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. [18 definitions] |
part. |
abbreviation of "participle" or "participial." |
partake |
to take part; participate (usu. fol. by "in"). [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 verb form that combines with certain auxiliary verbs ("be" or "have") to give a verb in a sentence a particular aspect, either "perfect" or "progressive," or voice, either "active" or "passive." Participles can also serve the function of adjectives. |
particle |
a minute quantity or piece; speck; trace. [2 definitions] |