po
/pou/
Definition
- Noun:
- A noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard: A petty officer, a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army.
- A radioactive metallic element: A chemical element (symbol Po) that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; it occurs in uranium ores and can be produced artificially.
- A European river: A major river in Italy that flows into the Adriatic Sea.
- An independent agency for mail delivery: (Abbreviation for Post Office) A government agency responsible for postal services.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- He served as a po in the Navy for ten years.
- Polonium (Po) is a highly radioactive element.
- The Po River valley is very fertile.
- I need to stop by the po to mail this package.
Advanced Usage
- "Po" as an abbreviation: Commonly used in informal or technical writing to stand for "Post Office" or the element "Polonium."
- Send the form to the following PO box.
- The sample was contaminated with Po-210.
Variants and Related Words
- Polonium (n): The full name of the chemical element Po.
- Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie.
- PO Box (n): Post Office Box; a numbered box in a post office where mail is kept for collection.
- Her business address is a PO Box.
- Petty Officer (n): The full title for the naval rank abbreviated as PO.
- He was promoted to Petty Officer First Class.
Synonyms
- For the rank: Petty Officer, noncommissioned officer, NCO.
- For the element: Polonium (full name).
- For the river: Po River (full name).
- For the agency: Post Office, postal service.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Not commonly applicable for this word as a noun.)
Related Idioms
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Noun
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an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
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a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
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a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
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a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
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