English Words: P

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parsonlyadj

Of parsons; befitting a parson.

Parsonsname

A surname originating as an occupation.

Parsons codenoun

A simple notation used to identify a piece of music through the falling and rising motion of its pitch.

Parsons problemnoun

A kind of computer programming puzzle in which the respondent is asked to choose from a selection of source code fragments in order to construct a program that will solve a given problem.

Parsons tablenoun

A modernist square or rectangular table whose four legs are square in cross section, flush with the edges of the top, and equal to it in thickness.

parsonshipnoun

The role, status, or office of a parson.

Parsonsianadj

Of or relating to Talcott Parsons (1902–1979), American sociologist.

parsonsitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

partnoun

A portion; a component.

Part A statenoun

A state from 1947 to 1956 that was formed from a province of British India.

part and parcelnoun

An integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else.

Part B statenoun

A state from 1947 to 1956 that was formed from one or more princely states.

part brass ragsverb

To quarrel; to cease to be on friendly terms.

Part C statenoun

A state from 1947 to 1956 that was formed from a chief commissioner's province and placed under direct control of the Union Government. Most of them were merged with other states or converted to union territories.

part companyverb

To end a relationship.

part exchangenoun

A contract where one party pays money and supplies goods or services, and the other supplies goods or services in exchange.

part of speechnoun

A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.

part singingnoun

The performance of a part song.

part waysverb

To go in different directions.

part withverb

To let go of; to give up; to relinquish.

part-financeverb

To finance in part; partly finance or subsidise the cost of something.

part-fundverb

Synonym of part-finance.

part-ownverb

To share ownership of something.

part-ownernoun

A person sharing something in common with others.

part-timeadj

For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.

part-timernoun

Someone who is employed, or does something, part-time.

partableadj

Capable of being parted.

partaganoun

A cigar of the Partagás brand, from Havana.

partagenoun

A part, portion or share.

partakeverb

To take part in an activity; to participate.

partakeableadj

Able to be partaken of.

partakenverb

past participle of partake

partakernoun

One who partakes of something.

partakestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of partake

partakethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of partake

partan breenoun

A Scottish crab soup made with cream and rice.

Partavname

a town in Caucasian Albania, modern-day Barda in Azerbaijan

partaynoun

A party (organised gathering of people for dancing and having fun).

Partchianadj

Of or relating to Harry Partch (1901–1974), American composer and creator of musical instruments.

partedverb

simple past and past participle of part

partednessnoun

The quality of being parted or separated.

partenverb

To involve; impart, give out, bestow; share.

parternoun

A work in a specified number of parts.

parterrenoun

A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.

parterredadj

Having a parterre.

partestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of part

partethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of part

Parthnoun

A Parthian.

parthanatosnoun

A form of apoptosis associated with PARP.

Parthasarathyname

A surname from Sanskrit.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 124. 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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