| paratrooper |
a soldier trained to enter combat areas by parachuting from an airplane. |
| paratyphoid |
an intestinal disease that resembles, but is less severe than, typhoid. [3 definitions] |
| par avion |
(French) by airplane; by air mail. |
| parboil |
to cook partially by immersing in boiling water for a brief time. |
| parbuckle |
a rope sling used to raise or lower an object vertically, formed by doubling the rope, wrapping it around the object, and slipping its two ends through the loop thus formed. [3 definitions] |
| parcel |
a thing or group of things wrapped or packed together for carrying or shipping; package. [4 definitions] |
| parcel post |
the branch of the postal service that handles parcels and packages. [2 definitions] |
| parch |
to make very dry, as by sunlight or the application of heat. [3 definitions] |
| Parcheesi |
trademark for a board game using dice to indicate moves, based on pachisi. |
| parchment |
a paperlike material made of the skins of sheep or goats. [3 definitions] |
| pardon |
an official release from the punishment attending a crime or conviction. [7 definitions] |
| pardonable |
combined form of pardon. |
| pardoner |
one who gives pardon. [2 definitions] |
| pare |
to cut off the outer layer or ends from. [3 definitions] |
| paregoric |
a mixture of camphor and opium in alcohol, used to treat diarrhea and intestinal pain. [3 definitions] |
| parenchyma |
the essential, functional tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its connective or supporting tissue. [3 definitions] |
| parent |
a mother or a father. [6 definitions] |
| parentage |
descent from parents and ancestors; lineage. [2 definitions] |
| parental |
of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent or parents. |
| parenteral |
taken or put into the body in a way other than by the digestive tract. [2 definitions] |
| parentheses |
plural of parenthesis. |