| prying |
tending to pry; nosy. [2 definitions] |
| P.S. |
abbreviation of "postscript," a note or message added at the end of a book or document, esp. at the end of a letter following the signature. |
| psalm |
a sacred or holy song or poem; hymn. [3 definitions] |
| psalmbook |
a book of psalms used for religious worship. |
| psalmist |
one who composes psalms. [2 definitions] |
| psalmody |
the act, practice, or art of singing or composing psalms. [2 definitions] |
| Psalms |
a book of the Old Testament that contains a varied collection of prayers, poetry, and hymns, often ascribed to David, Solomon, Moses, and other biblical sages. |
| Psalter |
(sometimes l.c.) a book containing the Old Testament Psalms, or a version of or selection from the Psalms, for use in religious worship. |
| psaltery |
a zitherlike musical instrument of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that has a flat trapezoidal body and numerous strings that are plucked with either the fingers or a plectrum. |
| PSAT |
abbreviation of "Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test." |
| PSC |
abbreviation of "Public Service Commission." |
| pseud. |
abbreviation of "pseudonym," a false name adopted by someone, esp. an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| pseudepigrapha |
a group of early writings, some of which were falsely attributed to Biblical characters. |
| pseudo |
false or pretended; not authentic; fake. |
| pseudo- |
false; pretended. |
| pseudocyesis |
a physical condition in which symptoms of pregnancy are falsely manifested; false pregnancy. |
| pseudohermaphrodite |
a person or animal that has sex glands of one sex and external genital organs and sex characteristics resembling those of the opposite sex. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, esp. an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| pseudonymous |
having or using a fictitious or false name. [2 definitions] |
| pseudopod |
a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm in certain one-celled organisms or in certain cells of some multicellular animals, used like a foot in locomotion or like a hand to grasp food. |
| pseudopodium |
pseudopod. |