| parting of the ways |
a separation or point of departure. |
| partisan |
a person who is strongly or actively devoted to some cause, idea, group, or person. [4 definitions] |
| partita |
in music, a series of related instrumental pieces, such as a suite. |
| partite |
divided into parts (usu. used in combination). |
| partition |
the division of something, such as a territory, enclosure, or concept, into parts. [6 definitions] |
| partly |
in some degree or measure; in part. |
| partner |
a person associated with another in a common activity; associate. [6 definitions] |
| partnerless |
combined form of partner. |
| partnership |
in law, the joint ownership of a business. [2 definitions] |
| part of speech |
in grammar, one of the major categories by which words have traditionally been grouped, primarily according to their function, such as adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, noun, preposition, pronoun, and verb, in English. |
| partook |
past tense of partake. |
| partridge |
any of various stout-bodied game birds, including the grouse and bobwhite, usu. having brownish or grayish plumage. |
| partridgeberry |
a creeping woody North American plant that has round leaves and bears white flowers and scarlet berries. |
| part song |
a song written for several voice parts, to be sung without accompaniment. |
| part-time |
less than full time. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. [2 definitions] |
| parturifacient |
bringing on or easing labor in childbirth. [2 definitions] |
| parturition |
the act or process of giving birth to a child; childbirth. |
| partway |
to some partial degree or extent; partly. |
| party |
a social gathering or event created for the purpose of celebration or pleasure and at which there is conversation, refreshment, and, usually, music or some other form of entertainment. [8 definitions] |
| party caucus |
a conference of persons belonging to the same political party, usually convened to nominate representatives or determine policy. |