Po definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a radioactive ... bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor [syn: polonium, Po, atomic number 84] 2: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy ... rank comparable to sergeant in the Army [syn: petty officer, PO, P.O.] 3: a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea [syn: Po, Po River] 4: an independent agency of the federal government responsible ... syn: United States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office, PO] Merriam Webster's abbreviation Etymology: Latin per os by ...
po-faced definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: humorless and disapproving Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: perhaps from po chamber pot, toilet, from French pot pot Date: 1934 British ... solemn-faced, humourless. 2 smug. Etymology: 20th c.: perh. f. PO, infl. by poker-faced Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you describe someone as po-faced, you think that they are being unnecessarily serious about something. (BRIT) Coltrane took a rather po-faced view of this. ADJ [disapproval]
PO Box definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... is put to be called for [syn: Post-Office box, PO Box, POB, call box, letter box] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also P.O. Box PO Box is used before a number as a kind of address. The Post Office keeps letters addressed to the PO Box until they are collected by the person who has ...
PO box number definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... office where mail is collected [syn: post-office box number, PO box number, PO Box No, box number]
PO Box No definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... office where mail is collected [syn: post-office box number, PO box number, PO Box No, box number]
Po River definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea [syn: Po, Po River] Britannica Concise River, N Italy. The country's longest ...
Po Hai definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ... Sea, on the coast of Eastern China [syn: Bo Hai, Po Hai] Merriam Webster's geographical name — see Bo Hai
Potable definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PO'TABLE, a. [Low L. potabilis; from L. poto, to drink ... drank; as water fresh and potable. Rivers run potable gold. PO'TABLE, n. Something that may be drank. WordNet (r) 3 ... potabilis f. L potare drink Webster's 1913 Dictionary Potable Po"ta*ble, a. [F., fr. L. potabilis, fr. potare to drink; akin to Gr. po`tos a drinking, po`sis a drink, Skr. p[=a] to drink, OIr. ibim ...
Poet definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PO'ET, n. [L. poeta. See Poem.] 1. The author of ... poietes maker, poet (as POEM) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Poet Po"et, n. [F. po["e]te, L. po["e]ta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to make. Cf. Poem.] One ... a painter and poet. N-COUNT International Standard Bible Encyclopedia po'-et (poietes, "a maker"): Occurs in this sense only in ...
... bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor [syn: polonium, Po, atomic number 84] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: New Latin ... lead — see element table Dictionary of the Elements polonium Symbol: Po Atomic number: 84 Atomic weight: (210) Rare radioactive metallic element ... Over 30 known isotopes exist, the most of all elements. Po-209 has a half-life of 103 years. Possible uses ... radioactive metallic element, occurring naturally in uranium ores. Usage: Symb.: Po. Etymology: F & mod.L f. med.L Polonia Poland (the ... discoverer's native country) + -IUM Webster's 1913 Dictionary Polonium Po*lo"ni*um, n. [NL. So named after Poland, in ...
... Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PO 60, PiS 39, independents 1; Sejm - percent of vote by party - PO 41.5%, PiS 32.1%, LiD 13.2%, PSL 8.9%, other 4.3%; seats by party - PO 209, PiS 166, LiD 53, PSL 31, German minorities 1; note - seats by party as of December 2007 - PO 209, PiS 160, LiD 53, PSL 31, German minorities 1 ...