| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| paschal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs. |
| pasquil | noun | See Pasquin., See Pasquin. |
| pasquin | noun | A lampooner; also, a lampoon. See Pasquinade., To lampoon; to satiraze. |
| passing | present participle & vb. noun | of Pass, The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away., Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing., Exceeding; surpassing, eminent., Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange. |
| passade | verb i. | Alt. of Passado |
| passado | verb i. | A pass or thrust., A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground. |
| passage | verb i. | The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body., Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing; conveyance., Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one’s passage., Removal from life; decease; departure; death., Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit. Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a building; a hall; a corridor., A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or continuous series; as, the passage of time., A separate part of a course, process, or series; an occurrence; an incident; an act or deed., A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause., Reception; currency., A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms., A movement or an evacuation of the bowels., In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed. |
| passant | verb i. | Passing from one to another; in circulation; current., Curs/ry, careless., Surpassing; excelling., Walking; — said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised. |
| passion | noun | A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross., The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; — opposed to action., Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents., The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill., Disorder of the mind; madness., Passion week. See Passion week, below., To give a passionate character to., To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. |
| passive | adjective | Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene., Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission., Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive., Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues. |
| passmen | plural | of Passman |
| passman | noun | One who passes for a degree, without honors. See Classman, 2. |
| pasting | present participle & vb. noun | of Paste |
| pastern | noun | The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse., A shackle for horses while pasturing., A patten. |
| pastime | noun | That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion., To sport; to amuse one’s self. |
| pasture | noun | Food; nourishment., Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the food of cattle taken by grazing., Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage., To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will pasture forty cows., To feed on growing grass; to graze. |
| pasties | plural | of Pasty |