| paso doble |
quick, spirited music often played at bullfights. [2 definitions] |
| pasqueflower |
any of various low-growing plants related to the anemone, that bloom in the spring bearing purple or white flowers. |
| pass |
to go past; move beyond. [33 definitions] |
| passable |
capable of being traversed, crossed, or passed through. [2 definitions] |
| passably |
moderately; reasonably. |
| passacaglia |
a slow, stately dance originating in Spain. [3 definitions] |
| passage |
the act of passing from one place or state to another. [9 definitions] |
| passageway |
a corridor or other way along or through which people or things may pass. |
| pass away |
(polite) to die. |
| passbook |
a book in which a bank customer's deposits and withdrawals are recorded; bankbook. |
| passé |
no longer in favor, fashion, or use; outmoded. [2 definitions] |
| passed ball |
in baseball, a pitch that a catcher should be able to catch, but does not, thus allowing any baserunner to advance. (Cf. wild pitch.) |
| passenger |
a person who is transported in an automobile, bus, ship, train, or other vehicle. [2 definitions] |
| passenger pigeon |
a formerly common variety of North American pigeon, which has been extinct since the early twentieth century. |
| passe-partout |
something that enables a person to go everywhere, esp. a passkey. [3 definitions] |
| passerby |
one who passes by, esp. by chance. |
| passerine |
of or concerning the largest order of birds, consisting chiefly of songbirds with feet suited for perching. [2 definitions] |
| pass-fail |
a system of grading in which letter and numerical grades are not used, and students either pass or fail. |
| passible |
open to feeling, emotion, or sensation; impressionable; sensitive. |
| passim |
(Latin) here and there; throughout (used in a book or other text to indicate that the word, phrase, or source so marked occurs frequently). |
| passing |
going by, in position or time. [6 definitions] |