Yes, parks is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Place temporarily

2. Maneuver a vehicle into a parking space

Noun

1. United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

2. A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

3. A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

4. A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)

5. Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)

6. A lot where cars are parked

7. A gear position that acts as a parking brake