parent [a father or mother] Her parents will be here later.
parliament [a government lawmaking group] The government ended parliament and called new elections.
part [(1) something less than the whole; (2) not all of something] I spend part of today planning what I will do tomorrow. (1) Only a small part of this land belongs to me. (2)
party [(1) a group of people working together for a political purpose; (2) a group of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment] She raises money for the Democratic Party. (1) Bill has invited everyone to a party at his house. (2)
pass [(1) to go by or move around something; (2) to move along; (3) to cause or permit to go] You can pass the car in front of us. (1) The hours passed slowly as he waited to leave. (2) The guard passed him through the gate. (3)
passenger [a person traveling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the pilot or driver] All passengers and the crew of the airplane survived the emergency landing.
passport [a document permitting a person to travel to another country] She was arrested for traveling with a false passport.
past [(1) the time gone by; (2) the time before; (3) recent; (4) immediately before; (5) former] He would like to forget the past. (1) The records showed the patient had no medical problems in his recent past. (2) She has not been here for the past few days. (3) He is the past president of our organization. (4) He is a past president of our organization. (5)
path [(1) a narrow way for walking; (2) a way along which something moves] We walked along the path together. (1) He watched the path of the arrow all the way to the target. (2)
patient [a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem] The doctors examined the patient carefully.
pay [to give money for work done or for something bought] She paid a lot of money for her clothes.
peace [(1) the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; (2) rest; (3) quiet] We have been at peace for almost ten years. (1) He was sleeping, at peace with the world. (2) A shout broke the peace of the early morning. (3)
people [(1) any group of persons; (2) all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation] A large crowd of people welcomed the Pope to St. Louis. (1) The American people are a mix of the world's people. (2)
percent [a part of every hundred] Ten is ten percent of one hundred.
perfect [(1) complete or correct in every way; (2) completely right or good; (3) without mistakes] It was a perfect performance. (1) Today is a perfect day. (2) She had a perfect score on the test. (3)