English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 66 of 89

premiershipnoun

The office of a premier or prime minister.

premisenoun

A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.

premisesnoun

plural of premise

premiumadj

Superior in quality; higher in price or value.

premixedadj

Mixed prior to use or sale.

premièrenoun

Alternative spelling of premiere.

premonitionnoun

A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.

prenataladj

Being or happening before birth.

Prendergastname

A surname.

prenticenoun

An apprentice.

prenupnoun

A prenuptial agreement.

prenuptialadj

Occurring before marriage; antenuptial.

preoccupationnoun

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

preoccupiedadj

Prepossessed; biased.

preoperativeadj

Prior to surgery.

preordainedadj

determined in advance; predestined

preorderverb

To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.

preorderedadj

Equipped with a preorder.

prepnoun

Preparation.

prepackagedadj

That has been packaged prior to being sold.

prepaidverb

simple past and past participle of prepay

preparationnoun

The act of preparing or getting ready.

preparationsnoun

plural of preparation

preparatoryadj

Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.

prepareverb

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.

preparedadj

Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).

preparednessnoun

The state of being prepared.

preparernoun

One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.

preparingverb

present participle and gerund of prepare

prepayverb

To pay in advance, or beforehand

prepaymentnoun

A payment in advance.

preponderancenoun

Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.

prepositionnoun

Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

prepositionaladj

Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.

prepositionsnoun

plural of preposition

preposterousadj

Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

preppedadj

Prepared.

preppernoun

A student at a prep school.

preppingverb

present participle and gerund of prep

preppyadj

Being or relating to something (such as clothing) that is typical of students at prep schools.

preprintnoun

A preliminary form of an academic paper that has not yet been published in a journal.

preprocessingnoun

The act of processing beforehand.

preprocessornoun

program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program

preproductionnoun

All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the filming of a movie.

prepsnoun

plural of prep

prepubescentadj

Before the age at which a person begins puberty.

prequelnoun

In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.

prereleaseadj

Before release.

prerequisiteadj

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

prerogativenoun

An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 4,417 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 89 pages, and you are currently viewing page 66. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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