8-Letter Words Starting With PR

Here's the list of all the 645 8-Letter Words Starting With PR in the English Language.

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previous
1. just preceding something else in time or order
2. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
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property
1. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
2. a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class
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practice
1. a customary way of operation or behavior
2. systematic training by multiple repetitions
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probably
1. with considerable certainty; without much doubt
2. easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
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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
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progress
1. develop in a positive way
2. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
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provider
1. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
2. someone who provides the means for subsistence
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printing
1. text handwritten in the style of printed matter
2. the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
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priority
1. status established in order of importance or urgency
2. preceding in time
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prepared
1. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
2. having made preparations
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protocol
1. (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
2. forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
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proposal
1. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
2. an offer of marriage
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presence
1. the state of being present; current existence
2. the immediate proximity of someone or something
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properly
1. in the right manner; correctly; suitably
2. indicating exactness or preciseness
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province
1. the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
2. the proper sphere or extent of your activities
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pregnant
1. carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
2. rich in significance or implication
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producer
1. someone who manufactures something
2. someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)
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princess
1. a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
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premises
1. land and the buildings on it
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precious
1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
2. of high worth or cost
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preserve
1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
2. a reservation where animals are protected
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proceeds
1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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prospect
1. the possibility of future success
2. belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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premiere
1. the first public performance of a play or movie
2. preceding all others in time
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pressing
1. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
2. a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
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prostate
1. relating to the prostate gland
2. a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
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promptly
1. with little or no delay
2. in a punctual manner
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prisoner
1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
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probable
1. an applicant likely to be chosen
2. likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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prestige
1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
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profound
1. of the greatest intensity; complete
2. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
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predator
1. someone who attacks in search of booty
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals
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promoter
1. someone who is an active supporter and advocate
2. a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
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prohibit
1. command against
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prophecy
1. knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
2. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
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prentice
1. works for an expert to learn a trade
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precinct
1. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
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prenatal
1. occurring or existing before birth
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preacher
1. someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
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practise
1. engage in a rehearsal (of)
2. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
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pristine
1. completely free from dirt or contamination
2. immaculately clean and unused
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prolific
1. intellectually productive
2. bearing in abundance especially offspring
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protease
1. any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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preclude
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
2. make impossible, especially beforehand
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preamble
1. a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
2. make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
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proximal
1. situated nearest to point of attachment or origin
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proclaim
1. declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
2. state or announce
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primrose
1. any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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provoked
1. incited, especially deliberately, to anger
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prologue
1. an introduction to a play
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printout
1. the output of a computer in printed form
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prudence
1. discretion in practical affairs
2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
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praising
1. full of or giving praise
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presidio
1. a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
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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
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proposer
1. someone who advances a suggestion or proposal
2. (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion
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proteome
1. the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome
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prodigal
1. a recklessly extravagant consumer
2. recklessly wasteful
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priestly
1. associated with the priesthood or priests
2. befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
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pretense
1. the act of giving a false appearance
2. pretending with intention to deceive
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privates
1. external sex organ
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prettier
1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
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prolapse
1. slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
2. the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
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prophesy
1. predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
2. deliver a sermon
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protozoa
1. any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
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princely
1. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
2. having the rank of or befitting a prince
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pressman
1. someone whose occupation is printing
2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
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primeval
1. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
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pretence
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. an artful or simulated semblance
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provable
1. capable of being demonstrated or proved
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prosodic
1. of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
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prodding
1. to push against gently
2. urge on; cause to act
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protrude
1. extend out or project in space
2. bulge outward
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propping
1. support by placing against something solid or rigid
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propanol
1. a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic
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pruritus
1. an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
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provably
1. in an obvious and provable manner
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8-Letter Words Starting With PR