Nouns Starting With PRE
Here's the list of all the 1205 Nouns Starting With PRE in the English Language.
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| press | 1. the state of demanding notice or attention 2. the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines More Definitions → |
| president | 1. an executive officer of a firm or corporation 2. the chief executive of a republic More Definitions → |
| present | 1. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech 2. something presented as a gift More Definitions → |
| pretty | More Definitions → |
| pressure | 1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) 2. a force that compels More Definitions → |
| premium | 1. payment for insurance 2. the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value More Definitions → |
| presentation | 1. the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward) 2. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view More Definitions → |
| prevention | 1. the act of preventing More Definitions → |
| presence | 1. the state of being present; current existence 2. the immediate proximity of someone or something More Definitions → |
| preview | 1. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future 2. a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public More Definitions → |
| prescription | 1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions 2. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist More Definitions → |
| preparation | 1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose 2. a substance prepared according to a formula More Definitions → |
| pregnancy | 1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus More Definitions → |
| premier | 1. the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom 2. the person who is head of government (in several countries) More Definitions → |
| precision | 1. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance More Definitions → |
| preliminary | 1. a minor match preceding the main event 2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows More Definitions → |
| preference | 1. a strong liking 2. a predisposition in favor of something More Definitions → |
| premises | 1. land and the buildings on it More Definitions → |
| precious | More Definitions → |
| preservation | 1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger 2. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved More Definitions → |
| preserve | 1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone 2. a reservation where animals are protected More Definitions → |
| prep | 1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) More Definitions → |
| prediction | 1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) 2. a statement made about the future More Definitions → |
| premiere | 1. the first public performance of a play or movie More Definitions → |
| precipitation | 1. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time 2. the process of forming a chemical precipitate More Definitions → |
| prefix | 1. an affix that is added in front of the word More Definitions → |
| prerequisite | 1. something that is required in advance More Definitions → |
| pressing | 1. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure 2. a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press More Definitions → |
| preschool | 1. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school More Definitions → |
| prejudice | 1. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation More Definitions → |
| prevalence | 1. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread 2. (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population More Definitions → |
| prestige | 1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. More Definitions → |
| presidency | 1. the tenure of a president 2. the office and function of president More Definitions → |
| preventive | 1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease 2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome More Definitions → |
| predator | 1. someone who attacks in search of booty 2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals More Definitions → |
| premature | More Definitions → |
| preparedness | 1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) More Definitions → |
| prey | 1. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence 2. animal hunted or caught for food More Definitions → |
| pretend | 1. the enactment of a pretense More Definitions → |
| premise | 1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn More Definitions → |
| preteen | 1. a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age) More Definitions → |
| precursor | 1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) 2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another More Definitions → |
| presenter | 1. someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.) 2. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) More Definitions → |
| prentice | 1. works for an expert to learn a trade More Definitions → |
| precedence | 1. status established in order of importance or urgency 2. preceding in time More Definitions → |
| precinct | 1. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes More Definitions → |
| preface | 1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book More Definitions → |
| prelude | 1. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows 2. music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera More Definitions → |
| premiership | 1. the office of premier More Definitions → |
| preaching | 1. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) 2. a moralistic rebuke More Definitions → |
| precedent | 1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time 2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions More Definitions → |
| prenatal | More Definitions → |
| prescribe | More Definitions → |
| predecessor | 1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) 2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone More Definitions → |
| prevalent | More Definitions → |
| preserves | 1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar More Definitions → |
| predicate | 1. (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula 2. one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements More Definitions → |
| preacher | 1. someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel More Definitions → |
| presumption | 1. an assumption that is taken for granted 2. (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed More Definitions → |
| preamble | 1. a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) More Definitions → |
| predictor | 1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) 2. information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events More Definitions → |
| pretending | 1. the act of giving a false appearance More Definitions → |
| preventative | 1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease 2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome More Definitions → |
| prefecture | 1. the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) 2. the office of prefect More Definitions → |
| presto | More Definitions → |
| prepayment | 1. payment in advance More Definitions → |
| preseason | 1. a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation More Definitions → |
| precaution | 1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. 2. the trait of practicing caution in advance More Definitions → |
| predictability | 1. the quality of being predictable More Definitions → |
| predation | 1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding 2. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey More Definitions → |
| prednisone | 1. a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant More Definitions → |
| preemption | 1. the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject 2. the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) More Definitions → |
| pretext | 1. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason 2. an artful or simulated semblance More Definitions → |
| presidio | 1. a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings More Definitions → |
| preservative | 1. a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition More Definitions → |
| prerogative | 1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) More Definitions → |
| pretrial | 1. (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases More Definitions → |
| precondition | 1. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else 2. an assumption that is taken for granted More Definitions → |
| preponderance | 1. superiority in power or influence 2. a superiority in numbers or amount More Definitions → |
| predicament | 1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one More Definitions → |
| prehistory | 1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word More Definitions → |
| precept | 1. rule of personal conduct 2. a doctrine that is taught More Definitions → |
| prelim | 1. a minor match preceding the main event 2. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue More Definitions → |
| precipitate | 1. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering More Definitions → |
| presbytery | 1. building reserved for the officiating clergy More Definitions → |
| prefect | 1. a chief officer or chief magistrate More Definitions → |
| prelims | 1. written matter preceding the main text of a book More Definitions → |
| preoccupation | 1. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention 2. the mental state of being preoccupied by something More Definitions → |
| predisposition | 1. susceptibility to a pathogen 2. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way More Definitions → |
| pretense | 1. the act of giving a false appearance 2. pretending with intention to deceive More Definitions → |
| pretzel | 1. glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot More Definitions → |
| preempt | 1. a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding More Definitions → |
| preschooler | 1. a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten More Definitions → |
| pretender | 1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses 2. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives More Definitions → |
| predominance | 1. the state of being predominant over others 2. the quality of being more noticeable than anything else More Definitions → |
| predominate | More Definitions → |
| prefab | 1. a prefabricated structure More Definitions → |
| prefrontal | More Definitions → |
| preconception | 1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence 2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation More Definitions → |
| preceptor | 1. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) More Definitions → |
| preposition | 1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word 2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached) More Definitions → |
| pressman | 1. someone whose occupation is printing 2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media More Definitions → |
| preemie | 1. an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation More Definitions → |
| pretence | 1. a false or unsupportable quality 2. an artful or simulated semblance More Definitions → |
| prednisolone | 1. a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions More Definitions → |
| presage | 1. a foreboding about what is about to happen 2. a sign of something about to happen More Definitions → |
| precession | 1. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone 2. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) More Definitions → |
| presentment | 1. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative 2. a document that must be accepted and paid by another person More Definitions → |
| prematurity | 1. the state of being premature More Definitions → |
| precipice | 1. a very steep cliff More Definitions → |
| precis | 1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory More Definitions → |
| preeclampsia | 1. abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated More Definitions → |
| precalculus | 1. a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus More Definitions → |
| predestination | 1. previous determination as if by destiny or fate 2. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) More Definitions → |
| premonition | 1. a feeling of evil to come 2. an early warning about a future event More Definitions → |
| preserver | 1. a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture 2. a cook who preserves fruits or meat More Definitions → |
| predispose | More Definitions → |
| predilection | 1. a predisposition in favor of something 2. a strong liking More Definitions → |
| presuppose | More Definitions → |
| pretension | 1. a false or unsupportable quality 2. the advancing of a claim More Definitions → |
| prelate | 1. a senior clergyman and dignitary More Definitions → |
| preform | More Definitions → |
| presupposition | 1. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument) More Definitions → |
| preparative | More Definitions → |
| premix | 1. a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients More Definitions → |
| presidium | 1. a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session More Definitions → |
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