English Words: P

third-person singular simple present indicative of pray

Initialism of pay review body.

Initialism of Protestant Reformed Church.

Initialism of Pearl River Delta: a region of Guangdong, China, on the South China Sea; An area in Southeast China, containing Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou (“Canton City”).

To give a sermon.

simple past and past participle of preach

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.

present participle and gerund of preach

Tending toward excessive moralization.

A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

Alternative spelling of pre-amp.

A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier.

A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.

An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.

Relating to the time and geology dated before the Phanerozoic

Of or pertaining to growth that is likely to develop into cancer.

Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

In a precarious manner; dangerously.

Cast previously in another location.

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.

plural of precaution

To go before, go in front of.

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.

A teacher or tutor.

Precedence.

An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.

Of high value or worth.

The condition of being precious.

A very steep cliff.

To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.

Steep, like a precipice

In a precipitous manner.

Both exact and accurate.

In a precise manner; exactly.

The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.

Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear

To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.

Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.

Conceived beforehand: formed ahead of time.

An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.

A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.

To treat (rubber) to enhance its dimensional stability prior to curing.

That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.

Abbreviation of predator.