| parakeet |
A parakeet is a small bird with a long tail and feathers of bright colors. Parakeets are small parrots. |
| Paraná River |
The Paraná River is an important river in South America. It is a long river that starts in Brazil and flows south through Argentina. Finally, it flows into the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Argentina. |
| parent |
A parent is a mother or a father. |
| park |
A park is an area of land where people can go to walk, play, exercise, or just relax. A park usually has trees and grass, and sometimes it has things to play on. [2 definitions] |
| parrot |
A parrot is a bird with feathers of bright colors. Many parrots are bright green with other colors on their head. Parrots have short curved beaks, and they have strong legs. Parrots can often imitate people's words and other sounds. |
| part |
A part is one piece or area of a whole thing. Your hand is a part of your whole body. A neighborhood is a part of a town. [5 definitions] |
| particular |
When you want a particular thing, you want only that one thing and not any other thing like it. When you want to wear a particular hat, it means that you want to wear only that hat and not any other hat. [2 definitions] |
| partner |
A partner is a person you do something with. When you dance with someone, they are your partner, and you are their partner. If two people work on a project together, they are project partners. |
| part of speech |
When you look up a word in this dictionary, you can see something under the word that says "part of speech." A part of speech is a label that tells you what kind of word this word is and how it is usually used in a sentence. Nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, and interjections are parts of speech in English. Look up these words in the dictionary to see what kind of words they describe! |
| party |
When a group of people come together to have fun or celebrate something, it's called a party. There are often games, special kinds of food, decorations, and entertainment at parties. [2 definitions] |
| pass |
When you pass someone or something, you go past them. [8 definitions] |
| passenger |
Passengers are people who ride in a vehicle, such as a car, bus, ship, or train, but do not drive it or control it. |
| passport |
A passport is something you need when you travel to another country. It looks like a small book with pages. You get a passport from the government of your own country. The passport shows your picture, and it tells who you are and where you are from. If you don't have a passport, you cannot get into another country. [2 definitions] |
| password |
A password is a secret thing you use in order to get into something. A person or computer checks if the password is correct. If it is correct, you can get in. Sometimes a password is just a secret word like a name or place. Sometimes a password is a string of numbers or letters that people use to get into something on their computer. |
| past |
The past is all the time before now. Things that happened yesterday, last week, or ten years ago, are all in the past now. [4 definitions] |
| pasta |
Pasta is a kind of food made from flour, eggs, and water. This mixture is made into different shapes and dried. Before we can eat the pasta, we have to cook it in water to make it soft. A favorite kind of pasta in America is spaghetti. Macaroni is a popular kind of pasta too. |
| paste1 |
Paste is a thick liquid that you can use to stick things together. You can make paste at home with water and flour. Paste that people buy in a store has other ingredients in it. [3 definitions] |
| pastry |
A pastry is a sweet, baked food made with flour, water, and butter. Sometimes oil or some other kind of fat is used instead of butter. Pastries usually have something like sweet fruit or chocolate inside them or on top of them. Many people like pastries for breakfast or as a dessert. [2 definitions] |
| pasture |
A pasture is a piece of land where people bring animals to feed on the grass. |
| path |
A path is a narrow road or way. Parks often have paths for bicycles or for walking. |
| patience |
When you have patience, it means you stay calm and don't complain when something is difficult for you. [2 definitions] |