| pass away |
(polite) to die. |
| passbook |
a book in which a bank customer's deposits and withdrawals are recorded; bankbook. |
| passé |
no longer in favor, fashion, or use; outmoded. [2 definitions] |
| passed ball |
in baseball, a pitch that a catcher should be able to catch, but does not, thus allowing any baserunner to advance. (Cf. wild pitch.) |
| passenger |
a person who is transported in an automobile, bus, ship, train, or other vehicle. [2 definitions] |
| passenger pigeon |
a formerly common variety of North American pigeon, which has been extinct since the early twentieth century. |
| passe-partout |
something that enables a person to go everywhere, esp. a passkey. [3 definitions] |
| passerby |
one who passes by, esp. by chance. |
| passerine |
of or concerning the largest order of birds, consisting chiefly of songbirds with feet suited for perching. [2 definitions] |
| pass-fail |
a system of grading in which letter and numerical grades are not used, and students either pass or fail. |
| passible |
open to feeling, emotion, or sensation; impressionable; sensitive. |
| passim |
(Latin) here and there; throughout (used in a book or other text to indicate that the word, phrase, or source so marked occurs frequently). |
| passing |
going by, in position or time. [6 definitions] |
| passing shot |
in tennis, a shot that goes past an opponent who is at or moving towards the net. |
| passion |
any strong or intense feeling or emotion, esp. love, sexual desire, or hatred. [4 definitions] |
| passionate |
capable of or showing strong emotions. [4 definitions] |
| passionflower |
any of various climbing plants native to America and bearing large, showy, colorful flowers and small edible fruit. |
| passion fruit |
an edible fruit of a passionflower. |
| passionless |
not feeling or showing strong emotion; cold; calm; detached. |
| passion play |
a play, often performed around Easter, reenacting the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross and the events relating to it. |
| passivate |
to form a protective coating on the surface of (a metal) to lessen its chemical activity. |