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 |
Pariah is someone who is disliked and rejected by other people: “He is so snobbish and stiff-necked that he has become a pariah in the whole locality and nobody wants to befriend him.” Piranha on the other hand, means any of several tropical South American...
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,...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Pall has the following meanings:- 1. To lose strength or to be tired of something: “Continuous touring job has palled my interest in visiting new places.” “Repetitive advice of the parents often pall their children and they start turning a deaf ear...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Palate has the following meanings:- 1. Roof of the mouth which separates the interior of the mouth from the nasal cavity: “Our tongue catches our palate while pronouncing T and D.” 2. The sense of taste, often in reference to a refined or informed sense of...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Pairing means joining or associating one thing with something else: “We avoid pairing fish with milk products fearing that it may cause skin problem.” Paring on the other hand, means trimming or removing the thin outside layer of something; “She...
