| 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. |
| paresthesia |
an abnormal sensation of the skin, such as burning or itching. |
| par excellence |
(French) outstanding; without equal; preeminent. |