What does "ps" mean?
Initialism of postal service.
Ps
adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of postal service.
- Grammar: ps is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: addendum, addendum, afterthought, annotation.
- Useful contrasts: body, main text.
- Usage evidence: He who minds his Ps and Qs will not forget to dot the "i's" and cross his "t's", when writing.
How to use "ps"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of postal service. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"USPS"
- 2 Short for metric horsepower. abbreviation, alt-of
"The powertrain also produces 306 PS (225 kW), enough to propel the 1,858 kg Cross Coupé from zero to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 137 mph. […] The four-seater i-oniq concept has a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine which is mated, via a generator, to a lithium ion electric motor which produces 109 PS."
- 3 plural of p form-of, plural
- 4 Alternative form of PS (post scriptum). alt-of, alternative
- 5 Abbreviation of projects (“multi-story low-income housing development”). New-York-City, abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only, slang
"How long have you been living in the Ps?"
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- 6 plural of P form-of, plural
- 7 a note appended to a letter after the signature wordnet
- 8 Initialism of public school. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Abbreviation of power steering. abbreviation, alt-of
- 10 Initialism of public service(s). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of PlayStation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 12 Initialism of paddle steamer. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of power supply. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 14 Initialism of police sergeant, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries. Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 polystyrene countable, uncountable
- 16 Initialism of parallel slalom. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 17 Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"PS I love you."
- 18 Initialism of power steering. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable
"PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]"
- 19 Initialism of Perlman syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Abbreviation of packet-switched. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Slavic.
- 2 Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Semitic.
- 3 Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
- 4 Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:; Proto-Sahaptian.
- 5 Initialism of PlayStation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Initialism of Photoshop. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 7 PostScript, a page description language.
- 8 Abbreviation of South Papua: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of
Synonyms
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bodymain text
Example
"He who minds his Ps and Qs will not forget to dot the "i's" and cross his "t's", when writing."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ps"?
Common synonyms include: addendum, addendum, afterthought, annotation, appendix, back matter.
How do you use "ps" in a sentence?
He who minds his Ps and Qs will not forget to dot the "i's" and cross his "t's", when writing.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German PS (“Pferdestärke”, literally “horsepower”).