Copy of `Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language`

The wordlist doesn't exist anymore, or, the website doesn't exist anymore. On this page you can find a copy of the original information. The information may have been taken offline because it is outdated.

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

pass
toss noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; `the pass was fumbled`

pass
passing game noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; `the coach sent in a passing play on third and long`

pass around
pass on verb cause to be distributed; `This letter is circulating among the faculty`

pass by
surpass verb pass by; `A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window`; `He passed his professor in the hall`; `One line of soldiers surpassed the other`

pass completion
noun (American football) a successful forward pass in football

pass judgment
judge verb form a critical opinion of; `I cannot judge some works of modern art`; `How do you evaluate this grant proposal?` `We shouldn`t pass judgment on other people`

pass on
pass 1 pass along verb transmit information ; `Please communicate this message to all employees`; `pass along the good news`

pass over
verb fly over; `The plane passed over Damascus`

pass receiver
pass catcher noun a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

pass-through
noun an opening that resembles a window between two rooms (especially a shelved opening between a kitchen and dining room that is used to pass dishes)

passable
adjective able to be passed or traversed or crossed; `the road is passable`

passage
transit noun a journey usually by ship; `the outward passage took 10 days`

passage
noun the act of passing from one state or place to the next

passageway
noun a passage between rooms or between buildings

Passamaquody
noun a member of the Algonquian people related to the Malecite and living in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick

passant(ip)
adjective in walking position with right foreleg raised

passbook savings account
noun a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor`s passbook

passed ball
noun a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base

passenger
noun a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

passenger car
noun a railcar where passengers ride

passenger pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius noun gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct

passenger ship
noun a ship built to carry passengers

passenger train
noun a train that carries passengers

passenger van
noun a van that carries passengers

Passer
genus Passer noun type genus of the Passeridae

Passer montanus
noun Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow

passerby
passer-by noun a person who passes by casually or by chance

Passeridae
family Passeridae noun true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds

Passeriformes
order Passeriformes noun largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres

Passerina
genus Passerina noun a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings

passerine
adjective relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds

Passero
Cape Passero noun a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)

Passiflora
genus Passiflora noun type genus of the Passifloraceae

Passifloraceae
family Passifloraceae noun tropical woody tendril-climbing vines

passim
adverb used to refer to cited works

passing
overtaking noun going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; `she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me`

passing
noun success in satisfying a test or requirement; `his future depended on his passing that test`; `he got a pass in introductory chemistry`

passing comment
noun an incidental remark

passing note
passing tone noun a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes

passing play
passing game noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; `the coach sent in a passing play on third and long`

passing shot
noun a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net

passing(a)
pass(a) adjective of advancing the ball by throwing it; `a team with a good passing attack`; `a pass play`

passion
passionateness noun strong feeling or emotion

Passion
noun the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion

passion fruit
noun egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks

Passion of Christ
noun the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion

Passion play
noun a play representing the Passion of Christ

Passion Sunday
noun second Sunday before Easter

passionate
adjective having or expressing strong emotions

passionately
adverb with passion; `she kissed him passionately`

passionflower
passionflower vine noun any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit

passionless
adjective not passionate; `passionless observation of human nature`

passive
peaceful adjective peacefully resistant in response to injustice; `passive resistance`

passive air defense
noun air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction

passive immunity
noun an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum)

passive matrix display
noun a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized; `passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active matrix displays`

passive resistance
nonviolent resistance noun peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

passive source
noun an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has

passive transport
noun transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required

passive trust
noun a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties

passive voice
passive noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; ``The ball was thrown by the boy` uses the passive voice`; ``The ball was thrown` is an abbreviated passive`

passively
adverb in a passive manner; `he listened passively`

passivity
passiveness noun the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

passkey
passe-partout noun key that secures entrance everywhere

Passover
Pesach noun (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

passport
noun a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country

password
watchword noun a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; `he forgot the password`

past
adjective a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; `past participle`

past master
noun someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity

past participle
perfect participle noun a participle that expresses completed action

past perfect
past perfect tense noun a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; ``I had finished` is an example of the past perfect`

past progressive
past progressive tense noun a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; ``I had been running` is an example of the past progressive`

past(a)
preceding(a) adjective of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; `a retiring member of the board`

pasta
alimentary paste noun shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg

pasta salad
noun a salad having any of various pastas as the base

paste
library paste noun an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard

paste-up
noun a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; `they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket`

pasteboard
noun stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper

pastel
adjective delicate and pale in color; `pastel pink`

pastel-colored
adjective having pale delicate colors

paster
noun a workman who pastes

pastern
fetter bone noun the part between the fetlock and the hoof

Pasternak
Boris Pasternak noun Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)

Pasteur
Louis Pasteur noun French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)

Pasteurian
adjective of or relating to Louis Pasteur or his experiments

pasteurization
pasteurisation noun partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

pasteurized
pasteurised adjective having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation

pasteurized milk
noun milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation

pastiche
noun a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work

pastime
noun a diversion that occupies one`s time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); `sailing is her favorite pastime`; `his main pastime is gambling`; `he counts reading among his interests`; `they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits`

Pastinaca
genus Pastinaca noun a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips

pastis
noun similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood

pastness
noun the quality of being past

Pastor
subgenus Pastor noun only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus

pastoral
adjective of or relating to a pastor; `pastoral work`; `a pastoral letter`

pastorale
pastoral noun a musical composition that evokes rural life

pastorate
noun pastors collectively

pastorship
pastorate noun the position of pastor

pastrami
noun highly seasoned cut of smoked beef

pastry
noun any of various baked foods made of dough or batter