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Letter P Dublex Definitions

pacar [From Hindi /pakar/.] hold -- the act or means of grasping something with the hands

pacarcanon [hold+cannon] bazooka -- a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon

pacarfoc [hold+fire] wait impatiently, be impatient

pacarnog [hold+limb] arm

pacarnogcand [hold+limb+hole] armpit; axilla

pacarnogjor [hold+limb+connection] elbow

pacarsespin [hold+{feminine}+plane] box -- a cubical container

pacarvolt [hold+electricity] electric charge

pant [From Latin 'planta', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, etc.), Germanic (English, German, Dutch), auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial), et al. (Note Hindi /vamspat/.] plant -- a vegetable life-form

pantbin [plant+building] greenhouse -- an inside room in which plants are kept and grown

pantburcah [plant+brown+{abstraction}] bruise -- a brown or otherwise discolored mark on damanged or rotting fruit, leaves, etc.

pantcals [plant+class] taxon -- any unit used in the science of biological classification (taxonomy) of plants, which have a universally recognized heirarchy

pantcamer [plant+room] greenhouse -- an inside room in which plants are kept and grown

pantcant [plant+fastener] burr -- nature's original Velcro

pantcaras [plant+love] the natural bonding between humanity and the plant kingdom, demonstrated in attraction to flowers, talking to one's plants, the human+plant exchange of carbon monoxide and dioxide, etc.

pantcarc [plant+{sharp-object}] needle -- any thin, sharp leaf coming from a plant species, such as the leaves of pine trees

pantcathir [plant+cut+bird] plantcutter (Phytotoma)

pantcomanja [plant+eating+{noun-modifier}] herbivorous -- eating plants rather than meat

pantcomanjper [plant+eating+person] vegetarian -- a person who abstains from eating meat

pantdart [plant+dirt] soil -- dirt that is prepared or suitable for growing plants

panthabil [plant+ability] green thumb -- a knack for growing and tending plants

panthalt [plant+{high-object}] canopy -- the high region formed by plants at the top of the rain-forest

pantlic [plant+liquid] sap -- the fluid found in vascular plants

pantlicmalactforl [plant+liquid+milk+flower] poppy -- a flower of the family Papaveraceae with a milky, narcotic sap and abundant seeds

pantsint [plant+science] botany -- the scientific study of the plant kingdom

pantsint [plant+science] floristics

pantsoldirect [plant+Sun+direction] heliotropism -- the tendency of plants to turn their pollen centers towards the sun

pantvov [plant+egg] seed

pap [From Greek 'papuros', extant in Latin, Spanish /papel-/, French, Germanic (English, German, Dutch), et al.] paper -- a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood, rags or certain grasses

papconus [paper+cone] paper cone -- protective cone placed around the neck of an animal to keep it from scratching out its stitches

papgarm [paper+communication-unit] written message

pappant [paper+plant] papyrus -- a plant genus used by the ancients to make the first paper

papsint [paper+science] papyrology

papsisp [paper+insect] paper wasp (Polistes)

paptiger [paper+tiger] paper tiger, of course!

papvic [paper+vehicle] paper airplane

part [From Romance 'part' (from Latin 'pars'), extant in English, Romance (Spanish, Italian) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] part -- something determined in relation to something that includes it

partcon [part+{opposite}] piece

partconmetode [part+{opposite}+way+{verb-modifier}] piecemeal -- bit by bit

partvic [part+vehicle] railway car

parv [From Russian 'pravda', "truth", widely borrowed as the name of the official newspaper of the USSR.] truth -- fact that has been verified

parvcon [truth+{opposite}] falsehood, untruth -- a false statement

parvconcomun [truth+{opposite}+communication] lie -- an instance of misleading by conveying false information

parvcongarm [truth+{opposite}+communication-unit] lie

parvcongarm [truth+{opposite}+communication-unit] lie -- a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

parvconlan [truth+{opposite}+face] act -- as in actor

parvfarc [truth+{difference}] alternate reality -- one of the "realities" (universes, dimensions, etc.) other than the one we most commonly live in; examples are dreams, hallucinations and other trips, the astral plane, fantasy, strange visions

parvfarcmenthasal [truth+{difference}+mind+event] hallucination, trip -- a mental experience in which a person senses something that differs from our usual reality

parvgard [truth+scale] the degree of accuracy of a device of statement

parvhim [truth+tool] lie detector -- a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying

parvlic [truth+liquid] truth serum -- a potion with the ability to make the person who has taken it tell nothing but the truth

parvment [truth+mind] honesty

parvmenta [truth+mind+{noun-modifier}] honest

parvmenti [truth+mind+{verb}] S is honest about O to X.

parvmerhim [truth+measure+tool] polygraph

parvnam [truth+name] identity, personal identity, individuality -- the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity, especially as opposed to an alias, stage identity, pen name, etc.

parvsata [truth+satisfaction+{noun-modifier}] morally right (in an objective sense)

parvsatcona [truth+satisfaction+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}] morally wrong (in an objective sense)

parvsint [truth+science] polygraphics

pas [From Spanish /pasado/ (cognates in Italian and Esperanto) and English 'past', with initial /p-/ in Russian /proshla/ and Hindi /purv/.] past -- time that has elapsed

pasbad [past+body-part] vestigial organ -- an organ (as the appendix) that serves no modern purpose and whose existence is a throwback to earlier evolution

pasgarm [past+communication-unit] archive

Pashumanu [past+human] Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis -- extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

pasparv [past+truth] past truth -- a discarded or disproved theory or fact

passint [past+science] history

patuln [From Hindi /patalun/, from French 'pantalon', attested in English ('pantaloon'), Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] pants, trousers -- a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

ped [From Indo-European *ped-, with initial /p-/ in Hindi /pamv/; *ped- survives in English 'pedestrian', Germanic *fot- (English foot) and Romance /p-d-/ (Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, Novial).] foot -- the pedal extremity of the inferior limb in vertebrates

pedbezrept [foot+absence+reptile] snake

peddit [foot+digit] toe

pedgitar [foot+guitar] pedal steel guitar

pedlangmer [foot+{long-object}+measure] foot

pedmestser [foot+site+series] stairs -- a means of access consisting of a series of steps

pedsartcand [foot+side+hole] instep; acrotarsium

pedsint [foot+science] podiatry

pedvas [foot+container] shoe

pedvasmuchir [foot+container+mouth+bird] shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

pedvic [foot+vehicle] bicycle

pel [From Hindi /pel/, "range".] interval -- quantity of time between events X and Y

pelbeza [interval+absence+{noun-modifier}] continuous

pelbomb [interval+bomb] time bomb -- an explosive device rigged to go off after a set interval of time.

pelcurl [interval+violence] serial crime -- one instance of a series of three or more similar crimes committed by the same person or group

pelgarm [interval+communication-unit] notice that a time limit is completed

pelm [Blend of Balto-Celtic-Germano-Slavic /apel/ form and Turkic /elma/ or /alma/, both meaning "apple". The /apel/ forms include Afrikaans 'appel', Bengali 'apel ', Breton 'aval', Cornish 'aval', Dutch 'appel', English 'apple', Indonesian 'apel', Latvian 'a-] pome -- a fleshy fruit, such as an apple, a pear, or a quince, with multiple seed chambers and an edible outer flesh; used in compounds to refer to any fruit with an edible outer flesh

pelmbancpant [pome+reserve+plant] prickly pear -- a flat-leaved cactus of the genus Opuntia that produces a pear-like fruit

pelmlangrept [pome+{long-object}+reptile] an evil serpent

pelvic [interval+vehicle] stagecoach

pen [From Indo-European *penque (*penkwe), extant in Russian, Hindi, Romance (from assimilated form *quenque/kwenkwe in Latin, Spanish, Italian, English 'penta-', et al) and Germanic (from *pempe in English, German, Dutch).] five -- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

pencon [five+{opposite}] negative five, -5

pencorb [five+edge] pentagon

Pendevcitabu [five+god+book] Pentateuch, Torah, Laws -- the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit

penduvper [five+two+person] 52-year old -- a person who has experienced 52 but not 53 years since birth

penharper [five+four+person] 54-year old -- a person who has experienced 54 but not 55 years since birth

penjantcals [five+animal+class] family

Penmiru [five+world] Jupiter -- the fifth planet from the Sun

Pennatinletu [five+nation+{diminutive}] Connecticut -- fifth state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 9, 1788

pennenper [five+nine+person] 59-year old -- a person who has experienced 59 but not 60 years since birth

Penniltaru [five+blue+star] Honduras (HND)

pennobil [five+noble] marquis/marquise

pennobilmas [five+noble+{masculine}] marquis

pennobilses [five+noble+{feminine}] marquise

penpantcals [five+plant+class] family

penped [five+foot] starfish -- a marine invertebrate with (usually) five appendages.

penpenper [five+five+person] 55-year old -- a person who has experienced 55 but not 56 years since birth

penper [five+person] five-year old -- a person who has experienced five but not six years since birth

Penruntaru [five+red+star] Hong Kong (HKG)

pens [From English 'pencil', borrowed into Hindi.] stylus -- a pointed tool for writing, drawing or engraving

pensdabtabul [stylus+pressing+board] keyboard

pensemper [five+seven+person] 57-year old -- a person who has experienced 57 but not 58 years since birth

pensgarm [stylus+communication-unit] written note

pensint [five+science] pentology -- study of the occult

Pensirnatinletu [five+zero+nation+{diminutive}] Hawaii -- 50th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Aug. 21, 1959

pensirper [five+zero+person] 50-year old -- a person who has experienced 50 but not 51 years since birth

Pensirtaru [five+zero+star] United States (USA)

pensisper [five+six+person] 56-year old -- a person who has experienced 56 but not 57 years since birth

pensmin [stylus+fish] pencil fish

penssint [stylus+science] graphology

Pensutvodu [five+thread+body-of-water] Volga -- the longest river of Russia and of Europe, flowing about 3,701 km (2,300 mi) miles from the Valdai Hills to the Caspian Sea (and linked by canals and other rivers to the Baltic Sea)

pensvatsanj [stylus+water+bread] penne pasta

penterper [five+three+person] 53-year old -- a person who has experienced 53 but not 54 years since birth

penton [five+{augmentative}] 50

penvanper [five+one+person] 51-year old -- a person who has experienced 51 but not 52 years since birth

penvoctper [five+eight+person] 58-year old -- a person who has experienced 58 but not 59 years since birth

per [From Latin 'persona', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English, German, et al) and Russian, with initial /p-/ in Hindi /puruc/.] person, individual -- a human being

percals [person+class] world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man -- all of the inhabitants of the earth

Percartu [person+card] ID card -- an authorized card containing a person's photograph with his/her name, birthdate, etc.

perciberpost [person+cyberspace+mail] electronic mail, e-mail, email -- an individual's collection of e-mail messages received from others

perlavmahin [person+washing/cleaning+machine] shower -- a plumbing fixture that sprays water over a person

perlet [person+{diminutive}] child -- a person who has not yet come of age

perlet [person+{diminutive}] dwarf, midget

perletlet [person+{diminutive}+{diminutive}] child -- under 12

perletmas [person+{diminutive}+{masculine}] little boy -- a human male who has not yet reached adolescence

perletses [person+{diminutive}+{feminine}] little girl -- a human female who has not yet reached adolescence

perlettemp [person+{diminutive}+time] childhood -- the time of one's life up to adolescence

perm [From Latin 'permanens', "permanent", in English, Spanish, Italian, Novial, et al.] permanent object -- something existing for indefinite duration [scalar]

permas [person+{masculine}] man -- male person

permas [person+{masculine}] man or person who seems masculine regardless of gender

permattemp [person+adult+time] adulthood -- the phase of one's life as an adult

permcah [{permanent-object}+{abstraction}] permanence -- the property of being able to exist for indefinite duration [scalar = permanent to temporary

permcah [{permanent-object}+{abstraction}] epistimological category, somewhat akin to a Platonic form, which is not sensible, is analytic rather than synthetic, and which persists independent of anyone's ability to grasp it

permcon [{permanent-object}+{opposite}] temporary object -- something existing for relatively short duration [scalar

permcon [{permanent-object}+{opposite}] antimatter

permicor [person+tiny-item] any legendary tiny humanoid; an elf, gnome, menehune, etc.

permjamad [permanent object+freeze] ice age, glacial period, glacial epoch -- any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface

permlet [{permanent-object}+{diminutive}] trinket, a symbol of a lover's affection, which the beloved promises to keep forever

permlet [{permanent-object}+{diminutive}] atom

permton [{permanent-object}+{augmentative}] albatross -- something that one can not get rid of; a certain kind of significant other

permton [{permanent-object}+{augmentative}] star (celestial body)

persalf [person+{old-object}] senior citizen -- a person from about his/her sixties on

persalfcon [person+{old-object}+{opposite}] young person/adolescent/teenager/teen/twentysomething/kid/young adult -- a person between childhood and adulthood. The length of "youth" varies from culture to culture, but as self-defined by most Americans in this group at the end of the millennium (say, c. 1980+2000) it seems to extend from about age 12 to about the late twenties.

persalfconmas [person+{old-object}+{opposite}+{masculine}] young man, boy, guy -- a male person during adolescence

persalfcontemp [person+{old-object}+{opposite}+time] youth -- the time between childhood and adulthood

persalfmas [person+{old-object}+{masculine}] old man

persalfses [person+{old-object}+{feminine}] old woman

persalfsesses [person+{old-object}+{feminine}+{feminine}] young woman, girl -- a female person during adolescence

persalftemp [person+{old-object}+time] old age -- the time in one's life in which one is a senior citizen

perses [person+{feminine}] woman or person who seems feminine regardless of gender

perton [person+{augmentative}] giant

perton [person+{augmentative}] elder -- a person of great age and/or wisdom

perton [person+{augmentative}] adult

perton [person+{augmentative}] giant

pict [From Latin 'pictura', extant in Spanish and English.] picture, image -- a visual representation, of an object or scene or person, produced on a surface

pictbac [picture+alphabet] pictographs

pictcartmicor [picture+card+tiny-item] one of the octagonal cards that can be inserted into a Viewmaster

pictdur [picture+long event] phoot shoot, modeling session -- an event where many photographs of specific subjects or people are taken

pictform [picture+form] pattern -- a repeatable system of visual elements (such a stripes, polka dots, Munster, etc.)

pictgarm [picture+communication-unit] pictogram

picthical [picture+frame] picture frame

pictnort [picture+north] compass rose -- a representation of the four points of the compass, as on a map

pictpost [picture+mail] postcard, picture postcard --

pig [From Mandarin Chinese /pigu/.] buttock, cheek -- either of the buttocks

pigbarc [buttock+lightning] pins and needles -- the prickling sensation which comes from pinching a nerve for too long; esp. such a sensation when it comes from sitting still too long

pigbin [buttock+building] outhouse, privy, earth-closet, jakes -- a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

pigdon [buttock+gift] suppository -- a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum, where it melts

pighafervosp [buttock+blade+arachnid] horseshoe crab (class Xiphosura)

pighubac [buttock+opening] anus; rectum -- the outward passage of the digestive system

pignog [buttock+limb] tail

pignogsutmin [buttock+limb+thread+fish] gourami (family Osphronemidae)

pigsafid [buttock+copulation] anal sex -- sexual intercourse by the rectum rather than the vulva or mouth

pigsatcon [buttock+satisfaction+{opposite}] a pain in the a--

pigsint [buttock+science] proctology

pigsut [buttock+thread] tail -- the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

pigvolsfassisp [buttock+hair+{decay}+insect] tachinid fly (family Tachinidae)

pin [From Mandarin Chinese /pinmyan/ and Latin 'planus', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), English and Novial.] plane -- an unbounded two-dimensional shape

pincapmin [plane+head+fish] flathead (suborder Platycephaloidei)

pinforma [plane+form+{noun-modifier}] flat

pinformmin [plane+form+fish] flounder, sole, etc. (Pleuronectiformes)

pinjant [plane+animal] flatworm (phylum Platyhelminthes)

pinmultped [plane+multiplication+foot] centipede (class Chilopoda)

pinnasmin [plane+nose+fish] paddlefish (genus Polyodon)

pir [From Russian /pir/, with initial /p-/ in Hindi /par/ and Latin 'pluma', extant in Spanish, English, Esperanto and Novial.] feather -- the light horny structures forming the external covering of birds

pird [From Russian /pridmyet/, with initial /p-/ in Hindi /padart/.] object, thing -- something that is enduring in space-time

pirpens [feather+stylus] quill

politic [From Greek 'politikos', extant in Romance (Latin, Spanish, Italian, French), Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] politics -- social relations involving strife, pettiness, image, authority and power

politicgarm [politics+communication-unit] spin, political speech

politichasal [politics+event] convention -- a large formal assembly sponsored by a political party for political purposes, such as nominating candidates or choosing a platform

politicjamad [politics+freeze] recount -- an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

politicrep [politics+repetition] reelection -- election again

politicsint [politics+science] political+science

politicteror [politics+fear] politicophobia

politicvic [politics+vehicle] bandwagon

poln [From Russian /poln/ with initial /p-/ in Hindi /purn/.] full container -- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

polnsent [full-container+emotion] satisfaction

polnsenta [full-container+emotion+{noun-modifier}] satisfied

polnsentcaza [full-container+emotion+cause+{noun-modifier}] satisfying

polnsentcazi [full-container+emotion+cause+{verb}] to satisfy

polnsenti [full-container+emotion+{verb}] to be satisfied in

polv [From Spanish /polv/, with cognates in Russian /pil/ and Latin 'pulvis' (extant in Italian, Esperanto, Novial, English 'pulverize').] dust -- fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown into the air

polvdoj [dust+precipitation] snow -- precipitation of tiny flakes of ice

polvdojpedvas [dust+precipitation+foot+container] snowshoe

polvmarca [dust+mark+{noun-modifier}] spotted; having dustlike marks

Polvmarchiru [dust+mark+bird] European starling

polvsint [dust+science] sedimentology

polvsisp [dust+insect] mealybug (family Pseudococcidae)

polvteror [dust+fear] amathophobia

polvvic [dust+vehicle] dune buggy

polvvid [dust+glass] glass, tinted glass -- a window pane which has bubbles in it, giving it a frosty, opaque look

polvvospmicor [dust+arachnid+tiny-item] dust mite

pors [From Persian /pors/, "ask", similar to Russian /vapros/, "question" with initial /pr-/ in Hindi /prashn/, Spanish 'pregunta' and English 'probe'.] question, query -- an instance of interrogation

porsa [question+{noun-modifier}] interrogative

porscah [question+{abstraction}] which (pronoun)

porscaha [question+{abstraction}+{noun-modifier}] which (noun modifier)

porscahcone [question+{abstraction}+{verb-modifier}+{opposite}] how (as in how many)

porscahdirect [question+{abstraction}+direction] which way

porscahe [question+{abstraction}+{verb-modifier}] how (as in how to see)

porscahio [question+{abstraction}+{preposition}+{opposite}] how (as in how, the whole thing described by the clause happen)

porscahloc [question+{abstraction}+location] where

porscahper [question+{abstraction}+person] who

porscamer [question+room] courtroom

porscirv [question+curve] red herring -- diversionary questions intended to distract attention from the main issue

porsnupt [question+marriage] trial marriage

porsper [question+person] a person who asks questions

porsrest [question+remainder] the unanswered part of a question

porsvoc [question+word] question words -- Dublex interrogative compounds

porv [From Latin 'providere', extant in Spanish, English, et al.] provision, supply -- something made available for use

porvbac [provision+alphabet] the set of kanji recognized by the Japanese government to be set aside for personal use

porvvic [provision+vehicle] freighter

pos [From Latin 'positio', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), English, auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] position -- the way in which something is placed; when used of a human or animal body, refers to posture and arrangement of body parts (sitting, standing, lying down)

posgurpmala [position+group+disparagement+{noun-modifier}] disordered -- all jumbled up

posi [position+{verb}] position -- positioner S positions positionee O in position X

post [From Vulgar Latin *posta, "station", extant in Russian, English, German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] mail -- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

postbaner [mail+flag] the red flag on a mailbox, which is pivoted into an upright position when the owner wants to signal that the mail box contains letters for the mail deliverer to pick up

postbazar [mail+market] a place where goods related to postal delivery are bought/sold/traded

postbin [mail+building] post office, local post office -- a local branch of the post office

postbomb [mail+bomb] letter bomb -- an explosive mailed to a designated victim

postbud [mail+future] the state of being in the mail

postcacti [mail+action+{verb}] to mail -- to send via the postal service

postcalc [mail+peripheral] envelope tray -- an envelope-processing attachment on a personal-computer printer

postcalot [mail+dog] a dog that attacks letter carriers

postcals [mail+class] class -- a type of mail depending on what is being sent, what it weighs and how it is packaged

postcamer [mail+room] mail room -- a room in an office or other workplace where mail is received, sorted and distributed

postcanc [mail+shell] envelope, packaging -- an envelope or box used to contain goods that are being mailed

postcand [mail+hole] mail box -- one cubbyhole in a shelf of such holes containing the mail sorted for individuals (typically occupants living in or employees working in the building)

postcant [mail+fastener] envelope flap -- the flap of an envelope, typically containing an adhesive which will securely close the envelope when moistened

postcanun [mail+law] postal regulations -- the rules and regulations issued by a post office agency of a country to govern how mail is distributed

postcapt [mail+leader] postmaster -- the person in charge of a post office

Postcapttonu [mail+leader+{augmentative}] Postmaster General -- the leader of the United States Post Office

postcarc [mail+{sharp-object}] letter opener -- any device whose primary purpose is opening mail

postcart [mail+card] postcard -- a simple stamped card mailable at a cheaper price than a letter

postcart [mail+card] postcard, postal card, mailing-card -- a card for sending messages by post without an envelope

postceleb [mail+play] post office -- a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters

postcomp [mail+computer] e-mail appliance -- a computer appliance designed solely for composing and reading e-mail, such as the CIDCO MailStation, typically with a full-sized keyboard and a small LED or LCD screen

postcomun [mail+communication] correspondence -- communication by the exchange of letters

postcomunpap [mail+communication+paper] correspondence -- letters written or received

postcov [mail+cover] the door to a mailbox

postcursnic [mail+running-movement+worker] courier -- a messenger who carries mail back and forth (typically mail that is sent privately, not using a country's postal service)

postdab [mail+pressing] stamp application -- licking or moistening stamps and applying them to the surface of an envelope or package

postdabi [mail+pressing+{verb}] to stamp -- to lick or moisten stamps and apply them to the surface of an envelop or package

postdar [mail+stripe] a stripe-like label pasted or attached to envelopes and parcels bearing a message, such as "fragile", "private" or "priority"

postdarg [mail+road] postal route -- a path assigned to a letter carrier for daily delivery and pickup of mail

postdend [mail+debt] money order, postal order -- a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office

Postdevu [mail+god] Mercury (Roman), Hermes (Greek), Iris (Greek) -- the messenger god of a religion

postdin [mail+day] postmark date -- the date a letter or package was processed for shipment by a postal service; typically recorded as part of the postmark over the stamp

postdinar [mail+money] postage, postage stamp, stamp -- a paper token affixed to an envelope or package indicating that a postal fee has been paid

postdur [mail+{long-event}] the time it takes from when mail was given to the post office system to when it was received

postfan [mail+art] decorative or commemorative stamps -- artistic postage stamps

postfil [mail+file] mailbox file -- the computer file storing the contents of a person's e-mail system

postfon [mail+sound] dictation --

postgarm [mail+communication-unit] letter, missive -- a written message addressed to a person or organization

postgarmlet [mail+communication-unit+{diminutive}] note -- a short written message addressed to a person or organization

postgarmton [mail+communication-unit+{augmentative}] epistle -- a letter, especially a long, formal letter

Postgovu [mail+government] Post Office -- the government department responsible for mail delivery (and, in some countries, telecommunications)

postgurp [mail+group] mail -- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

posthabil [mail+ability] state of being ready to be mailed

posthabila [mail+ability+{noun-modifier}] mailable -- ready to be mailed

posthafer [mail+blade] letter opener, paperknife -- a dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed

posthical [mail+frame] a frame or support containing many mail boxes, as for post office boxes or the collection of mail boxes in the entry way of an apartment

posthir [mail+bird] carrier pigeon -- a homing pigeon, especially one trained to carry messages

Posthisanu [mail+horse] Pony Express

posthubac [mail+opening] mail slot -- a slot in a doorway through which a letter carrier can pass mail into a room or building

postlet [mail+{diminutive}] flyer -- a brochure or pamphlet sent without an envelope, being folded once or twice and addressed, and typically fastened shut with a staple or sticker

postlibcongan [mail+freedom+{opposite}+agent] censor -- a person who is authorized to read correspondence and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

postlocgarm [mail+location+communication-unit] mailing address -- the postal-service address through which a person or organization can be communicated with

postmal [mail+disparagement] junk mail --

postmarc [mail+mark] postmark -- a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials, typically indicates the date of mailing and the processingpost office

postmas [mail+{masculine}] mailman -- a male letter carrier (c.f. postnicmas)

postmater [mail+matter] mail -- letters and packages transmitted by the post office

postmemb [mail+item] mail -- a single letter or package sent by or received from the post office

postmer [mail+measure] weighing for postage -- determining the weight of a letter or package in order to levy the appropriate fee for mailing it

postmeri [mail+measure+{verb}] to weigh for postage -- to determine the weight of a letter or package in order to determine the appropriate fee for mailing it

postmest [mail+site] the post-office building as well as the lot it is located on

postmotiv [mail+target] destination

postmotivper [mail+target+person] recipient -- the person or organization for whom a mailed message is intended

postnahar [mail+source] return address

postnahargan [mail+source+agent] return address

postnamlet [mail+name+{diminutive}] postal abbreviation -- an accepted abbreviation for street names, state names, regions, countries, etc.

postnic [mail+worker] letter carrier -- an employee of the postal service agency who delivers and picks up mail along a postal route

postnicmas [mail+worker+{masculine}] mailman -- a male letter carrier.

postnicses [mail+worker+{feminine}] mail lady -- a female letter carrier.

postnomer [mail+number] postal code, ZIP code -- a numeric code or alphanumeric code representing zones within the country, designed to facilitate mechanical processing of mail

postporv [mail+provision] mail-order supplies --

postpub [mail+people-group] post-office employees --

postsac [mail+sack] mail, mail sack -- the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

postsahab [mail+companion] penpal --

postses [mail+{feminine}] mail lady -- a female letter carrier (c.f. postnicses).

postsist [mail+system] mail, post, postal service -- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

postvas [mail+container] 1. mailbox -- a private box for the delivery of mail 2. mailbox -- a public box for the depost of mail

postvebvosp [mail+World-Wide-Web+arachnid] web e-mail spider -- a software program that crawls the web collecting e-mail addresses to be used in spam campaigns

postvic [mail+vehicle] mail truck -- a conveyance that transports mail

postvic [mail+vehicle] postal vehicle

pub [Truncation of Dublex 'pubilc', "public".] people group, public -- a body of people sharing some common interest

Pubcarsdevsistu [people-group+cross+god+system] Congregationalism -- system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing

pubcart [people-group+card] membership card

pubilc [From Latin 'publicus', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, French, et al), borrowed in to Russian, Germanic (English, Dutch) and auxilaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al.)] public good, common good -- the good of a community

pubilccact [public good+action] deed, good deed, feat -- a praiseworthy achievement in the interests of the common good

pubilcconnet [public-good+{opposite}+net] intranet -- a network that is private or exclusive

pubilcgov [public-good+government] republic

pubilcvic [public-good+vehicle] mass transit

pubjant [people-group+animal] mascot

pubmest [people-group+place] city, metropolis, urban center -- a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

pubmesthir [people-group+site+bird] pigeon

pubmestlet [people-group+site+{diminutive}] village -- a small community of people

Pubmestmarconu [people-group+site+ocean+{opposite}] Europe

pubmob [people-group+furniture] park bench

pubteror [people-group+fear] sociophobia

pubvic [people-group+vehicle] bus

pubvishabila [people-group+sight+ability+{noun-modifier}] public, in public

pus [Blend of Hindi /upiog/ (with initial /p-/ in Russian /primin/) and Vulgar Latin /usare/, extant in English, Spanish, French, et al.] use, usage -- the application or employment of something for a purpose ("skilled in the use of a spear")