parapsychologist
1: someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance
parapsychology
1: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: {psychic phenomena}, {psychic phenomenon}]
paraquat
1: a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
paraquat poisoning
1: poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys
paraquet
1: any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parakeet}, {parrakeet}, {parroket}, {paroquet}, {parroquet}]
parasail
1: parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car
Parascalops
1: brewer's moles [syn: {genus Parascalops}]
Parascalops breweri
1: mole of eastern North America [syn: {brewer's mole}, {hair-tailed mole}]
Parashurama
1: an incarnation of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas
parasitaemia
1: a condition in which parasites are present in the blood [syn: {parasitemia}]
Parasitaxus
1: 1 species: parasite yew [syn: {genus Parasitaxus}]
Parasitaxus ustus
1: rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides [syn: {parasite yew}]
parasite
1: an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host [ant: {host}] 2: a follower who hangs ...
parasite yew
1: rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides [syn: {Parasitaxus ustus}]
parasitemia
1: a condition in which parasites are present in the blood [syn: {parasitaemia}]
parasitic
1: relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" [syn: {parasitical}] 2: of or pertaining to epenthesis [syn: {epenthetic}] 3: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasi...
parasitic jaeger
1: a variety of jaeger [syn: {arctic skua}, {Stercorarius parasiticus}]
parasitic plant
1: plant living on another plant and obtaining from it organic nutriment
parasitic worm
1: worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes [syn: {helminth}]
parasitical
1: relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" [syn: {parasitic}] 2: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasi...
parasiticidal
1: capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: {anthelmintic}, {anthelminthic}, {helminthic}]
parasitism
1: the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
parasol
1: a handheld collapsible source of shade [syn: {sunshade}]
parasol mushroom
1: edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn [syn: {Lepiota procera}]
parasympathetic
1: of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system n : originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates ...
parasympathetic nervous system
1: 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 pup...
parasympathomimetic
1: having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system; "parasympathetomimetic drugs slow the heart rate"
Parathelypteris
1: terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America [syn: {genus Parathelypteris}]
Parathelypteris novae-boracensis
1: slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New York fern}, {Dryopteris noveboracensis}]
Parathelypteris simulata
1: delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Massachusetts fern}, {Thelypteris simulata}]
parathion
1: a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
parathion poisoning
1: a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating
parathormone
1: 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 [syn: {pa...
parathyroid
1: any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland [syn: {parathyroid gland}]
parathyroid gland
1: any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland [syn: {parathyroid}]
parathyroid hormone
1: 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 [syn: {pa...
paratrooper
1: a soldier in the paratroops [syn: {para}]
paratroops
1: infantry trained and equipped to parachute
paratyphoid
1: any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever [syn: {paratyphoid fever}]
paratyphoid fever
1: any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever [syn: {paratyphoid}]
paraumbilical vein
1: small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins [syn: {vena paraumbilicalis}]
parazoan
1: primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies [syn: {sponge}, {poriferan}] [also: {parazoa} (pl)]
parboil
1: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" [syn: {blanch}]
Parcae
1: the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns
parcel
1: a wrapped container [syn: {package}] 2: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: {portion}, {share}] 3: an extended area of lan...
parcel bomb
1: a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened [syn: {letter bomb}, {package bomb}]
parcel of land
1: an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land}, {piece of ground}, {parcel}]
parcel out
1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {dist...
parceled out
1: given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out}, {doled out}, {meted out}]
parceling
1: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state...
parcellation
1: the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation"
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parch
1: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" [syn: {sear}]
parched
1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust...
Parcheesi
1: a modern board game based on pachisi
parchment
1: a superior paper resembling sheepskin 2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {sheepskin}, {lambskin}]
pardner
1: an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime" [syn: {collaborator}, {cooperator}, {partner}]
pardon
1: the act of excusing a mistake or offense [syn: {forgiveness}] 2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [syn: {amnesty}] 3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {amnesty}, ...
pardonable
1: admitting of being pardoned [ant: {unpardonable}]
pardonably
1: in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree; "he was excusably late" [syn: {excusably}, {forgivably}] [ant: {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}]
pardoner
1: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense [syn: {forgiver}, {excuser}] 2: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
pare
1: decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: {pare down}] 2: cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" [syn: {whittle}] 3: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {skin}, {peel}] 4:...
pare down
1: decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: {pare}]
paregmenon
1: juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility')
paregoric
1: medicine used to treat diarrhea [syn: {camphorated tincture of opium}]
parenchyma
1: animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels 2: the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that r...
parent
1: 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 [ant: {child}] v : bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up child...
parentage
1: the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" [syn: {parenthood}] 2: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents [syn: {birth}] 3: the descendants of on...
parental
1: designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced [ant: {filial}] 2: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" [syn: {maternal}, {pa...
parented
1: having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates [ant: {unparented}]
parenteral
1: administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection) 2: located outside the alimentary tract
parenterally
1: by parenteral means; "the drug is intended to be administered parenterally"
parenthesis
1: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material 2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: {digression}, {aside}, {excursus}, {divagation}] [also: {parentheses} (pl...
parenthesis-free notation
1: a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components
parenthetic
1: as if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" [syn: {parenthetical}] 2: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" [syn: {parenthetical}]
parenthetical
1: as if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" [syn: {parenthetic}] 2: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" [syn: {parenthetic}] n : an express...
parenthetical expression
1: an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" [syn: {parenthetical}]
parenthetically
1: in a parenthetical manner; "he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony"
parenthood
1: the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" [syn: {parentage}]
parentless
1: having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates [syn: {unparented}] [ant: {parented}]
parer
1: a manicurist who trims the fingernails 2: a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables [syn: {paring knife}]
paresis
1: a slight or partial paralysis
paresthesia
1: abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage [syn: {paraesthesia}]
paretic
1: a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)
Pareto
1: Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923) [syn: {Vilfredo Pareto}]
pareve
1: 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" [syn: {parve}]
parfait
1: layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream
parfait glass
1: a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served
parget
1: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {pargeting}, {pargetting}] v : apply ornamental plaster to
pargeting
1: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {parget}, {pargetting}] 2: ornamental plasterwork [syn: {pargetting}, {pargetry}] 3: ornamental plastering [syn: {pargetting}]
pargetry
1: ornamental plasterwork [syn: {pargeting}, {pargetting}]
pargetting
1: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {parget}, {pargeting}] 2: ornamental plasterwork [syn: {pargeting}, {pargetry}] 3: ornamental plastering [syn: {pargeting}]
parheliacal
1: relating to or resembling a parhelion [syn: {parhelic}]
parhelic
1: relating to or resembling a parhelion [syn: {parheliacal}]
parhelic circle
1: a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn: {solar halo}, {parhelic ring}]
parhelic ring
1: a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn: {solar halo}, {parhelic circle}]
parhelion
1: a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" [syn: {mock sun}, {sundog}] [also: {parhelia} (pl)]
pari passu
1: used in legal language [syn: {at an equal rate}]
pari-mutuel machine
1: computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won [syn: {totalizer}, {totaliser}, {totalizator}, {totalisator}]
pariah
1: a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: {outcast}, {castaway}, {Ishmael}]
pariah dog
1: ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India [syn: {pye-dog}, {pie-dog}]
Paridae
1: titmice and chickadees [syn: {family Paridae}]
paries
1: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" [syn: {wall}] [also: {parietes} (pl)]
parietal
1: of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; "parietal lobe"
parietal bone
1: either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
parietal gyrus
1: any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum
parietal lobe
1: that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
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