Words beginning with P
The letter P
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parity
Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
parker
A parkkeeper.
parkour
An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abil…
parler
An online social networking service.
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parliament
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed mem…
parliamentary
Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
Parmenas
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parmesan
A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
parmigiana
Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce.
parnassus
A mountain in central Greece, adjacent the site of the ancient city of Delphi, that in Greek mythology was sacred to Apollo and the …
paronychia
An infection of the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
parosmia
A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.
parousia
The second coming of Christ.
paroxysm
A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a di…
paroxysmal
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
parsimony
With a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; (countable) an instance of…
parthenon
An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian demo…
parthians
plural of Parthian
partial
Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
partially
To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.
particle
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
particularly
Especially, extremely.
partition
An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
partners
plural of partner
pascha
Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, …
pasiphae
The daughter of Helios and the sister of Circe. She was raised as a princess at Cholchis, and then given in marriage to King Minos o…
Paso Robles
A city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
pasquinade
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.