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English Word Dictionary

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paper

noun · the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

Example: when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper

par excellence

adverb · to a degree of excellence

Example: he is the honest politician par excellence

parabolic

adjective · having the form of a parabola

paranasal

adjective · adjacent to the nasal cavities

Example: paranasal sinus

parcel out

verb · administer or bestow, as in small portions

Example: administer critical remarks to everyone present

parenterally

adverb · by parenteral means

Example: the drug is intended to be administered parenterally

parenthetic

adjective · qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses

Example: parenthetical remarks

parisian

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

Example: Parisian restaurants can be expensive

parked

adjective · that have been left

Example: there were four parked cars across the street

parti-color

verb · make motley; color with different colors

participating

adjective · taking part in an activity

Example: an active member of the club

participatory

adjective · affording the opportunity for individual participation

Example: participatory democracy

particularised

adjective · directed toward a specific object

Example: particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering

pashtu

noun · an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

pass across

verb · make a passage or journey from one place to another

Example: The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;

pass away

verb · go out of existence

Example: She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away

pass over

verb · bypass

Example: He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible

passee

adjective · out of fashion

Example: a suit of rather antique appearance

passim

adverb · used to refer to cited works

passively

adverb · in a passive manner

Example: he listened passively

pasteurise

verb · heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms

Example: pasteurize milk

pat

adjective · exactly suited to the occasion

Example: a pat reply

patently

adverb · unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

Example: the answer is obviously wrong

pathless

adjective · lacking pathways

Example: trackless wilderness

pathologically

adverb · with respect to pathology

Example: pathologically interesting results

patrimonial

adjective · inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

Example: ancestral home

patronise

verb · be a regular customer or client of

Example: We patronize this store

patronize

verb · be a regular customer or client of

Example: We patronize this store

patronizingly

adverb · with condescension; in a patronizing manner

Example: he treats his secretary condescendingly

pay for

verb · have as a guest

Example: I invited them to a restaurant

pay off

verb · take vengeance on or get even

Example: We'll get them!

payable

adjective · subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

Example: a collectible bill

peacefully

adverb · in a peaceful manner

Example: the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully

peckish

adjective · easily irritated or annoyed

Example: an incorrigibly fractious young man

pecuniary

adjective · relating to or involving money

Example: monetary rewards

pedagogically

adverb · in a didactic manner

Example: this is a didactically sound method

pedantic

adjective · marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

pedantically

adverb · in a pedantic manner

Example: these interpretations are called `schemas' or, more pedantically, `schemata'

pedestrian

adjective · lacking wit or imagination

Example: a pedestrian movie plot

pee-pee

verb · eliminate urine

Example: Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug

peel off

verb · peel off in scales

Example: dry skin desquamates

peer review

verb · evaluate professionally a colleague's work

peg down

verb · define clearly

Example: I cannot narrow down the rules for this game

pejoratively

adverb · in a pejorative manner

Example: I am not using the word pejoratively

penetratingly

adverb · with ability to see into deeply

Example: the author treats his subject penetratingly

penn'orth

noun · the amount that can be bought for a penny

penstemon barbatus

noun · plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip