Sp

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of starting price. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "He was an atheist, a rationalist, a medical student of no great distinction, an SP punter, a singer of bawdy songs, an acknowledged expert in matters erotic."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of spelling, often used when correcting or questioning one's own spelling. abbreviation, alt-of

    "Does this mean that I would have to use Z-buffering, or tessellate (sp?) the resultant (possibly nonconvex) polygon into triangles and draw them in Z-order?"

  3. 3
    Spanish (language)
  4. 4
    Initialism of selling price. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of spur, in highway designations and signage. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    September
  2. 7
    Initialism of shore patrol. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of space. abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 9
    Initialism of state police. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of slow play. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of service pack. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of skill point, special point, spirit point, or spell point; synonym of or alternative to MP/magic points, especially for games that lack magic or fantasy elements. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Abbreviation of superintendent. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of suppressive person. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    Initialism of substance P. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  11. 16
    Initialism of soft point. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  12. 17
    Initialism of state park. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  13. 18
    Abbreviation of spur. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    Initialism of short program. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  15. 20
    Initialism of sex partner. Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  16. 21
    Abbreviation of sub-publishing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of spell out. abbreviation, alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of São Paulo: a state of Brazil. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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constabularyfbigestapointerpollaw enforcement agencymilitary police

Example

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"Spätzle are a type of German pasta."

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Related phrases

selling priceservice packshore patrolslow playstack pointerstarting pricesubstance psuppressive person

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