English words: prefatory to pregnant parenthesis

300 English words, part 156 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.

English words prefatory to pregnant parenthesis

prefatory adjective /ˈpɹɛfət(ə)ɹi/: Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary.
prefeasibility noun: The initial / preliminary assessment of the feasibility of a project before detailed analysis and a full feasibility study
prefeast adjective, noun: Before a feast.
prefect noun /ˈpɹiːfɛkt/: An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
prefecthood noun: The state of being a prefect.
prefectoral adjective: Synonym of prefectural.
prefectorial adjective: Of or pertaining to a prefect.
prefectorially adverb: In a prefectorial manner.
prefectship noun: The office or jurisdiction of a prefect.
prefectual adjective: Of or relating to the school system of prefects.
prefectural adjective, noun: Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.
prefecturally adverb: In terms of a prefecture.
prefecture noun /ˈpɹiːfɛkt͡ʃə/: The office or position of a prefect.
prefecture-level city noun: An administrative division of China immediately below the province level and above the county level, often comprising a central urban area, a large...
prefecture-level municipality noun: Synonym of prefecture-level city.
prefecturewide adjective: Throughout a prefecture.
prefecundation adjective, noun: The collective changes or conditions preceding fecundation, especially those affecting the ovum.
prefed adjective, verb: fed before some other operation
prefederal adjective: Prior to the formation or involvement of a federal government.
prefeed adjective, noun, verb: Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).
prefeeding adjective, verb: Before feeding.
prefeminism adjective, adverb, noun: Before feminism.
prefeminist adjective: Prior to feminism.
prefemoral adjective: anterior to the femur
prefemur noun: Synonym of ischiopodite.
prefenamate noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
prefer verb [pɹɪˈfɝ]: To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
preferability noun: The state of being preferable.
preferable adjective /ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/: Better than some other option; preferred.
preferableness noun: The quality or state of being preferable.
preferably adverb /ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/: In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
preferans noun: A card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.
preferee noun: One who is preferred.
preference noun, verb /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/: The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
preference cascade noun: The situation where people's private opinions reach a tipping point and become publicly expressed and accepted.
preference share noun: Synonym of preferred stock.
preference stock noun: Synonym of preferred stock.
preferences noun, verb: The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software
preferency noun: Preference.
preferendum noun: That which is preferred.
preferent adjective: Preferred or favoured.
preferential adjective /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/: Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
preferential attachment noun: A positive feedback cycle where the more connected nodes in a graph are more likely to receive new links.
preferential treatment noun: Treatment giving preference to somebody.
preferential voting noun: Synonym of ranked choice.
preferentiality noun: The condition of being preferential.
preferentially adverb /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃə.li/: in a preferential manner
preferer noun: Alternative form of preferrer.
preferist noun: A preferer, someone that prefers or chooses (one thing over another).
preferment noun /pɹɪˈfəːmənt/: Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
preferment-hunting noun: The practice of sycophancy as a means to make money.
prefermentation adjective, noun: Prior to fermentation
preferrable adjective /pɹəˈfɜːɹəbəl/: Alternative form of preferable.
preferrableness noun: Alternative spelling of preferableness.
preferrably adverb: Alternative spelling of preferably.
preferred adjective, noun, verb /pɹɪˈfɜːd/: favoured
preferred creditor noun: A creditor who will have, in the event of the debtor's bankruptcy, greater rights of collecting than other creditors.
preferred number noun: A standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote...
preferred provider noun: A healthcare provider who has agreed with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide their clients with healthcare at reduced rates.
preferred stock noun: Stock with a dividend, usually fixed, that is paid out of profits before any dividend can be paid on common stock and that has priority to common stock in...
preferred stockholder noun: A stockholder of preferred stock.
preferredly adverb: preferably
preferredness noun: The state of being preferred
preferrer noun: A person who likes one thing more than another; a person who favours something.
preferring noun, verb: A preference; the choice of something preferred.
prefertile adjective: Prior to becoming fertile
prefertility adjective: Before becoming fertile.
prefertilization adjective: Prior to fertilization
prefestival adjective: Before a festival.
prefetch noun, verb: To load data or instructions in anticipation of their need
prefetchable adjective: Capable of being prefetched.
prefetcher noun: A system or process that prefetches data.
prefeudal adjective: Before feudalism.
prefeudalism noun: An incipient form of feudalism.
prefibril adjective: Alternative form of prefibrillar.
prefibrillar adjective: Before the fibrillar stage.
prefibrogenic adjective: Prior to fibrogenesis
prefibrotic adjective: Prior to the development of fibrosis
prefictional adjective: Before the development of fiction.
prefidence noun: The quality or state of being prefident.
prefident adjective: Trusting beforehand; overconfident.
prefield adjective: Before embarking on fieldwork.
prefigation noun: Synonym of prefixation.
prefight adjective: Occurring before a fight.
prefigurable adjective: Capable of being prefigured.
prefigurate verb /pɹiːˈfɪɡəɹeɪt/: To prefigure.
prefiguration noun: A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished; something that prefigures.
prefigurative adjective: Related to prefiguration; that prefigures.
prefiguratively adverb: In a prefigurative manner.
prefigurativeness noun: The quality of being prefigurative.
prefigure noun, verb /pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/: To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
prefigurement noun: The act of prefiguring.
prefiguring noun, verb: A specific instance in which something is prefigured
prefile verb: To file in advance.
prefiling adjective: Before filing
prefill verb: To fill in advance.
prefiller noun: A machine or device that fills something in advance.
prefilm adjective: Before watching a film.
prefilmic adjective: Before the introduction of the medium of film.
prefilter noun, verb: To filter in advance.
prefiltering noun, verb: A filtering performed in advance.
prefiltration adjective: Before filtration.
prefinal adjective, noun: Immediately before the last.
prefinalist noun: One who reaches the stage that precedes the finals of a contest.
prefinalization adjective: Before finalization.
prefinals adjective, noun: Before final examinations.
prefinance verb: To finance in advance.
prefinancial adjective: Prior to a financial transaction.
prefinancing noun, verb: Finance provided in advance.
prefine verb: To limit beforehand.
prefinish noun, verb: A preliminary finish applied to a surface.
prefinished adjective, verb: Given a finish at the time of manufacture.
prefinite adjective: Predetermined.
prefinition noun: a previous limitation or definition
prefire adjective, verb: Before the occurrence of a fire.
prefit verb: To fit in advance.
prefix noun, verb /ˈpɹiːfɪks/: A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
prefix code noun: Alternative form of prefix coding.
prefix coding noun: A coding system that uses (typically variable-length) codes that are distinguished by their "prefix property", which requires that there is no code word in...
prefix notation noun: Polish notation
prefix tree noun: Synonym of trie (“data structure”).
prefixable adjective: Capable of being added as a prefix.
prefixal adjective: That is modified by the addition of a prefix.
prefixally adverb: In a prefixal manner.
prefixation noun: The adding of a prefix to a word.
prefixational adjective: Of or relating to prefixation.
prefixative noun: A fixative used in prefixation
prefixed adjective, verb: Having a (specified) prefix.
prefixedly adverb: With a prefix applied.
prefixer noun: One who or that which adds a prefix.
prefixhood noun: The state, condition, or qualification of being a prefix.
prefixing adjective, noun, verb: Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing.
prefixion noun /pɹiːˈfɪk.ʃən/: The act of prefixing: synonym of prefixation.
prefixive adjective: Forming words through the addition of a prefix.
prefixless adjective: Without a prefix.
prefixlessness noun: Absence of a prefix.
prefixlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a prefix.
prefixness noun: The state or quality of being a prefix.
prefixoid noun: A wordinitial segment that does not have all characteristics of a prefix.
prefixture noun: The act of prefixing something.
prefixum noun /pɹiːˈfɪksəm/: A prefix.
preflame adjective: Before the formation of a flame.
preflare adjective: Prior to the eruption of a solar flare
preflash noun: A flash produced in advance of the main flash when taking a picture.
preflavored adjective: Flavored in advance.
preflexion adjective: Before the flexion stage of larval development
preflight adjective, noun, verb: Taking place before the start of a flight.
preflood adjective: Before a flood.
preflop adjective, adverb, noun: Alternative form of pre-flop.
prefloral adjective: Relating to preflowers
prefloration noun: The arrangement (vernation) of floral parts in a bud.
preflow adjective: Before a volcanic flow.
preflower noun: A growth in the internode of a plant that develops into a flower
preflowering adjective: Prior to flowering
preflush noun: A preliminary flush
prefocus adjective, verb: Describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car)
prefog verb: To fog (photographic film) in advance.
prefold noun, verb: To fold in advance.
prefoldin noun: Any of a family of proteins used in protein-folding complexes. A prefoldin molecule works as a transfer protein in conjunction with a molecule of chaperonin...
prefoliation noun: Vernation (arrangement within a bud) of leaves.
prefollicle noun: A prefollicular cell
prefollicular adjective: Prior to a follicular phase.
preforcing noun: Treatment of a plant in preparation to force it to undergo a certain stage of development earlier than normal.
preforeclosure noun /ˌpɹiːfɔːɹˈkləʊ.ʒəɹ/: The stage at which preparations are made for foreclosure
preforgiveness adjective, noun: Prior to forgiveness.
prefork verb: To fork (a process) in advance, so that additional similar processes are immediately available if required later.
preform noun, verb: An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
preformalin adjective: Prior to treatment with formalin.
preformant noun /pɹiːˈfɔːm(ə)nt/: Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”).
preformat verb: To format in advance.
preformation noun /pɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/: Prior formation.
preformationary adjective: Relating to the theory of preformation.
preformationism noun: the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception and this form does not change in the course of their...
preformationist noun: A proponent of the theory of preformationism.
preformative adjective, noun /priˈfoɹmətɪv/: a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word.
preformatted adjective: Formatted in advance.
preformed adjective, verb: Formed, constructed or assembled in advance.
preformism noun: preformationism
preformist noun: Synonym of preformationist.
preformistic adjective: Relating to the theory of preformationism.
preformulate verb: To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability
preformulation noun: The formulation of a pharmaceutical drug in advance of general availability
prefossette noun: A fossette posterior to a metaloph.
prefossilization noun: prior fossilization
prefossilized adjective: Fossilized earlier than surrounding material.
prefoveal adjective: Anterior to the fovea
prefractionated adjective: fractionated prior to some other process
prefractionating adjective: Relating to prefractionation
prefractionation noun: fractionation prior to some other process
prefracture adjective: Prior to (sustaining a) fracture
prefrail adjective: Exhibiting the early signs that may lead to frailty.
prefrailty noun: Presence of the early signs that may lead to frailty.
prefranked adjective: Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
prefraud adjective: Before fraud.
prefreeze verb: To freeze in advance.
prefreshman noun: A student who has not yet become a freshman.
prefricative adjective: Before a fricative.
prefriendship noun: A state of acquaintance and tolerance that may lead up to friendship.
prefrons noun: The part of the frons of an insect ahead of or below the antennae.
prefrontal adjective, noun /pɹiːˈfɹʌn.təl/: Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.
prefrontal cortex noun: The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.
prefrontally adverb: In a prefrontal direction; in a prefrontal region
prefrontocortical adjective: Relating to the prefrontal cortex.
prefrontostriatal adjective: prefrontal and striatal
prefrosh noun: A pre-freshman; a prospective student on a visit.
prefs noun: preferences
prefulgence noun: Alternative form of prefulgency.
prefulgency noun: Superior brightness or effulgency.
prefulgent adjective: Very bright or effulgent; exhibiting prefulgency.
prefunctional adjective: Not yet functional.
prefunctionalization noun: functionalization prior to another process
prefundamental adjective: Given a group G that acts on a set P, a subset P is prefundamental for G if, for any g in G, gB is in B only if g is 1.
prefunded adjective: funded in advance
prefuneral adjective: Before a funeral.
prefurlough adjective: Before a furlough.
prefusion adjective: Prior to fusion.
prefusogenic adjective: Prior to becoming a fusogen
preg adjective, noun: Pregnant.
pregabalin noun /priˈɡæbəlɪn/: An anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain and as an adjunct therapy for seizures.
pregabaline noun: Alternative form of pregabalin.
pregage adjective, verb: To preengage.
pregalactic adjective: Before formation of a galaxy.
pregame adjective, noun, verb: A social gathering of friends who get together to drink before going out to a party or a sports game, in order to generate a slight feeling of intoxication...
pregametic adjective: Prior to the formation of gametes
pregaming noun, verb: The drinking of cheap alcohol at home before going out socially.
preganglionic adjective, noun: Describing the nerve fibres that supply a ganglion
pregap noun: A portion of a compact disc preceding the start of a track.
pregastric adjective: Before (reaching) the stomach (digestion etc)
pregastrula adjective: prior to formation of the gastrula
pregastrulation adjective: Prior to gastrulation
pregavage adjective: Prior to gavage
pregelatinised adjective: Alternative form of pregelatinized.
pregelatinize verb: To gelatinize in advance.
pregelled adjective: gelled in advance
pregender adjective: Before (the advent or consideration of, or division by) gender.
pregenerate verb: To generate in advance.
pregeneration noun: Generation in advance.
pregenetic adjective: Prior to the discovery of genetics.
pregenital adjective: Before birth; prenatal.
pregenitality noun: The pregenital phase of development.
pregenitally adverb: In the pregenital period
pregenocide adjective: Before a genocide.
pregenome noun: A collection of pregenomic RNA
pregenomic adjective: Prior to the inclusion in a genome
pregenre noun: Alternative form of pre-genre.
pregentrification adjective: Prior to gentrification.
pregentrified adjective: Prior to gentrification.
pregenual adjective: In front of a genu (of the brain)
pregeological adjective: Before geology.
pregeometry noun: An infinite finitary matroid.
pregermarial adjective /ˌpɹiːˌd͡ʒɜːˈmɛəɹi.əl/: In front of the germaria
pregerminated adjective: germinated in advance of another procedure
pregermination adjective: Prior to germination
pregerminative adjective: Prior to germination
pregestation adjective: Before gestation.
pregestational adjective: Before gestation.
pregestationally adverb: Before gestation.
preggers adjective /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəs/: Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body.
preggie adjective, noun: Pregnant (carrying a baby).
preggo adjective, noun: Pregnant.
preggy adjective: Pregnant (carrying a baby).
pregiven adjective, noun: Existing in the world, as opposed to arising from human apprehension.
pregivenness noun: The quality or state of being pregiven.
preglabellar adjective: In front of the glabella
preglacial adjective: Before an ice age (usually referring to the Pliocene)
preglenoid adjective: in front of the glenoid fossa
preglenoidal adjective: Synonym of preglenoid.
preglobalization adjective: Before globalization.
preglobular adjective: Prior to the formation of a globular form
preglobulomer noun: A precursor of a globulomer
preglomerular adjective: Occurring or located before the glomerulus.
preglottalization noun: The act of preglottalizing.
preglottalize verb: To precede (a sound) by glottalization.
preglycosomal adjective: Prior to the development of a glycosome
pregnability noun: The quality of being pregnable.
pregnable adjective: vulnerable to attack
pregnacalciferol noun: Synonym of hydroxycholecalciferol.
pregnadiene noun: Any derivative of pregnane having double bonds in both the A- and B-rings
pregnadienediol noun: Any of several isomeric diols derived from pregnadiene
pregnancy noun /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/: The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
pregnancy brain noun: A condition during and following pregnancy, oftentimes long-lasting or permanent, which causes bouts of forgetfulness.
pregnancy loss noun: A miscarriage; the death of a fetus before it has become viable.
pregnancy mask noun: Melasma when occurring in pregnancy.
pregnancy pillow noun: Synonym of maternity pillow.
pregnancy school noun: A school exclusively for pregnant girls.
pregnancy sickness noun: morning sickness
pregnancy test noun: a piece of test equipment that determines whether a woman, or by extension, a female animal is pregnant
pregnane noun: The parent hydrocarbon for a range of steroids including the progesterones
pregnanediol noun: A steroid formed by the metabolism of progesterone; it is excreted in the urine of pregnant women.
pregnanedione noun: Synonym of dihydroprogesterone.
pregnanetriol noun: A particular steroid.
pregnanetriolone noun: The corticosteroid hormone...
pregnanolone noun: An epimer of allopregnanolone that has similar properties
pregnanone noun: Any ketone derived from pregnane
pregnant adjective, noun /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/: Carrying developing offspring within the body.
pregnant chad noun: a chad that is bulging or pierced but is still attached to the voting ballot at all four corners
pregnant construction noun: An utterance in which more is implied than is said, such as "the beasts trembled forth from their dens" (i.e. trembling with fright)
pregnant denial noun: A negative pregnant.
pregnant man noun: a transgender man that’s pregnant.
pregnant parenthesis noun: Synonym of curly bracket.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.