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. |