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

partial
adjective being or affecting only a part; not total; `a partial description of the suspect`; `partial collapse`; `a partial eclipse`; `a partial monopoly`; `partial immunity`

partial breach
noun a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages

partial correlation
noun a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed

partial denture
noun a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch

partial derivative
partial noun the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

partial differential equation
noun a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable

partial eclipse
noun an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured

partial veil
noun membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap

partial verdict
noun (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

partiality
partisanship noun an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

partially
partly adverb in part; in some degree; not wholly; `I felt partly to blame`; `He was partially paralyzed`

partialness
noun the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete

partible
adjective (of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided; `a partible estate`

participant
noun someone who takes part in an activity

participation
noun the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)

participation loan
loan participation noun a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone

participatory
adjective affording the opportunity for individual participation; `participatory democracy`

participial
adjective of or relating to or consisting of participles; `participial inflections`

participle
participial noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

particle
noun a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

particle
mote noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

particle accelerator
atom smasher noun a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

particle beam
noun a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)

particle physics
high-energy physics noun the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions

particolored buckeye
noun a buckeye marked by different colors or tints

particular
special adjective first and most important; `his special interest is music`; `she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work`

particular date
noun a particular but unspecified point in time; `they hoped to get together at an early date`

particular(a)
peculiar(a) adjective unique or specific to a person or thing or category; `the particular demands of the job`; `has a particular preference for Chinese art`; `a peculiar bond of sympathy between them`; `an expression peculiar to Canadians`; `rights peculiar to the rich`; `the special features of a computer`; `my own special chair`

particularism
noun a focus on something particular

particularistic
adjective relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.); `a particularistic-seeming statement`

particularity
noun the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; `the particularity of human situations`

particularization
particularisation noun an individualized description of a particular instance

particularized
particularised adjective directed toward a specific object; `particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering`

particularly
peculiarly 2 especially adverb to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; `he was particularly fussy about spelling`; `a particularly gruesome attack`; `under peculiarly tragic circumstances`; `an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger`

particularly
adverb specifically or especially distinguished from others; `loves Bach, particularly his partitas`; `recommended one book in particular`; `trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular`

particulate
adjective composed of distinct particles

parting
parthian adjective delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; `paused to deliver a parting shot at the door`; `a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy`- Bret Harte

parting
noun a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; `his part was right in the middle`

partisan
partizan adjective devoted to a cause or party

partitia
noun (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century

partition
divider noun a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

partition
partitioning noun the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

partitioned
partitioned off adjective divided by partitions

partitionist
noun an advocate of partitioning a country

partitive
adjective indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; `partitive tendencies in education`

partner relation
noun the responsibility of partners to act in one another`s best interests

partnership
noun a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

partnership certificate
noun a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership

partridge
noun flesh of either quail or grouse

partridge pea
sensitive pea noun tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

partridgeberry
boxberry noun creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries

parts
noun the local environment; `he hasn`t been seen around these parts in years`

parts bin
noun a bin for holding spare parts

parts catalog
parts catalogue noun a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices

parts department
noun the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) the sells replacement parts

parts inventory
noun an inventory of replacement parts

partsong
noun a song with two or more voice parts

parturiency
labor noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; `she was in labor for six hours`

parturient
adjective giving birth; `a parturient heifer`

parturition
birth noun the process of giving birth

party
noun an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; `he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day`

party
noun an organization to gain political power; `in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level`

party boss
political boss noun a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; `party bosses have a reputation for corruption`

party favor
party favour noun souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

party game
noun a game to amuse guests at a party

party girl
noun an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men

party line
noun a telephone line serving two or more subscribers

party man
party liner noun a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line

party spirit
noun devotion to a political party

party to the action
party to the transaction noun a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings

party wall
noun a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners

party-spirited
adjective devoted to a political party

partygoer
noun someone who is attending a party; `the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers`

Parula
genus Parula noun type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers

parula warbler
northern parula noun small grey-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America

Parulidae
family Parulidae noun New World warblers

Parus
genus Parus noun type genus of the family Paridae

Parvati
Anapurna noun wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty

parvenu
parvenue adjective of or characteristic of a parvenu

parvis
noun a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)

parvovirus
parvo noun any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

pas
noun (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

pas de deux
noun (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

pas de quatre
noun (ballet) a dance for four people

pas de trois
noun (ballet) a dance for three people

pas seul
noun (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

Pasadena
noun a city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles

Pascal
noun a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach

pascal celery
Paschal celery noun any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks

Pascal compiler
noun a compiler for programs written in Pascal

Pascal`s law
Pascal`s law of fluid pressures noun pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid; `the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal`s law`

Pasch
Pascha noun the Christian festival of Easter

paschal
adjective of or relating to Passover or Easter; `paschal lamb`

pasha
pacha noun a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

Pashto
Pashtu noun an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

Pasigraphy
noun an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas

Pasiphae
noun (Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne

paso doble
noun a ballroom dance in fast duple time

Paspalum distichum
noun low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems

pasqueflower
pasque flower noun any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone