English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 117 of 931

Parkinsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Parkinsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Parkinson's diseasenoun

A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremor, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and postural instability.

Parkinson's lawname

The adage that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

parkinsonianadj

Relating to, or appearing to be caused by, Parkinson's syndrome.

Parkinsoniseverb

To cause (a person or animal) to exhibit signs and symptoms of Parkinsonism, especially as an extrapyramidal side effect from antipsychotic medications.

parkinsonismnoun

A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.

parkinsonitenoun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, lead, molybdenum, and oxygen.

parkinsonoidadj

Resembling (but not) Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism.

parkishadj

Synonym of parklike: similar to a park.

parkitecturenoun

A style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world.

parkkeepernoun

One who looks after a park and maintains its grounds.

parklandnoun

Land suitable for use as a park.

parkleavesnoun

Synonym of tutsan.

parklessadj

Without a park (recreational area).

parkletnoun

An area of around the size of a parking space, used for recreation or as scenery.

Parklifeintj

A response to a statement perceived as pretentious, pompous or verbose.

parklikeadj

Resembling a park

parklyadj

parklike

Parkman crabnoun

Malus halliana parkmanii, a crabapple tree with rose-like flowers and small purple fruit.

parkomanianoun

Excessive or unreasonable interest in parks, gardens, and landscaping.

parkournoun

An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.

parkouredverb

simple past and past participle of parkour

parkouringverb

present participle and gerund of parkour

parkouristnoun

A person who takes part in parkour.

parkrunnoun

An informal weekly 5 km (2 km for junior parkrun) running event that takes place in a park or similar location.

parkrunnernoun

A person who takes part in a parkrun.

Parksname

A surname.

parksideadj

By the side of a park.

Parktown prawnnoun

Libanasidus vittatus, a king cricket endemic to southern Africa.

Parkvillename

A locality in the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

parkwardadv

Towards a park.

parkwardsadv

Towards a park.

parkwaynoun

A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.

parkwideadj

Throughout a park.

parkyadj

Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.

Parkynname

A surname transferred from the given name.

parlancenoun

A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.

parlandonoun

A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.

Parlapianoname

A surname from Italian.

Parlatoname

A surname from Italian.

parlayverb

To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.

parlenoun

Parley; talk.

parlementaryadj

Of or relating to a parlement, a provincial appellate court in the Ancien Régime of France.

Parlettname

A surname transferred from the given name.

parleynoun

A conference, especially one between enemies.

parleyernoun

One who parleys.

parleyingnoun

The act of one who parleys.

parleyvoonoun

The French language, especially as understood by an English person.

parlez vousverb

Alternative form of parleyvoo

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 117. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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