Nouns

pareto

noun

Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced...

paresthesia

noun

abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching...

paretic

noun

a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)

parget

noun

plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys

pargeting

noun

ornamental plastering

parhelion

noun

a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction...

parkersburg

noun

a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river

parkinsonism

noun

a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system charac...

parlormaid

noun

a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the pa...

parmenides

noun

a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the meta...

parnaiba

noun

a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northwar...

parodist

noun

mimics literary or musical style for comic effect

parochialism

noun

a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a lo...

paronomasia

noun

a humorous play on words

paronym

noun

a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling

paroquet

noun

any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots

parotitis

noun

inflammation of one or both parotid glands

parousia

noun

(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for...

paroxytone

noun

word having stress or acute accent on the next to last sylla...

parquetry

noun

a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor

parrakeet

noun

any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots

parricide

noun

someone who kills his or her parent

paronychia

noun

low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitl...

parroket

noun

any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots

parsec

noun

a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Ear...

parsimoniousness

noun

extreme stinginess

parthenocarpy

noun

(botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or...

participial

noun

a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjecti...

parthia

noun

an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian S...

particularism

noun

a focus on something particular

partridgeberry

noun

creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny eve...

partita

noun

(music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century

parturition

noun

the process of giving birth

parvis

noun

a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a...

pasiphae

noun

(Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne

pashto

noun

an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the...

pasqueflower

noun

any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in gen...

pasquinade

noun

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's styl...

passado

noun

(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and...

passementerie

noun

a decoration or adornment on a garment

passerine

noun

perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with...

passionateness

noun

a strong feeling or emotion

passivism

noun

the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

pasteboard

noun

stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper

pastern

noun

the part between the fetlock and the hoof

pasteurellosis

noun

an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and b...

pastil

noun

a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

pasto

noun

an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes

pastorale

noun

a musical composition that evokes rural life

pastorship

noun

the position of pastor