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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

parasympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic noun originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels

parasympathomimetic
adjective having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system; `parasympathomimetic drugs slow the heart rate`

Parathelypteris
genus Parathelypteris noun terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America

parathion
noun a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide

parathion poisoning
noun a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating

parathyroid gland
parathyroid noun any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland

parathyroid hormone
parathormone noun hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting

paratrooper
para noun a soldier in the paratroops

paratroops
noun infantry trained and equipped to parachute

paratyphoid
paratyphoid fever noun any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever

paraumbilical vein
vena paraumbilicalis noun small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins

Parazoa
subkingdom Parazoa noun multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera

Parcae
noun the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns

parcel
portion noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something; `death gets more than its share of attention from theologians`

parcel post
noun postal service that handles packages

parcellation
noun the division into parcels; `the increasing parcellation of land with every generation`

parched
adjective toasted or roasted slightly; `parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet`

Parcheesi
noun a modern board game based on pachisi

parchment
noun skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

pardon
amnesty noun a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

pardonable
adjective admitting of being pardoned

pardoner
noun a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

pardoner
excuser noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense

paregmenon
noun juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility`)

paregoric
camphorated tincture of opium noun medicine used to treat diarrhea

parent
noun a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

parentage
birth noun the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

parental
adjective designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

parental quality
noun a quality appropriate to a parent

parentally
adverb in a parental manner

parented
adjective having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates

parenteral
adjective located outside the alimentary tract

parenterally
adverb by parenteral means; `the drug is intended to be administered parenterally`

parenthesis
noun either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

parenthesis-free notation
noun a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components

parenthetic
parenthetical adjective qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; `parenthetical remarks`

parenthetical expression
parenthetical noun an expression in parentheses; `his writing was full of parentheticals`

parenthetically
adverb in a parenthetical manner; `he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony`

parenthood
parentage noun the state of being a parent; `to everyone`s surprise, parenthood reformed the man`

parer
paring knife noun a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables

paresis
noun a slight or partial paralysis

paresthesia
paraesthesia noun abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage

paretic
noun a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)

Pareto
Vilfredo Pareto noun Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923)

pareve
parve adjective containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism; `pareve margarine`; `parvebread`

parfait
noun layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream

parfait glass
noun a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served

parget
pargeting noun plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys

pargeting
pargetting noun ornamental plastering

parhelic
parheliacal adjective relating to or resembling a parhelion

parhelion
mock sun noun a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; `two or more parhelia are usually seen at once`

pari passu
at an equal rate adverb used in legal language

pari-mutuel machine
totalizer 1 totaliser 1 totalizator noun computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won

pariah dog
pye-dog noun ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India

Paridae
family Paridae noun titmice and chickadees

parietal
adjective of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; `parietal lobe`

parietal bone
noun either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium

parietal gyrus
noun any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum

parietal lobe
noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head

parietal pericardium
noun the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum

parietal placentation
noun where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary

parietal pleura
noun pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm

Parietales
order Parietales noun a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae

Parietaria
genus Parietaria noun small genus of stingless herbs

parieto-occipital sulcus
parieto-occipital fissure noun a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres

parietomastoid suture
noun the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones

parimutuel
noun betting where winners share the total amount wagered

paring
noun (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; `she could peel an apple with a single long paring`

Paris
genus Paris noun sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

Paris green
noun a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate

Paris University
University of Paris noun a university in Paris; intellectual center of France

parish
noun a local church community

parishioner
noun a member of a parish

Parisian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; `Parisian restaurants can be expensive`

Parisienne
noun a female native or resident of Paris

parisology
noun the use of ambiguous words

parity
conservation of parity noun (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system

parity bit
parity noun (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1`s or an even number of 1`s; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1`s must contain an error

parity check
redundant check noun a system of checking for errors in computer functioning

Parjanya
noun god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra

Parji
noun a Dravidian language spoken in south central India

park
parkland noun a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; `there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park`

park
common noun a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; `they went for a walk in the park`

Park Avenue
Park Ave. noun a fashionable residential street in New York City

park bench
noun a bench in a public park

park commissioner
noun a commissioner in charge of public parks

parka
windbreaker noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater` is a British term)

parked
adjective that have been left; `there were four parked cars across the street`

Parker
Dorothy Parker noun United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967)

Parker House roll
noun yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking

Parkeriaceae
family Parkeriaceae noun coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae

Parkersburg
noun a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river

Parkia
genus Parkia noun genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees

Parkia javanica
noun tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens

parking
noun the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily

parking lot
car park noun a lot where cars are parked

parking meter
noun a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space; depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time

parking space
parking zone noun a space where an automobile can be parked

parking ticket
noun a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place

Parkinson
C. Northcote Parkinson noun British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)