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. |
parenthesis |
either of a pair of signs ( ) used to enclose explanatory or qualifying material that is not part of a sentence's structure, or to enclose mathematical quantities that are to be treated as a unit. [3 definitions] |
parenthesize |
to enclose with parentheses. |
parenthetical |
contained in parentheses, or suitable to be parenthesized; explanatory; qualifying. [3 definitions] |
parenting |
the ongoing process or skill of a parent in raising a child or children. |
parentless |
combined form of parent. |
paresis |
slight or partial paralysis, usu. affecting movement but not sensation. |