parrot |
a tropical bird with a short, hooked bill and brightly colored feathers. Parrots can often imitate spoken words and other sounds. [2 definitions] |
parsley |
a garden herb used to season or decorate food. |
parsnip |
a plant like a carrot. The parsnip has yellow flowers and a large, pale root that can be eaten. [2 definitions] |
parson |
a pastor in a Protestant church; minister. |
part |
a separate piece or section of a whole. [13 definitions] |
part company |
to end a friendship or relationship. |
partial |
not complete. [3 definitions] |
partially |
partly; not completely. |
participant |
a person who takes part. |
participate |
to take part; share (usually followed by "in"). |
participation |
the act or an instance of participating. |
participle |
a form of a verb that can also sometimes be used as an adjective. In the sentence "The broken machine was very tiring to fix," the words "broken," and "tiring" are participles. |
particle |
a tiny amount or small piece; speck; trace. |
particular |
of or having to do with a single person, thing, or event and not any other. [5 definitions] |
particularly |
to an unusual degree; more than other things in a group. |
partition |
a wall or partial wall that separates or divides space. [3 definitions] |
partly |
in some degree or measure; in part. |
partner |
a person who shares in an activity with another person. [4 definitions] |
partnership |
a business that is owned by two or more persons. [2 definitions] |
part of speech |
one of the major categories into which words are often grouped, according to their function. Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, and verbs are parts of speech in English. |
partridge |
a plump game bird with brown or gray feathers that make a whirring sound when the bird is rising to fly. The grouse and bobwhite are kinds of partridges. |