| precedent |
an act that serves or may serve as an example for future actions of a similar nature. [3 definitions] |
| precinct |
an area, as of a town or city, forming one electoral district or patrolled by one police unit. [4 definitions] |
| precious |
of great worth or value. [6 definitions] |
| precipitate |
to cause to occur suddenly or sooner than might have been expected or planned; hasten. [11 definitions] |
| precipitation |
the act of precipitating or state of being precipitated. [3 definitions] |
| precise |
clearly stated or strictly delineated. [5 definitions] |
| precisely |
with total accuracy; exactly. |
| precision |
the quality of being precise. [3 definitions] |
| precocious |
having the skills or mental capacity of a much older person. [2 definitions] |
| predator |
an animal that eats the flesh of others. [2 definitions] |
| predecessor |
one who holds a position, job, or the like prior to another. [3 definitions] |
| predicament |
a difficult or dangerous situation with no obvious or completely satisfactory solution. |
| predicate |
to declare or assert, often as a belief. [7 definitions] |
| predict |
to see or proclaim in advance (a future unplanned event); prophesy; foretell. [3 definitions] |
| prediction |
the act of foretelling or the attempt at foretelling. [2 definitions] |
| preface |
an introduction to a book or other written text that gives information esp. about the author or work. [5 definitions] |
| prefer |
to consider more desirable than something else. [3 definitions] |
| preference |
a person or thing that is preferred. [3 definitions] |
| prefix |
an affix added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and create a new word, such as "anti-" in "antiestablishment." [3 definitions] |
| pregnant |
of a woman or other female mammal, bearing one or more developing fetuses in the womb (sometimes fol. by "with"). [4 definitions] |
| prehistoric |
of, pertaining to, or existing in a time prior to written history. |