower noun: Alternative letter-case form of passion flower.
  271. passion fruit noun /ˈpæʃən fɹu(ː)t/: A plant, passiflora, that produces an edible fruit.
  272. passion killer noun: Something that is sexually off-putting; something that kills someone's sexual mood.
  273. passion of a convert noun: extreme enthusiasm shown by a person who has recently taken a new task or set of beliefs.
  274. passion pit noun: A drive-in theatre or other unlit or dimly-lit secluded public or private location, with particular reference to it as a place of intimacy.
  275. passion play noun: A play depicting the Passion of Christ.
  276. passion point noun: A person's special interest, something that they care about and are driven by.
  277. passion pop noun: Any very cheap, fruity sparkling wine.
  278. passion potion noun: love potion
  279. passion-ridden adjective: Dominated or controlled by the passions (as opposed to the intellect, for example).
  280. Passion Sunday noun: The fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide.
  281. passion tree noun: A passion flower cultivated for its fruit.
  282. passion wagon noun: Synonym of fuckmobile (“a vehicle used for sexual intercourse”).
  283. passional adjective, noun: a book describing sufferings of martyrs
  284. passionary noun: A book in which the sufferings of saints and martyrs are described
  285. passionate adjective, verb /ˈpæʃənɪt/: Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
  286. passionate friendship noun: Synonym of romantic friendship.
  287. passionately adverb /ˈpæʃənətli/: In a passionate manner.
  288. passionateness noun: The condition of being passionate.
  289. passionative adjective: Relating to passionate or impassioned speech or gesture.
  290. passioned adjective, verb: Moved by passion; expressing passion.
  291. passionflower noun: Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a...
  292. passionfruit noun: Alternative form of passion fruit.
  293. passionful adjective: Full of passion; passionate.
  294. passionfully adverb: In a passionful manner.
  295. Passionist noun: A member of a Roman Catholic religious institute with a special emphasis on the Passion of Jesus Christ.
  296. passionista noun: A person who is passionate about something.
  297. passionless adjective: Lacking in passion.
  298. passionlessly adverb: In a passionless manner; without passion.
  299. passionlessness noun: The state or condition of being passionless; lack of passion.
  300. passionlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of passion.

Part 31 · Part 33 · English words: P

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.