Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 1,174 compound words that contain para. The most common are listed below. Open para in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- para paraA Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.
- para-fascismA social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.
- para ice hockeyA parasport, an adapted version of ice hockey.
- para redParanitraniline red.
- para-sportAlternative form of parasport: A disabled sport.
- para-sportsplural of para-sport: A disabled sport.
- para-stateAlternative form of parastate: A region that seeks or claims but does not have the status of a recognized independent state.
- para-shootingAn adaptation of the sport of shooting for athletes with a physical disability.
- para-badmintonAn adaptation of the sport of badminton for athletes with a physical disability.
- Para grassAn African grass, Urochloa mutica, used for fodder.
- para-athleticsThe disability-adapted form of athletics (“track and field”).
- para nordic skiingA parasport, an adapted form of Nordic skiing.
- Para-RomaniAny of various mixed languages of non-Indo-Aryan classification that contain considerable admixture from the Romani language.
- para-biathlonA parasport, an adapted version of biathlon.
- para-archeryAn adaptation of the sport of archery for athletes with a physical disability.
- para alpine skiingA parasport, an adapted version of alpine skiing
- para surfingAlternative form of parasurfing: A parasport, an adapted form of surfing for the disabled.
- para-athletesplural of para-athlete: A sportsperson with a disability.
- para-IPASymbols commonly used in phonetic transcription alongside the International Phonetic Alphabet, but which are not officially included by the International Phonetic Association.
- para-snowboardAlternative form of parasnowboard: A parasport, an adapted version of snowboarding.
- para-athleteA sportsperson with a disability.
- para-table tennisAn adaptation of the sport of table tennis for athletes with a physical disability.
- para-snowboardingAlternative form of parasnowboarding: A parasport, an adapted version of snowboarding; The sport of parasnowboard.
- para-equestrianAn adaptation of the sport of equestrian for athletes with a physical disability.
- para-fascistOf or pertaining to para-fascism.
Compound words 1,174
- paranormalOf events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws.
- parasolA small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
- paraplegicOf, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.
- paratransitAn auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
- ParalympicsSynonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue”).
- paramagneticExhibiting paramagnetism.
- parasympatheticOf or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal …
- parabenAny of a group of chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, wherein the hydrogen of a parahydroxybenzene molecule is replaced by an alkyl group
- paraphyleticOf a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.
- paranasalOf or relating to the paranasal sinuses, a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity.