| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual tension | |
| —n | |
| PMS, Abbreviation: PMT a group of symptoms, including nervous tension and fluid retention, any of which may be experienced as a result of hormonal changes in the days before a menstrual period starts | |
| premenstrual tension or premenstrual tension | |
| —n | |
premenstrual syndrome n.
Abbr. PMS A group of symptoms, including abdominal bloating, breast tenderness, headache, fatigue, irritability, and depression, that occur in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation. Also called premenstrual tension.