(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

make a score (on a hole) equal to par

to a degree of excellence

the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia

a soldier in the paratroops

an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows

port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin

a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers

(obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time

an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows

a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees

deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message

a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve

resembling or expressed by parables

having the form of a parabola

(mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms

a parabolic reflector for light radiation

a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam

resembling or expressed by parables

having the form of a parabola

a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis

a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam

having the shape of a paraboloid

Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)

centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis

a scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point

regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth

a genus of Characidae

small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia

rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute

a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute

descent with a parachute

a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute

the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost

a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history

a ceremonial procession including people marching

an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things

a visible display

walk ostentatiously

march in a procession

an area for holding parades

walks with regular or stately step

the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously