parked /pɑː r kt/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are parked somewhere, you have parked your car there. □ My sister was parked down the road. □ We're parked out front.
park|ing /pɑː r k I ŋ/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Parking is the action of moving a vehicle into a place in a car park or by the side of the road where it can be left. □ In many towns parking is allowed only on one side of the street. □ I knew I'd never find a parking space in the Square.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Parking is space for parking a vehicle in. □ Cars allowed, but parking is limited.
pa rk|ing gar|age (parking garages ) N‑COUNT A parking garage is a building where people can leave their cars. [AM ] □ …a multi-level parking garage. in BRIT, use car park , multi-storey car park
pa rk|ing light (parking lights ) N‑COUNT The parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width. [AM ] in BRIT, use sidelights
pa rk|ing lot (parking lots ) N‑COUNT A parking lot is an area of ground where people can leave their cars. [AM ] □ A block up the street I found a parking lot. in BRIT, use car park
pa rk|ing me|ter (parking meters ) N‑COUNT A parking meter is a device which you have to put money into when you park in a parking space.
pa rk|ing tick|et (parking tickets ) N‑COUNT A parking ticket is a piece of paper with instructions to pay a fine, and is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally.
pa rk-keeper (park-keepers ) also park keeper N‑COUNT A park-keeper is a person whose job is to look after a park. [mainly BRIT ]
park|land /pɑː r klænd/ N‑UNCOUNT Parkland is land with grass and trees on it. □ Its beautiful gardens and parkland are also open to the public.
par|kour /pɑː r kʊə r / N‑UNCOUNT Parkour is the activity of running through areas in a town, using skilful movements to jump over walls and other objects. □ He runs a parkour club for local kids.
park|way /pɑː r kwe I / (parkways ) N‑COUNT A parkway is a wide road with trees and grass on both sides. [mainly AM ]
par|lance /pɑː r ləns/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu in N ] You use parlance when indicating that the expression you are using is normally used by a particular group of people. [FORMAL ] □ The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.
par|ley /pɑː r li/ (parleys , parleying , parleyed )
1 N‑VAR A parley is a discussion between two opposing people or groups in which both sides try to come to an agreement. [OLD-FASHIONED ]
2 VERB When two opposing people or groups parley , they meet to discuss something in order to come to an agreement. [HUMOROUS or INFORMAL ] □ [V ] …a place where we meet and parley. □ [V + with ] I don't think you've ever tried parleying with Gleed, have you?
par|lia|ment ◆◆◇ /pɑː r ləmənt/ (parliaments ) also Parliament
1 N‑COUNT ; N‑PROPER The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. □ Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.
2 → see also Houses of Parliament , Member of Parliament
3 N‑COUNT A particular parliament is a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday. □ The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.
par|lia|men|tar|ian /pɑː r ləmenteə riən/ (parliamentarians )
1 N‑COUNT Parliamentarians are Members of a Parliament; used especially to refer to a group of Members of Parliament who are dealing with a particular task. □ He's been meeting with British parliamentarians and government officials.
2 N‑COUNT A parliamentarian is a Member of Parliament who is an expert on the rules and procedures of Parliament and takes an active part in debates. □ He is a veteran parliamentarian whose views enjoy widespread respect.
par|lia|men|ta|ry ◆◇◇ /pɑː r ləme ntəri/ ADJ [ADJ n] Parliamentary is used to describe things that are connected with a parliament or with Members of Parliament. □ He used his influence to make sure she was not selected as a parliamentary candidate.
par|lour /pɑː r lə r / (parlours ) in AM, use parlor N‑COUNT [n N ] Parlour is used in the names of some types of shops which provide a service, rather than selling things. □ …a funeral parlour. □ …a notorious massage parlour.
pa r|lour game (parlour games ) in AM, use parlor game N‑COUNT A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
par|lour|maid /pɑː r lə r me I d/ (parlourmaids ) in AM, use parlormaid N‑COUNT In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
par|lous /pɑː r ləs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If something is in a parlous state, it is in a bad or dangerous condition. [FORMAL ] □ …the parlous state of our economy.
Par|me|san /pɑː r m I zæn/ also parmesan N‑UNCOUNT Parmesan or Parmesan cheese is a hard cheese with a strong flavour which is often used in Italian cooking.
pa|ro|chial /pəroʊ kiəl/ ADJ If you describe someone as parochial , you are critical of them because you think they are too concerned with their own affairs and should be thinking about more important things. [DISAPPROVAL ]