1. the 16th letter of the modern english alphabet.
2. any of the speech sounds represented by the letter p.
3. the 16th in a series.
4. something shaped like the letter P.
5. A hypothesized documentary source of certain portions of the pentateuch that have a formal style, contain genealogical lists and descriptions of rituals, and use the Tetragrammaton to refer to god.
6. physics the symbol for momentum.
7. piano (musical direction)
8. proton

1. the sixteenth letter of the basic modern latin alphabet.
2. voiceless bilabial plosive.
3. the sixteenth letter of the english alphabet, called pee and written in the latin script.
4. the ordinal number sixteenth, derived from this letter of the english alphabet, called pee and written in the latin script.
5. post, meaning after
6. music symbol for piano (play softly)
7. page (plural pp)
8. penny; pence.
9. purl
10. pretty (as an intensifier)

1. the sixteenth letter of the english alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient greek, from the Phœnician, its probable origin being egyptian. etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. see b, f, and m.

1. the sixteenth letter and twelfth consonant of the english alphabet, having a corresponding position in other alphabets.
2. as a medieval numeral, 400; with a dash over it , 400,000.
3. as a symbol: in chem., the symbol for phosphorus.
4. in mathematics, the greek capital II denotes a continued product.
5. thus, , for which
6. an abbreviation: of post in P. M., post meridiem, afternoon, and P. S., postscript.
7. [lowercase] of page (past participle standing for pages).
8. [lowercase] in music, of piano, softly (past participle standing for pianissimo, very softly)
9. [lowercase] in a ship's log-book, of passing showers.
10. [lowercase] in zoology: of partim. in dental formulas, same as pm. in ichthyology, of pectoral (fin). in echinoderms, of polyplacid.
11. in medicine, of (optic) papilla; pupil; pugillus, handful.
12. the initial of pressure, used in formulæ for fluid pressure, as of liquids or gases upon an area. in british and american writings it is usually expressed in pounds per square inch or pounds per square foot, the zero of pressures being the vacuum line as given by the barometer, or about 14.7 pounds below the pressure of the atmosphere. in metric units it is usually expressed in kilograms per square centimeter.
13. in mechan., a symbol for power.
14. in psychophysics, the symbol for the Fechnerian time-error.
15. an abbreviation: of population.
16. of the latin pars, apart.
17. [lowercase or cap.] of participle.
18. [lowercase or cap.] of past.
19. of the latin pater, father.
20. [lowercase or cap.] of penny.
21. [lowercase or cap.] of pint.
22. [lowercase or cap.] of pipe.
23. [lowercase or cap.] of pole.
24. of the latin pondere, by weight.
25. in electro-technics, of power.
26. of president.
27. of prince.
28. of professor.
29. an abbreviation of post adjutant.
30. an abbreviation of particular average, a term used in marine-insurance policies. see average, n., 1. .
31. an abbreviation of pacific mail
32. of past master
33. of past midshipman
34. of paymaster.
35. an abbreviation [lowercase] of passed school of instruction (of officers);
36. [capitalized] of permanent secretary;
37. [capitalized] of privy seal.
38. an abbreviation [lowercase or cap.] of post-town
39. of pupil-teacher.
40. an abbreviation of participial adjective, employed in this dictionary.
41. an abbreviation of the latin partes æquales, equal parts.
42. an abbreviation of Pharmacopœia Britannica, british Pharmacopœia.
43. an abbreviation of privy councilor; of police constable.
44. an abbreviation of Pharmacopœia Dublinensis, Dublin Pharmacopœia.
45. an abbreviation of Pharmacopœia Edinensis, edinburgh Pharmacopœia; of protestant episcopal.
46. an abbreviation: of post meridiem, ‘after noon or midday’ (also P. M., p. m.): frequently used as synonymous with afternoon or evening;
47. of postmaster;
48. of peculiar meter.
49. an abbreviation: of post-office;
50. (nautical) of petty officer.
51. an abbreviation of postscript; (theatrical) of prompt-side.
52. an abbreviation of the latin Philosophiæ Baccalaureus, bachelor of philosophy;
53. of primitive baptist.
54. an abbreviation of the latin Patres Conscripti, conscript fathers;
55. of perpetual curate;
56. [lowercase] of the latin per centum, by the hundred;
57. of the latin pondus civile, avoirdupois weight;
58. of post commander;
59. [lowercase] of post- or postal-card;
60. [lowercase] of the latin post consulatum, after the consulship;
61. of principal conductor;
62. of privy council.
63. an abbreviation of potential difference;
64. of the latin Philosophiæ doctor, doctor of philosophy.
65. an abbreviation of presiding elder.
66. an abbreviation of the italian piu forte, a little louder
67. [caps.] of procurator-fiscal.
68. an abbreviation of past grand
69. of the latin Pharmacopœia Germanica, german Pharmacopœia.
70. in ceramics, the abbreviation of ‘paris granite,’ a trade-name.
71. an abbreviation of philippine islands.
72. an abbreviation of justice of the peace
73. of police justice
74. of presiding judge
75. of probate judge.
76. an abbreviation of paradise lost
77. of poet laureate
78. [lowercase or cap.] in psychology, of partial limen.
79. an abbreviation of postal order
80. of province of Ontario.
81. an abbreviation of parish priest;
82. of the latin paler Patriæ, father of his country;
83. [lowercase] in law, of per procuration, done by proxy;
84. of the latin punctum proximum, nearest point (namely, of accommodation to which the eye can adjust itself).
85. an abbreviation of previous question;
86. of province of quebec.
87. an abbreviation of the latin populus romanus, the roman people;
88. of porto Rico;
89. of the latin punctum remotum, farthest point (namely, of accommodation to which the eye can adjust itself).
90. an abbreviation of post-village.

1. a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
2. the 16th letter of the roman alphabet