| Parsons table |
(sometimes l.c.) a lightweight, square-legged rectangular table, often made of molded plastic. |
| part |
a separate portion or segment of a whole. [17 definitions] |
| part. |
abbreviation of "participle" or "participial." |
| partake |
to take part; participate. [4 definitions] |
| part company |
to terminate a friendship or association. |
| parterre |
the rear part of the main floor of a theater, usu. below the balconies. [2 definitions] |
| parthenogenesis |
a process of development of an egg without fertilization, as in some lower animals and plants. |
| Parthenon |
the temple of Athena built in the Doric style in the fifth century B.C. on the Acropolis in Athens. |
| Parthenos |
a descriptive addition, meaning "virgin," to the names of certain ancient Greek goddesses, esp. Athena. |
| Parthia |
an ancient country in southwest Asia originating in what is now northeastern Iran. |
| Parthian shot |
an unfriendly or sharp remark or gesture made as one departs; parting shot. |
| partial |
not complete. [4 definitions] |
| partiality |
the condition of being partial. [3 definitions] |
| partially |
partly; not completely. |
| partial tone |
in music, any of the pure tones that make up a complex tone; harmonic. |
| participant |
a person who participates or takes part. [2 definitions] |
| participate |
to take part; share (usu. fol. by in). |
| participation |
the act or an instance of participating. [2 definitions] |
| participial |
of, like, pertaining to, or formed with a participle. [2 definitions] |
| participle |
in grammar, a verbal form that may serve as an adjective, as "broken" in "a broken doll"; a gerund, as "scaling" in "Scaling the wall was difficult"; a preposition, as "considering" in "Considering the odds, their victory was astonishing";and an element in verb phrases, as "coming" in "They are coming tomorrow". |
| particle |
a minute quantity or piece; speck; trace. [2 definitions] |