English to English Dictionary

Paclitaxel

A mitotic inhibitor used as a chemotherapy medication to treat various types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and lung cancer.

Paddywhack

A sharp blow or a smart slap.

Panegyric

A public speech or published text written in praise of someone or something.

Papist

An adherent of the Roman Catholic Church, historically used as a hostile or disparaging term by Protestants.

Parament

An ornamental hanging or covering for an altar, pulpit, or reading desk in a church.

Paraphasia

A type of language disorder in which a person produces unintended syllables, words, or phrases during speech.

Paronymous

Having the same derivation or root; cognate.

Patriate

To legislate for the transfer of a colonial or dependent country's constitution from the mother country to its own jurisdiction.

Peend

A ancestral village, hometown, or native rural settlement, particularly in the cultural context of Punjab.

Pelter

A person or thing that pelts, beats, or hurls things repeatedly.

Pendente lite injunction

A temporary court order issued during the course of ongoing litigation designed to maintain the status quo and prevent irreparable harm until a final judgment is rendered.

Pendulously

In a manner that hangs loosely or swings as if suspended.