P

Power

P

1. (as a medieval Roman numeral) 400
2. (on road signs, etc) parking
3. Pawn (in chess)
4. Phosphorus (chem)
5. Power (physics)
6. Pressure (physics)

P

1. Parking
2. Pastor
3. Pedal (music)
4. Peta-
5. Portugal (IVR)
6. Priest
7. Prince
8. Probationary (or provisional) driver (Aust)
9. Pula

Pˈ-plate noun (Aust)

One of two plates attached to a car signifying that the driver is a licensed probationary or provisional driver (a Pˈ-plater)

P or p /pē/

1. The sixteenth letter in the modern English alphabet, fifteenth in the Roman, corresponding to the Greek pi (Π, π), its sound a voiceless bilabial stop
2. Anything shaped like the letter P

Much used in designating Inland Revenue forms, eg P45 the form given to an employee changing jobs, carrying a statement of earnings to date in the current tax year, and deductions made from those earnings by the employer

P-Celt or P-Kelt noun

A speaker of P-Celtic (see under Celt)

mind one's p's and q's see under mind

P̄

(medieval Roman numeral) 400000

p

1. Page (pl pp)
2. Participle
3. Pence
4. Penny
5. Peseta
6. Peso
7. Piano (music)
8. Pico-
9. Positive
10. Purl (knitting)

pˈ-type adjective

(ie ‘positive type’ of a semiconductor) having an excess of mobile holes over conduction electrons

p-(chem) see under para-¹

• scriber
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• scribing
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• scribism
• scribisms
• scriech
• scriechs
• scried
• scriene
• scries
• scrieve
• scrieveboard
• scrieved
• scrieves
• scrieving
• scriggle
• scriggled
• scriggles
• scrigglier
• scriggliest
• scriggling
• scriggly
• scrike