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Papains
- noun - a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
Pardons
- noun - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
- accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
- grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
- the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- the formal act of liberating someone
Parking
- verb - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
- place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
- space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
- the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily
Parring
- verb - make a score (on a hole) equal to par
Parsing
- verb - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
Parsons
- noun - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
- military clergyman
- United States sociologist (1902-1979)
Parting
- verb - a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"
- come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
- force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
- go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
- leave; "The family took off for Florida"
- the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
Parvenu
- adjective - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
- characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
- of or characteristic of a parvenu