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principal's office the office of the head of a school, where decisions concerning the school are made and where discipline is sometimes carried out or decided on. The principal's office is also a place where students can wait during school hours for someone to pick them up if they need to go home for some reason.
principle a basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based. [3 definitions]
print to copy by transferring ink to a surface using mechanical pressure. [8 definitions]
printer a person whose job or trade is printing. [2 definitions]
printing the business or art of making printed materials. [2 definitions]
printing press a machine for printing letters or pictures on paper or other material with ink.
print-out a printed paper copy from a computer.
print out to produce a copy on paper, by means of a computer printer.
prior1 happening earlier in time or sequence.
prism a solid glass or crystal object that light can pass through. It has three sides that are rectangles and two ends shaped like triangles. A prism splits a ray of light into the colors of the rainbow. [2 definitions]
prison a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law.
prisoner a person who is held in a jail or prison while on trial or after being sentenced for a crime. [2 definitions]
privacy the condition of being alone or away from the view of other people.
private personal and not to be shared. [6 definitions]
privilege a right or benefit that is given only to a certain person, group, or social class.
prize a reward given to the winner of a contest or game. [4 definitions]
pro1 a reason in favor of something.
pro2 (informal) a short form of "professional," or someone as skilled as a professional.
pro-1 a prefix that means "forward." [2 definitions]
probability the condition or fact that something might happen. [3 definitions]
probable likely to happen or be true.