| 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. |
| party line |
a telephone line shared by two or more subscribers. [2 definitions] |
| party man |
one who is loyal to a political party or who follows the party line. |
| party politics |
political practices intended to further the aims and interests of a political party, regardless of their effects on the public in general. |
| par value |
see "face value." |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pas |
in ballet, a step or combination of steps. |
| Pascal celery |
any of various types of celery having crisp green stalks. |
| paschal lamb |
in ancient Judaism, a lamb eaten at the feast of the Passover. [2 definitions] |