by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Pawing means touching or grabbing in an excited or wild manner: “The pet dog was pawing at the trousers of the master to take it out with him.” “Lady customers were pawing over the woollen items at various shops at the end of the winter...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Pathetic means arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic feelings of sadness and compassion:”The condition of the people of the flood hit area was very pathetic as many of them were seen starving and suffering from different diseases.” Prophetic on the...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Passé means no longer current or in fashion; out-of-date: “Making of films in black and white is passé in almost all film making countries.” Posse on the other hand, means a group of people who were gathered together by a sheriff in the past to help search...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Parlay means to bet successfully, to exploit, or to increase something into another item of greater value: “His long experience as a Branch Manager in a reputed bank has prompted him to parlay into setting up his own business house.” Parley on the other...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Parameter is a characteristic element or factor; a quantity or quality that gives a particular form to the thing it characterizes: “The project may fail if the work is not done within the parameters set by the managing board.” Perimeter on the other hand,...
