a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire) | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs |
an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound | a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec |
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km | the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence |
| the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents |
| the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters |
| formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence |
| the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters |
| the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters |
| the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters |
| 16 ounces avoirdupois |
| a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy |