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parcel |
Verb
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divide into parts |
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portion |
Noun
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the allotment of some amount by dividing something |
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portion |
Noun
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something less than the whole of a human artifact |
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portion |
Noun
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an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal |
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portion |
Noun
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money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
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portion |
Noun
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assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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portion |
Noun
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something determined in relation to something that includes it |
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portion |
Noun
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) |
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portion |
Verb
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give out |
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prolusion |
Noun
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exercising in preparation for strenuous activity |
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prolusion |
Noun
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a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |
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putsch |
Noun
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a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
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polity |
Noun
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shrewd or crafty management of public affairs |
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polity |
Noun
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a politically organized unit |
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polity |
Noun
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the form of government of a social organization |
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permission |
Noun
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the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
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permission |
Noun
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approval to do something |
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permit |
Noun
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the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
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permit |
Noun
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large game fish |
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permit |
Noun
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a legal document giving official permission to do something |
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permit |
Verb
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consent to, give permission |
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permit |
Verb
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allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting |
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permit |
Verb
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen |
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payment |
Noun
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the act of paying money |
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payment |
Noun
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an act of requiting |
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payment |
Noun
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a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
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privation |
Noun
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act of depriving someone of food or money or rights |
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privation |
Noun
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a state of extreme poverty |
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prepayment |
Noun
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payment in advance |
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pauperization |
Noun
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the act of making someone poor |
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pauperization |
Noun
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a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
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pauperisation |
Noun
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the act of making someone poor |
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placation |
Noun
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the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity |
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providence |
Noun
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the guardianship and control exercised by a deity |
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providence |
Noun
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the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources |
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providence |
Noun
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a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures |
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privatization |
Noun
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changing something from state to private ownership or control |
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privatisation |
Noun
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changing something from state to private ownership or control |
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priming |
Noun
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any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant |
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priming |
Noun
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the act of making something ready |
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priming |
Noun
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the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
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population control |
Noun
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control over the growth of population |
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punch-up |
Noun
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a fistfight |
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peace march |
Noun
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a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace |
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protest march |
Noun
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occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license |
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passado |
Noun
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(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward |
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pound |
Noun
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the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
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pound |
Noun
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a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs |
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pound |
Noun
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a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
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pound |
Noun
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a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec |