| papoose |
a North American Indian baby or young child. |
| paprika |
a powdered reddish seasoning made from dried sweet red peppers. |
| Papua New Guinea |
a Pacific island country that consists mainly of the eastern end of the island of New Guinea, which it shares with Indonesia. |
| papyrus |
a tall reedlike water plant of the Nile valley. [3 definitions] |
| par |
the norm or the average in amount or degree; standard. [7 definitions] |
| parable |
a brief story told as a moral or religious lesson, esp. one that uses allegory or symbolism. |
| parachute |
a large device made of strong, thin cloth and attached cords in a conical arrangement, forming an umbrella that slows the descent of a person or heavy object, esp. one that has jumped or been dropped from an airplane. [4 definitions] |
| parade |
a public procession of people or things, esp. on the occasion of a celebration or ceremony, and usu. including band music. [9 definitions] |
| paradise |
(sometimes cap.) the final destination of virtuous souls; heaven. [3 definitions] |
| paraffin |
an odorless waxy white substance derived from petroleum, wood, or coal and used to make candles, sealing materials, and waxed paper. [3 definitions] |
| paragraph |
in a written article, composition, speech, or the like, a distinct section composed of one or more sentences that is related to the main point but that expresses an idea in itself and begins on a new line, usually indented. [3 definitions] |
| Paraguay |
a central South American country between Argentina and Brazil. |
| Paraguay River |
a large river in South America that begins in southwestern Brazil, flows through Paraguay and along its border with Argentina, finally joining the Paraná River at the southwestern tip of Paraguay. |
| parakeet |
a variety of small parrot, usu. having a long tapered tail. |
| parallel |
extending in the same direction and being the same distance apart at every point. [9 definitions] |
| parallelogram |
a four-sided plane figure that has opposite sides parallel and equal to each other. |
| paralyse |
a spelling of "paralyze" used in Canada and Britain. See "paralyze" for more information. |
| paralysis |
partial or complete loss of sensation or the ability to move in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nervous system. [2 definitions] |
| paralyze |
to render partly or completely unable to move or feel sensations, as by an injury or disease. [2 definitions] |
| paralyzed |
unable to move or unable to feel sensation due to neurological damage or the effect of a drug; affected with paralysis. [2 definitions] |
| paramecium |
any of several one-celled protozoans that move by means of cilia and have a large oral groove. |