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Part 43

~Outbreak~, _n._ ~1.~ Eruption, explosion.

~2.~ Riot, row, fray, affray, broil, conflict, breach of the peace.

~Outburst~, _n._ Eruption, outbreak.

~Outcast~, _n._ ~1.~ Exile.

~2.~ Reprobate, castaway, vagabond, Pariah, abandoned wretch.

~Outcrop~, _n._ (_Geol._) Basseting, cropping out.

~Outcry~, _n._ ~1.~ Cry, scream, screech, yell.

~2.~ Clamor, vociferation, HALLABALOO, noise, hue and cry.

~Outdo~, _v. a._ Excel, surpass, exceed, beat, outstrip, outvie, outgo, go beyond, be superior to.

~Out-doors~, _ad._ Abroad, out-of-doors, in the open air, out of the house.

~Outer~, _a._ Exterior, external.

~Outface~, _v. a._ Brave, look out of countenance, stare down.

~Outfit~, _n._ Equipment.

~Outflow~, _n._ Efflux, effusion, flow, out-pouring.

~Outgo~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Outstrip, go beyond.

~2.~ Surpass, excel, exceed, outdo, outvie, beat, be superior to.

~Outgo~, _n._ Expenditure, outlay.

~Out-Herod Herod~, Be very extravagant, overdo the matter.

~Outlandish~, _a._ ~1.~ Foreign, strange, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad.

~2.~ Barbarous, rustic, boorish, rude, clownish.

~Outlaw~, _n._ Robber, bandit, brigand, freebooter, highwayman, marauder.

~Outlay~, _n._ Expenditure, outgo.

~Outlet~, _n._ Exit, egress, vent.

~Outline~, _n._ ~1.~ Contour.

~2.~ Sketch, plan, draft, delineation, drawing, rough draft.

~Outlive~, _v. a._ Survive, live longer than.

~Outlook~, _n._ ~1.~ Watch.

~2.~ Prospect, view, sight.

~Outmost~, _a._ Remotest, furthest.

~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~Out of date~, Antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, old-fashioned, out of fashion, gone by, fallen into desuetude.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~Out of fashion~, OUT OF DATE.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.

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~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.

~Partake~, _v. a._ Share, partake of, participate in, have a part of, take a part of.

~Partaker~, _n._ Participator, sharer, communicant.

~Parterre~, _n._ [Fr.] Pit, parquet.

~Partial~, _a._ ~1.~ Incomplete, imperfect, limited, not entire, not total, not general, not universal.

~2.~ Biassed, prejudiced, prepossessed, warped, interested, unfair, unjust, one-sided, not indifferent.

~Partial to~, Fond of.

~Partiality~, _n._ ~1.~ Unfairness, injustice, favoritism.

~2.~ Fondness, predilection, liking, fancy, inclination, leaning, bent.

~Partially~, _ad._ Partly, imperfectly, in part, not totally.

~Particeps criminis~, [L.] Accomplice, confederate, abettor, SOCIUS CRIMINIS.

~Participant~, _n._ Participator, sharer.

~Participate in~, Partake, share, have a part in, take a part in.

~Participation~, _n._ Partaking.

~Participator~, _n._ Partaker, sharer.

~Particle~, _n._ Bit, ATOM, MOLECULE, corpuscle, mote, jot, iota, tittle, whit, grain, scrap, mite, scintilla, ace.

~Particular~, _a._ ~1.~ Especial, special, specific, not general.

~2.~ Individual, single, separate, distinct, distinction.

~3.~ Minute, exact, precise, nice, scrupulous, fastidious.

~4.~ Peculiar, odd, singular, strange, notable.

~Particular~, _n._ Instance, circumstance, detail, item,

## particularity, special point.

~Particularity~, _n._ ~1.~ Exactness, preciseness, precision.

~2.~ Detail, item, particular, special point.

~3.~ Peculiarity, singularity, characteristic.

~Particularize~, _v. a._ Specify, mention in detail, set forth minutely.

~Particularize~, _v. n._ Be particular, descend to particulars, mention particulars.

~Particularly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Especially, specially, specifically, circumstantially.

~2.~ Separately, singly, distinctly, individually.

~Parting~, _n._ ~1.~ Breaking, rupture, disruption, severing, tearing asunder.

~2.~ Separation, detachment.

~3.~ Leave-taking.

~Partisan~, _n._ ~1.~ Adherent, follower, supporter, disciple, champion, votary, party man.

~2.~ Truncheon, staff.

~Partisanship~, _n._ Championship.

~Partition~, _n._ ~1.~ Division, separation, distinction.

~2.~ Dividing wall, BULKHEAD.

~Partition~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Apportion, share, divide into shares, parcel out.

~2.~ Divide by partitions.

~Partitive~, _a._ (_Gram._) Distributive.

~Partitive~, _n._ (_Gram._) Distributive.

~Partly~, _ad._ In part, in some measure, in some degree, not wholly, not entirely.

~Partner~, _n._ ~1.~ Associate, colleague, partaker, sharer,

## participator, participant.

~2.~ Member of a partnership, member of a firm, one of a firm or house.

~Partnership~, _n._ ~1.~ Union, connection, interest, participation.

~2.~ Copartnership, company, association, society, firm, house.

~Partridge-berry~, _n._ ~1.~ Wintergreen, teaberry, deerberry, boxberry, mountain-tea (_Gaultheria procumbens_).

~2.~ Checkerberry, squaw-vine, winter-clover (_Mitchella repens_).

~Parts~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Talents, faculties, powers, abilities, endowments, gifts, genius, calibre.

~2.~ Quarters, regions, districts.

~Parturition~, _n._ Delivery, labor, travail, child-birth, bringing forth.

~Party~, _n._ ~1.~ Faction, CABAL, CLIQUE, set, junto, COTERIE, circle, combination, league, confederacy, alliance.

~2.~ Company, assembly, body, gathering, social assemblage.

~3.~ Participator, participant, partaker, sharer.

~4.~ Litigant, plaintiff or defendant.

~5.~ Person, individual, man, one, somebody, some one.

~Party-colored~, _a._ Variegated, piebald, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, of all manner of colors.

~Party-man~, _n._ PARTISAN.

~Parvenu~, _n._ [Fr.] Upstart, mushroom, snob, pretentious fellow, pretender to gentility.

~Pasigraphy~, _n._ Universal language.

~Pasilaly~, _n._ Universal language.

~Pasquinade~, _n._ Lampoon, satire.

~Pasquinade~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Lampoon, satirize, abuse by satire.

~Pass~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Go, move, proceed, go on, make a transit.

~2.~ Elapse, be spent, pass away.

~3.~ Vanish, disappear, cease, fade, die, be lost.

~4.~ Occur, happen, take place.

~5.~ Circulate, be current, gain currency.

~6.~ Be enacted, be sanctioned by a majority of votes.

~7.~ Be deemed, be considered, be held, be regarded.

~8.~ Answer, do, do well enough.

~9.~ Go unheeded, go unregarded.

~10.~ Make a thrust, make a pass.

~Pass~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Allow to proceed, let go.

~2.~ Send, transmit, deliver, make over.

~3.~ Go over, go across.

~4.~ Undergo, experience, live through, make trial of.

~5.~ Spend (_as time_).

~6.~ Omit, neglect, disregard, take no notice of.

~7.~ Overstep, go beyond.

~8.~ Exceed, surpass, excel, transcend.

~9.~ Be enacted by, be passed by.

~10.~ Enact, ratify, sanction by a majority of votes.

~11.~ Utter, deliver, pronounce.

~12.~ Give currency to, put into circulation.

~Pass~, _n._ ~1.~ Passage, way, road, avenue.

~2.~ Defile, ravine, gorge, narrow passage.

~3.~ Passport, permission to pass.

~4.~ Conjuncture, state, condition.

~5.~ Thrust, push, allonge, lunge, tilt.

~Passable~, _a._ ~1.~ Fit for travel (_as a road_).

~2.~ Tolerable, middling, moderate, ordinary, so so, mediocre, pretty good, not very bad.

~Passage~, _n._ ~1.~ Passing, transit.

~2.~ Road, path, way, avenue, pass, thoroughfare, channel, route.

~3.~ Act, deed, event, occurrence, feat, exploit.

~4.~ Clause, sentence, paragraph, text.

~5.~ Corridor, entry, entry way.

~6.~ Enactment, passing.

~7.~ (_Music._) Phrase, part of an air.

~Pass away~, Elapse, lapse, pass, glide, slip away.

~Pass by~, Overlook, disregard, omit, take no notice of, pass over.

~Pass current~, Be received, be admitted, GO DOWN.

~Passé~, _a._ [Fr.] Past, worn, faded, out of use, out of date.

~Passenger~, _n._ Traveller, wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, tourist.

~Passim~, _ad._ [L.] Here and there, everywhere.

~Pass in review~, Review, revise, reconsider, re-examine.

~Passion~, _n._ ~1.~ Suffering (_specifically that of Christ by crucifixion_).

~2.~ Emotion, ardor, fervor, zeal, rapture, transport, excitement, impulse, glow, strong feeling.

~3.~ Pathos, warmth of feeling, tender emotion.

~4.~ Anger, resentment, wrath, indignation, fury.

~5.~ Love, affection, attachment, fondness, devotion.