~Out of~, ~1.~ From.
~2.~ By means of, in consequence of.
~3.~ Not in.
~4.~ Abroad, not within.
~5.~ Beyond.
~Out of character~, Inappropriate, improper, unsuitable, out of
keeping, out of place, in bad taste.
~Out of conceit with~, Tired of, no longer fond of, no longer pleased
with.
~Out of date~, Antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, old-fashioned,
out of fashion, gone by, fallen into desuetude.
~Out-of-doors~, _ad._ Abroad, out-doors, in the open air, out of the
house.
~Out of fashion~, OUT OF DATE.
~Out of humor~, Irritated, ruffled, vexed, angry, sullen, peevish, out
of temper, out of tune.
~Out of joint~, ~1.~ Dislocated.
~2.~ Disordered, displaced, going wrong.
~Out of sorts~, ~1.~ Ill, unwell, ailing, sick, indisposed, laid up.
~2.~ (_Printing._) Without an assortment of types.
~Out of temper~, OUT OF HUMOR.
~Out-of-the-way~, _a._ Uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare.
~Out of tune~, ~1.~ Harsh, discordant, not in tune.
~2.~ Irritated, ruffled, OUT OF HUMOR.
~Out of the frying pan into the fire~, From bad to worse.
~Out of wind~, Plane, even, level, flat.
~Out of winding~, Plane, even, level, flat.
~Out-pouring~, _n._ Effusion, efflux, outflow.
~Outrage~, _n._ Insult, affront, indignity, abuse, offence.
~Outrage~, _v. a._ Insult, abuse, maltreat, offend, shock.
~Outrageous~, _a._ ~1.~ Furious, violent, raging, wild, mad, frantic,
infuriate, frenzied.
~2.~ Atrocious, heinous, villanous.
~3.~ Excessive, exorbitant, enormous, extravagant.
~Outré~, _a._ [Fr.] Extravagant, excessive, exorbitant, immoderate,
inordinate, overstrained.
~Outright~, _ad._ ~1.~ Immediately, instantly, at once, without delay.
~2.~ Completely, utterly, entirely.
~Outrun~, _v. a._ Exceed, surpass, outstrip, outgo, beat, go beyond.
~Outset~, _n._ Beginning, commencement, opening, starting-point.
~Outside~, _n._ Exterior, surface, superficies, external part.
~Outside~, _a._ Exterior, external, outward, outer, on the surface.
~Outskirt~, _n._ Suburb, border, environs.
~Outstanding~, _a._ Unsettled, unpaid, owing, due.
~Outstrip~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Outgo, outrun, go beyond.
~2.~ Excel, surpass, exceed, outvie, outdo.
~Outvie~, _v. a._ Excel, exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip.
~Outward~, _a._ ~1.~ External, exterior, outer, outside.
~2.~ Extrinsic, extraneous, adventitious.
~Outweigh~, _v. a._ Overbalance, overpoise, overweigh.
~Outwit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Outgeneral, out-manœuvre, baffle, steal a
march upon.
~2.~ Overreach, cheat, dupe, deceive, circumvent, swindle, defraud,
victimize, cozen, gull, chouse, diddle, take in, impose upon.
~Oval~, _a._ Elliptical.
~Ovate~, _a._ Egg-shaped.
~Ovation~, _n._ Triumph.
~Over~, _prep._ ~1.~ Above.
~2.~ Across, athwart, from one side of to the other.
~3.~ Throughout, through, through the whole extent of.
~4.~ More than, upwards of.
~Over~, _ad._ ~1.~ Above the top.
~2.~ Across, athwart, transversely, from one side to the other.
~3.~ From one to another, from hand to hand.
~4.~ Besides, to boot, in addition, into the bargain.
~5.~ Throughout, completely, from beginning to end.
~Over-abundant~, _a._ Exuberant, plenteous, copious, full, rank,
plentiful, ample, replete, liberal, lavish.
~Overawe~, _v. a._ Awe, intimidate, cow, frighten, affright, daunt.
~Overbalance~, _v. a._ Outweigh, overpoise, overweigh.
~Overbear~, _v. a._ Overpower, overwhelm, subdue, overthrow, prostrate.
~Overbearing~, _a._ ~1.~ Overpowering, oppressive.
~2.~ Imperious, domineering, dictatorial, supercilious, lordly,
haughty, arrogant.
~Overcast~, _a._ Clouded, darkened, obscured.
~Overcharge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Burden, oppress, surcharge, overload.
~2.~ Exaggerate, overstate, overstrain, overlay with ornament.
~Overcome~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Subdue, conquer, vanquish, subjugate,
overthrow, overwhelm, overturn, overbear, overpower, overmaster,
defeat, crush, beat, rout, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get
the upper hand of.
~2.~ Surmount, rise above.
~Overcome~, _v. n._ Prevail, conquer, gain the victory.
~Over-confident~, _a._ Rash, venturesome, presumptuous, overweening,
headlong, precipitate, incautious, imprudent.
~Overdone~, _a._ ~1.~ Overwrought.
~2.~ Cooked too much.
~Overestimate~, _v. a._ Overvalue, overprize, overrate, make too much
of.
~Overflow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Inundate, deluge, flood, flow over.
~2.~ Overspread, overrun.
~Overflow~, _v. n._ Overrun, run over.
~Overflow~, _n._ ~1.~ Inundation.
~2.~ Superabundance, exuberance, luxuriance, profusion, excess.
~Overfond~, _a._ Doting, too fond.
~Overfull~, _a._ Surcharged, overcharged, overloaded, surfeited,
plethoric.
~Overhaul~, _v. a._ ~1.~ (_Naut._) Overtake, come up with.
~2.~ Examine, look into.
~3.~ [_Colloquial U. S._] Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, find
fault with, pass censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over
the coals, haul over the coals, call to account, come down upon, snap
up.
~Overhead~, _ad._ Above, aloft.
~Overjoyed~, _a._ Transported, enraptured, in raptures, in ecstacies,
in a transport.
~Overlay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cover, spread over.
~2.~ Crush, smother.
~Overliberal~, _a._ Lavish, profuse, prodigal, thriftless, unthrifty,
extravagant, wasteful, too free.
~Overlook~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Superintend, supervise, oversee, inspect,
have charge of.
~2.~ Excuse, forgive, pardon, pass over, forgive and forget.
~3.~ Disregard, neglect, miss, BLINK, pass by, be inattentive to, not
notice, not think of.
~Overmaster~, _v. a._ OVERPOWER.
~Overmodest~, _a._ Bashful, shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident,
shamefaced, sheepish, not self-possessed.
~Overplus~, _n._ Excess, surplus, surplusage, residue.
~Overpoise~, _v. a._ Overbalance, outweigh.
~Overpower~, _v. a._ Subdue, conquer, overwhelm, overcome, overturn,
over-bear, overmaster, defeat, rout, crash, beat, vanquish, subjugate,
discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of.
~Overprize~, _v. a._ Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of.
~Overrate~, _v. a._ Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of.
~Overreach~, _v. a._ Deceive, cheat, dupe, circumvent, defraud,
swindle, cozen, bamboozle, gull, trick, victimize, diddle, chouse,
take in, impose upon.
~Override~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pass, ride beyond.
~2.~ Outweigh, surpass, be superior to, take precedence of.
~Overrule~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Control, govern, sway, have control of.
~2.~ Annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject,
repudiate, supersede, set aside.
~Overruling~, _a._ Controlling, governing, directing, prevailing,
predominant.
~Overrun~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Run over, spread over.
~2.~ Ravage, devastate, despoil, lay waste.
~Overrun~, _v. n._ Overflow, run over.
~Oversee~, _v. a._ Superintend, supervise, overlook, inspect, boss,
have charge of, have the direction of.
~Overseer~, _n._ Superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, BOSS.
~Overset~, _v. a_. ~1.~ Overturn, upset, capsize, turn topsy-turvy.
~2.~ Subvert, overthrow, destroy.
~Oversight~, _n._ ~1.~ Superintendence, control, direction,
management, supervision, inspection, charge, care, SURVEILLANCE.
~2.~ Error, blunder, mistake, slip, trip, lapse, miss, inadvertency.
~Overspread~, _v. a._ Cover, spread over.
~Overstate~, _v. a._ Exaggerate, overcharge.
~Overstrain~, _v. a._ Exaggerate, overcharge.
~Overt~, _a._ Open, manifest, public, patent, notorious, glaring.
~Overtake~, _v. a._ Catch, come up with.
~Overthrow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overturn, upset, overset, subvert,
prostrate, level, fell, throw down, beat down.
~2.~ Demolish, destroy, ruin.
~3.~ Vanquish, conquer, defeat, worst, overcome, master, overpower,
overbear, overwhelm, subjugate, crush, discomfit, beat, rout, foil.
~Overthrow~, _n._ ~1.~ Subversion, prostration.
~2.~ Destruction, demolition, ruin, shipwreck.
~3.~ Defeat, discomfiture, rout.
~Overtop~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rise above.
~2.~ Excel, transcend, surpass, exceed.
~Overture~, _n._ ~1.~ Proposal, offer, proposition.
~2.~ (_Mus._) Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, &c.
~Overturn~, _v. a._ OVERTHROW.
~Overvalue~, _v. a._ Overrate, overprize, overestimate, make too much
of.
~Overweening~, _a._ Conceited, haughty, proud, arrogant, opinionated,
egotistical, consequential, supercilious, vain, vain-glorious, puffed
up.
~Overwhelm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overflow, spread over and cover.
~2.~ Subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat, overpower, OVERTHROW.
~Overwrought~, _a._ Overdone, elaborated too much.
~Ovule~, _n._ (_Bot._) Rudimentary seed.
~Ovum~, _n._ [L. _pl. Ova_.] Egg.
~Owe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Be indebted to, be bound to pay.
~2.~ Be obliged to ascribe to, be obliged for, have to attribute to.
~Owing~, _a._ Due.
~Owing to~, Attributable to, ascribable to, traceable to.
~Own~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Possess, hold, have, be in possession of, have a
title to.
~2.~ Acknowledge, confess, avow, allow, admit.
~Owner~, _n._ Proprietor, possessor, holder.
~Oxidate~, _v. a._ OXIDIZE.
~Oxidize~, _v. a._ Oxidate, calcine, convert into an oxide.
~Oxygenate~, _v. a._ Oxygenize, unite or impregnate with oxygen.
~Oxygenize~, _v. a._ Oxygenate.
~Oxygon~, _n._ Acute-angled triangle.
P
~Pace~, _n._ ~1.~ Step, tread.
~2.~ Gait, manner of walking.
~3.~ Amble (_of a horse_), pacing.
~Pace~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Walk (_with measured steps_).
~2.~ Go at a pace, go at an ambling gait.
~Pachydermatous~, _a._ Thick-skinned.
~Pacific~, _a._ ~1.~ Conciliatory, appeasing, mild, peace-making.
~2.~ Peaceful, peaceable, tranquil, gentle, calm, smooth, quiet,
unruffled.
~Pacification~, _n._ Tranquillization, reconciliation, reconcilement,
accommodation.
~Pacificator~, _n._ Peacemaker.
~Pacify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conciliate, appease, give peace to, restore
harmony to.
~2.~ Tranquillize, assuage, calm, still, quiet, lull, smooth, compose,
moderate, hush, quell, lay, allay, soften, soothe, mollify.
~Pacing~, _n._ Pace, amble.
~Pack~, _n._ ~1.~ Bundle, package, budget, parcel, packet, bale.
~2.~ Burden, load.
~3.~ Collection, assemblage, assortment.
~4.~ Gang, crew, set, knot, band, clan, company, bevy, lot, squad.
~Pack~, _v. a._ Compress (_into a bundle_), put together (_in close
order_).
~Package~, _n._ Bundle, budget, parcel, pack, bale, PACKET.
~Packet~, _n._ ~1.~ Package (_small_).
~2.~ Vessel (_for freight and passengers between stated ports_).
~Packfong~, _n._ [Written also _Pakfong_.] German silver, white copper.
~Pack off~, [_Active._] Despatch, send off, send away.
~Pack off~, [_Neuter._] Depart, go, start, set out, set off, be off,
get off.
~Pact~, _n._ Compact, contract, agreement, bargain, covenant,
stipulation, convention, concordant.
~Pad~, _n._ ~1.~ Cushion.
~2.~ Horse (_for the saddle_), saddle-horse.
~Padisha~, _n._ ~1.~ Shah (_of Persia_).
~2.~ Sultan (_of Turkey_), grand-seignor, Turkish emperor.
~Pæan~, _n._ Triumphal song.
~Pagan~, _n._ Heathen, gentile, idolater.
~Pagan~, _a._ Heathenish, heathen.
~Paganism~, _n._ Heathenism.
~Page~, _n._ Boy-servant (_attending a royal or noble personage or a
legislature_), serving-boy.
~Pageant~, _n._ Spectacle, show, display, parade.
~Pageantry~, _n._ Show, display, parade, pomp, state, splendor,
magnificence, flourish, showing off.
~Pain~, _n._ ~1.~ Penalty, punishment.
~2.~ Suffering, distress, ache, pang, torment, torture, anguish,
agony, throe, twinge.
~3.~ Uneasiness, disquietude, anxiety, solicitude, care, grief,
sorrow, bitterness, affliction, woe, heartache.
~Pain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Torment, torture, rack, agonize, distress, hurt.
~2.~ Disquiet, trouble, afflict, grieve, aggrieve, displease, annoy,
plague, bore, harass, vex, worry, tease, chafe, fret, incommode.
~Painful~, _a._ ~1.~ Tormenting, torturing, agonizing, racking,
distressing, distressful, excruciating.
~2.~ Grievous, afflicting, afflictive, disquieting, troublesome,
displeasing, provoking, annoying, vexatious, unpleasant, disagreeable.
~3.~ Toilsome, arduous, difficult, hard, severe.
~Pains~, _n._ [_Used in the singular number by the best writers._]
Labor, care, trouble, toilsome effort.
~Painstaking~, _a._ Laborious, sedulous, diligent, industrious,
careful, plodding, assiduous, strenuous, hard-working, persevering,
sparing no pains.
~Painstaking~, _n._ Labor, industry, assiduity, diligence,
perseverance, careful toil, conscientious exertion.
~Paint~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Represent (_by colors_).
~2.~ Color (_with a pigment_), coat with paint.
~3.~ Depict, delineate, describe, sketch, portray, pencil, set forth.
~Paint~, _n._ Pigment, coloring matter.
~Painting~, _n._ Picture (_in colors_).
~Pair~, _n._ Two (_of the same kind or suited to each other_), couple,
brace, SPAN.
~Pair~, _v. a. & n._ Couple.
~Pakfong~, _n._ [Written also PACKFONG.] German silver, white copper.
~Palace~, _n._ Stately mansion.
~Palatable~, _a._ Savory, delicious, nice, luscious, delicate.
~Palate~, _n._ Roof of the mouth.
~Palatial~, _a._ Stately, magnificent.
~Palaver~, _n._ Twaddle, chatter, balderdash, rigmarole, gibberish,
stuff, trash, fudge, nonsense, platitude, moonshine, wish-wash,
flummery, jargon, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.
~Pale~, _a._ ~1.~ Pallid, wan, ashy, whitish, colorless, cadaverous,
not ruddy.
~2.~ Dim, sombre.
~Pale~, _n._ ~1.~ Picket, stake.
~2.~ Enclosure, circuit.
~Palfrey~, _n._ Saddle-horse.
~Paling~, _n._ Fence (_made of pales_).
~Palingenesia~, _n._ [Gr.] Palengenesis, palengenesy, regeneration,
second birth, new birth.
~Palengenesis~, _n._ Palingenesia.
~Palengenesy~, _n._ Palingenesia.
~Palinode~, _n._ Recantation.
~Pall~, _n._ Cloak (_of state_), mantle.
~Pall~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make vapid or insipid.
~2.~ Satiate, cloy, surfeit, sate, glut, gorge, fill to repletion.
~Pall~, _v. n._ Become insipid, grow tasteless.
~Palladium~, _n._ Bulwark, safeguard, security.
~Palliate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Extenuate, excuse, gloss, apologize for.
~2.~ Allay, ease, soothe, mitigate, moderate, assuage, alleviate,
soothe, soften, abate, mollify, lessen, diminish, relieve, dull,
blunt, quiet, still, quell.
~Palliation~, _n._ ~1.~ Extenuation.
~2.~ Mitigation, alleviation, relief.
~Palliative~, _n._ Lenitive.
~Pallid~, _a._ Wan, whitish, ashy, colorless, cadaverous, pale, not
ruddy.
~Palling~, _a._ Nauseating, loathsome, sickening.
~Palm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conceal in the palm (_as a juggler_).
~2.~ Impose (_by fraud_), obtrude, pass off.
~Palmer~, _n._ Pilgrim (_returned from the Holy Land_), crusader.
~Palmiped~, _a._ Web-footed.
~Palmistry~, _n._ Chiromancy.
~Palm off upon~, Impose by fraud, put upon by trickery.
~Palm upon~, Impose by fraud, put upon by trickery.
~Palmy~, _a._ Prosperous, fortunate, flourishing, thriving, happy,
joyous, halcyon, golden, Saturnian.
~Palpable~, _a._ ~1.~ Tangible, tactile.
~2.~ Manifest, obvious, plain, evident, glaring, unmistakable, gross,
easily seen, very perceptible.
~Palpitate~, _v. n._ Pulsate, throb, flutter, go pit-a-pat.
~Palpitation~, _n._ Throbbing, fluttering, beating, pulsation, throb.
~Palpi~, _n. pl._ [L.] (_Ent._) Feelers.
~Palsy~, _n._ Paralysis.
~Palsy~, _v. a._ Paralyze, benumb, deaden.
~Palter~, _v. n._ Equivocate, shuffle, dodge, quibble, evade,
prevaricate.
~Paltry~, _a._ ~1.~ Small, little, diminutive, inconsiderable,
insignificant, unimportant, petty, miserable, wretched, slight,
slender, feeble, trifling, trivial, of no consequence, of no importance.
~2.~ Base, vile, abject, grovelling, low, mean, beggarly, pitiful,
despicable, contemptible.
~Pamper~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Feed to excess, feed luxuriantly.
~2.~ Indulge (_unduly_), cocker.
~Pamphlet~, _n._ BROCHURE.
~Panacea~, _n._ Catholicon, universal medicine, universal remedy.
~Pancake~, _n._ Flapjack, fritter.
~Pander~, _n._ Procurer, pimp, male bawd.
~Pander to~, Subserve, minister to.
~Panegyric~, _n._ Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, tribute of praise.
~Panegyric~, _a._ Encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic,
eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory.
~Panegyrical~, _a._ Encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic,
eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory.
~Panegyrize~, _v. a._ Praise (_highly_), extol, eulogize.
~Panel~, _n._ (_Law._) Array, body of jurors.
~Pang~, _n._ Pain (_sharp and sudden_), throe, twinge, gripe.
~Pangolin~, _n._ Manis, scaly ant-eater.
~Panic~, _n._ Fright, affright, alarm, terror, consternation, sudden
fear.
~Panicle~, _n._ Compound raceme.
~Panic-stricken~, _a._ Dismayed, terrified, horrified, appalled,
frightened, horror-struck.
~Panoply~, _n._ Armor (_complete_), suit of armor.
~Pansy~, _n._ (_Bot._) Heart's-ease, garden violet (_Viola tricolor_).
~Pant~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Puff, gasp, blow, breathe hard, lose breath.
~2.~ Long, yearn, hunger, thirst, sigh.
~Pantaloons~, _n. pl._ Trousers, breeches.
~Pantomime~, _n._ Dumb show.
~Pantophagous~, _a._ Omnivorous, all-devouring.
~Pap~, _n._ ~1.~ Nipple, teat, dug.
~2.~ Food (_made soft for infants and weaklings_), nutriment,
nourishment.
~Papa~, _n._ Father (_so used by children_).
~Papaverous~, _a._ Poppy-like.
~Paper~, _n._ ~1.~ Document, writing, written instrument.
~2.~ Newspaper, journal.
~3.~ (_Com._) Notes, bank-notes, drafts, bills of exchange.
~Papilionaceous~, _a._ Butterfly-shaped.
~Parable~, _n._ Fable (_in which what is stated as fact is probable,
or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life_),
APOLOGUE, story, NOVEL, short tale, fictitious narrative (_intended to
illustrate some spiritual truth_).
~Parabolic~, _a._ Figurative, expressed by a parable or similitude.
~Parabolical~, _a._ Figurative, expressed by a parable or similitude.
~Paraclete~, _n._ Advocate, Intercessor, Comforter, Holy Spirit,
Spirit of Truth.
~Parade~, _n._ ~1.~ Ostentation, display, ceremony, show, pompous
exhibition.
~2.~ Pageant, spectacle, pompous procession.
~Parade~, _v. a._ Display, flaunt, show off.
~Parade~, _v. n._ Make a show, show off.
~Paradise~, _n._ ~1.~ Eden, the garden of Eden.
~2.~ Heaven, Elysium, abode of the blessed, place of bliss.
~Paradox~, _n._ Absurdity (_as appears at first sight, yet not so in
fact_), seeming contradiction.
~Paradoxical~, _a._ Absurd (_to appearance, yet conformable to fact_),
incredible, puzzling, inconceivable.
~Paragon~, _n._ Model, pattern, master-piece, CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, BEAU
IDEAL, nonesuch, pink.
~Paragraph~, _n._ ~1.~ Passage, clause, section of a discourse.
~2.~ Item (_as in a newspaper_), remark, short notice.
~Parallel~, _a._ ~1.~ Equidistant throughout (_as lines_).
~2.~ In conformity, in harmony, in accordance.
~3.~ Like, similar, analogous, resembling, allied, of a piece.
~Parallel~, _n._ ~1.~ Parallel line.
~2.~ Resemblance, similarity, likeness.
~3.~ Comparison.
~Paralysis~, _n._ Palsy.
~Paralyze~, _v. a._ Palsy, benumb, deaden.
~Paralogism~, _n._ Sophistry (_unintentional_), false reasoning.
~Paralogy~, _n._ Sophistry (_unintentional_), false reasoning.
~Paramount~, _a._ Supreme, superior, preeminent, principal, chief.
~Paramour~, _n._ ~1.~ Lover (_in a bad sense_), wooer, gallant.
~2.~ Concubine, mistress.
~Parapet~, _n._ (_Fort._) Breastwork (_on a rampart_).
~2.~ Breast wall (_as on a bridge_).
~Paraphernalia~, _n. pl._ Appendages, ornaments, trappings, equipment.
~Paraphrase~, _n._ ~1.~ Explanation (_by amplifying_), exposition.
~2.~ Free translation.
~Paraphrastic~, _a._ ~1.~ Explanatory (_by amplification_).
~2.~ Free, loose, diffuse, not literal, not verbal.
~Paraphrastical~, _a._ ~1.~ Explanatory (by amplification).
~2.~ Free, loose, diffuse, not literal, not verbal.
~Paratonnere~, _n._ [Fr.] Lightning-rod.
~Parasite~, _n._ Sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler,
flunky, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server,
hanger-on.
~Parasitic~, _a._ Sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling,
servile, slavish, meanly submissive.
~Parasitical~, _a._ Sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling,
servile, slavish, meanly submissive.
~Parboil~, _v. a._ Coddle, boil slightly.
~Parcel~, _n._ ~1.~ Bundles, package, packet, budget.
~2.~ Set, lot, batch, collection.
~3.~ (_Law._) Piece, part, portion, tract, plot, patch.
~Parcel out~, Divide, distribute, apportion, deal out.
~Parch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Burn (_slightly_), scorch, roast.
~2.~ Dry, shrivel, dry up.
~Pardon~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Remit, overlook, pass over.
~2.~ FORGIVE (_especially for a grave offence_), absolve, excuse,
acquit.
~Pardon~, _n._ Forgiveness (_especially of a grave offence after
conviction, and granted to a specified person_), remission (_of a
penalty incurred_), absolution, grace, mercy, AMNESTY.
~Pardonable~, _a._ Excusable, venial, that may be pardoned.
~Pare~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Peel (_by the use of a knife_).
~2.~ Clip, cut, shave off.
~Parentage~, _n._ Extraction, birth, descent, lineage, pedigree, stock.
~Parents~, _n. pl._ Father and mother.
~Parget~, _v. a._ Plaster, cover with plaster.
~Pargeter~, _n._ Plasterer.
~Parhelion~, _n._ [_Gr. pl. Parhelia._] Mock sun.
~Pariah~, _n._ Outcast, wretch, Troglodyte, miserable person.
~Parity~, _n._ Equality, analogy, close correspondence.
~Parley~, _v. n._ Talk, converse, discourse, hold a conference
(_especially with an enemy_).
~Parley~, _n._ Conference (_especially between enemies_), talk,
discourse, conversation.
~Parliament~, _n._ House of Lords and House of Commons (_of Great
Britain and Ireland_).
~Parlor~, _n._ Drawing-room.
~Parody~, _n._ Travesty, burlesque, caricature.
~Parody~, _v. a._ Travesty, burlesque, caricature, turn into burlesque.
~Parol~, _a._ (_Law._) Oral, verbal, by word of mouth.
~Parole~, _a._ (_Law._) Oral, verbal, by word of mouth.
~Parol~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Word of mouth, oral declaration.
~2.~ (_Mil._) Word of honor, word of promise, plighted faith.
~Parole~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Word of mouth, oral declaration.
~2.~ (_Mil._) Word of honor, word of promise, plighted faith.
~Paroxysm~, _n._ (_Med._) Exacerbation (_of a disease, periodically_),
fit, convulsion, sudden attack.
~Parquet~, _n._ [Fr.] Pit, parterre.
~Parricidal~, _a._ Patricidal.
~Parricide~, _n._ Patricide.
~Parrot~, _n._ POLL.
~Parry~, _v. a._ Ward off, turn aside.
~Parsimonious~, _a._ Stingy, close, avaricious, niggardly, miserly,
mean, penurious, grasping, covetous, close-fisted, sordid, very
saving, excessively frugal.
~Parsimony~, _n._ Stinginess, niggardliness, penuriousness, avarice,
covetousness, cupidity, meanness.
~Parson~, _n._ Minister, priest, clergyman, pastor, ecclesiastic,
churchman, divine.
~Part~, _n._ ~1.~ Piece, portion, fraction, section, division,
subdivision.
~2.~ Member, organ, constituent, element, component, ingredient.
~3.~ Share, allotment, lot, dividend.
~4.~ Business, charge, duty, office, function.
~5.~ Side, party, interest, concern, faction.
~Part~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Divide, sever, dissever, sunder, dismember,
subdivide, break, break in pieces, tear asunder.
~2.~ Disunite, separate, disjoin, disconnect, detach, dissociate, keep
apart, hold apart.
~3.~ Apportion, allot, share, distribute, parcel out, deal out.
~Part~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be broken, be parted, be divided, become
separated, go asunder.
~2.~ Quit each other, take leave, bid farewell.
~3.~ Depart, go away, set out.
~Part from~, Leave, be detached from, be separated from.
~Part with~, Relinquish, resign, surrender, lose, give up.
~Partake of~, Participate, partake, share, have a share of, take a
part of, have a part of, participate in.
~Partaking~, _n._ Participation.