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Synonyms

daddy, father, pop—more at FATHER

pa·pa·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : the office of pope

2 : a succession of popes

3 : the term of a pope's reign

4 cap : the system of government of the Roman Catholic Church

pa·pa·in noun : an enzyme in papaya juice used esp. as a meat tenderizer and in medicine

pa·pal adjective : of or relating to the pope or to the Roman Catholic Church

papaw variant of PAWPAW

pa·pa·ya noun : a tropical American tree with large yellow black-seeded edible fruit; also : its fruit

1paper noun [ORIGIN: ME papir, fr. AF, fr. L papyrus papyrus, paper, fr. Gk papyros papyrus]

1 : a pliable substance made usu. of vegetable matter and used to write or print on, to wrap things in, or to cover walls; also : a single sheet of this substance

2 : a printed or written document

3 : NEWSPAPER

4 : WALLPAPER

5 : a formal written composition often designed for publication and often intended to be read aloud

— paper verb

— pa·pery adjective

Synonyms

[2] blank, document, form—more at FORM

[5] article, composition, essay, theme—more at ESSAY

2paper adjective 1 : made of paper, cardboard, or papier-mâché

2 : of or relating to clerical work or written communication

3 : existing only in theory : NOMINAL

pa·per·back noun : a paper-covered book

pa·per·board noun : CARDBOARD

pa·per·hang·er noun : one that applies wallpaper

— pa·per·hang·ing noun

pa·per·weight noun : an object used to hold down loose papers by its weight

pa·pier–mâ·ché noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., chewed paper]

: a molding material of wastepaper and additives (as glue)

— papier–mâché adjective

pa·pil·la noun, plural -lae [ORIGIN: L, nipple]

: a small projecting bodily part (as one of the nubs on the surface of the tongue) that resembles a tiny nipple in form

— pap·il·lary adjective

pa·poose noun [ORIGIN: Narragansett papoòs]

: a young child of No. American Indian parents

pa·pri·ka noun [ORIGIN: Hung]

: a mild red spice made from the fruit of various cultivated sweet peppers

Pap smear noun : a method for the early detection of cancer esp. of the uterine cervix

Pap test noun : PAP SMEAR

pap·ule noun : a small solid usu. conical elevation of the skin

— pap·u·lar adjective

pa·py·rus noun, plural -rus·es or -ri 1 : a tall grassy sedge of the Nile valley

2 : paper made from papyrus pith

1par noun 1 : a stated value (as of a security)

2 : a common level : EQUALITY

3 : an accepted standard or normal condition

4 : the score standard set for each hole of a golf course

— par adjective

Synonyms

[2] equality, equivalence, parity, sameness—more at EQUIVALENCE

[3] criterion, grade, mark, measure, standard, touchstone, yardstick—more at STANDARD

[3] average, norm, normal, standard—more at AVERAGE

2par abbreviation 1 paragraph

2 parallel

3 parish

par·a·ble noun : a simple story told to illustrate a moral truth

pa·rab·o·la noun : a plane curve formed by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line

— par·a·bol·ic adjective

para·chute noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. para- (as in parasol) + chute fall]

: a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a usu. hemispherical canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended

— parachute verb

— para·chut·ist noun

parachute pants noun plural : baggy casual pants of lightweight fabric

1parade noun 1 : a pompous display : EXHIBITION

2 : MARCH, PROCESSION; especially : a ceremonial formation and march

3 : a place for strolling

2parade verb pa·rad·ed; pa·rad·ing 1 : to march in a parade

2 : PROMENADE

3 : to exhibit ostentatiously : SHOW OFF

4 : MASQUERADE

Synonyms

[1] file, march, pace, stride—more at MARCH

[3] display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, show, show off, sport, strut, unveil—more at SHOW

par·a·digm noun 1 : MODEL, PATTERN

2 : a systematic inflection of a verb or noun showing a complete conjugation or declension

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