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bob, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, dock, lop, nip, shave, shear, trim—more at CLIP

pru·ri·ent adjective : LASCIVIOUS; also : exciting to lasciviousness

— pru·ri·ence noun

1pry verb pried; pry·ing 1 : to look closely or inquisitively

2 : to make a nosy or presumptuous inquiry

Synonyms

butt in, interfere, intrude, meddle, mess, nose, obtrude, poke, snoop—more at INTERFERE

2pry verb pried; pry·ing 1 : to raise, move, or pull apart with a pry or lever

2 : to extract, detach, or open with difficulty

Synonyms

[1] jimmy, prize; also elevate, hoist, lift, uplift; break, break up, detach, disengage, disjoin, divide, part, pull, separate; shift

[2] extract, prize, pull, root, tear, uproot, wrest—more at EXTRACT

3pry noun : a tool for prying

prying : inquisitive in an annoying, officious, or meddlesome way

Synonyms

curious, inquisitive, nosy—more at CURIOUS

intrusive, meddlesome, nosy, obtrusive, officious, presumptuous—more at INTRUSIVE

Ps or Psa abbreviation Psalms

PS abbreviation 1 [ORIGIN L postscriptum] postscript

2 public school

PSA abbreviation public service announcement

psalm noun, often cap [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE psealm, fr. LL psalmus, fr. Gk psalmos, lit., twanging of a harp, fr. psallein to pluck, play a stringed instrument]

: a sacred song or poem; especially : one of the hymns collected in the Book of Psalms

— psalm·ist noun

Synonyms

anthem, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, spiritual—more at HYMN

psalm·o·dy noun : the singing of psalms in worship

Psalms noun : a book of sacred poems in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture

Psal·ter noun : the Book of Psalms; also : a collection of the Psalms arranged for devotional use

pseud abbreviation pseudonym; pseudonymous

pseu·do adjective : being apparently rather than actually as stated : SPURIOUS, SHAM

pseu·do·nym noun : a fictitious name

— pseu·don·y·mous adjective

pseu·do·sci·ence noun : a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific

— pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic adjective

PSG abbreviation platoon sergeant

1psi noun : the 23d letter of the Greek alphabet — or ψ

2psi abbreviation pounds per square inch

psit·ta·co·sis noun : an infectious disease of birds marked by diarrhea and wasting and transmissible to humans

pso·ri·a·sis noun : a chronic skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white scales

PST abbreviation Pacific standard time

1psych or psyche verb psyched; psych·ing 1 : OUTWIT, OUTGUESS; also : to analyze beforehand

2 : INTIMIDATE; also : to prepare oneself psychologically

2psych abbreviation psychology

psy·che noun : SOUL, PERSONALITY; also : MIND

psy·che·del·ic adjective 1 : of, relating to, or causing abnormal psychic effects <~ drugs>

2 : relating to the taking of psychedelic drugs <~ experience>

3 : imitating, suggestive of, or reproducing the effects of psychedelic drugs <~ art> <~ colors>

— psychedelic noun

— psy·che·del·i·cal·ly adverb

psy·chi·a·try noun [ORIGIN: prob. fr. F psychiatrie, fr. psychiatre psychiatrist, fr. Gk psychē breath, soul + iatros physician]

: a branch of medicine dealing with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

— psy·chi·at·ric adjective

— psy·chi·a·trist noun

1psychic also psy·chi·cal adjective 1 : of or relating to the psyche

2 : lying outside the sphere of physical science

3 : sensitive to nonphysical or supernatural forces

— psy·chi·cal·ly adverb

2psychic noun : a person apparently sensitive to nonphysical forces; also : MEDIUM 6

psy·cho noun, plural psychos : a mentally disturbed person

— psycho adjective

psy·cho·ac·tive adjective : affecting the mind or behavior

psy·cho·anal·y·sis noun : a method of dealing with psychic disorders by having the patient talk freely about personal experiences and esp. about early childhood and dreams

— psy·cho·an·a·lyst noun

— psy·cho·an·a·lyt·ic adjective

— psy·cho·an·a·lyze verb

psy·cho·bab·ble noun : psychological