(grammar) Pertaining to action completed before another action or event in the past, past perfect.
(informal) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
(mathematics) Relating to a certain type of graph, complying with the theorem (pluperfect graph theorem) discovered by D. R. Fulkerson in 1970.
(mathematics) Synonym of multiperfect
More than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal.
noun
A verb in this tense.
The pluperfect tense, the past perfect.
polyneuric
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
porraceous
porraceous
adj
(originally medicine now rare) Resembling the leek in colour; greenish.
porraceous:
praecipuum
praecuneus
praecuneus
noun
Alternative form of precuneus
praefectus
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
preaccount
preaccused
preacquire
preacquire
verb
(transitive) To acquire in advance.
preacutely
preadjunct
precapture
precapture
adj
Before capture.
precarious
precarious
adj
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
(dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.
(law) Depending on the intention of another.
precaution
precaution
noun
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
verb
(transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
(transitive, rare) To take precaution against.
precensure
precentrum
preceptual
preceptual
adj
Misspelling of perceptual.
Relating to a precept.
preciouses
preciouses
noun
plural of precious
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
preclosure
preclosure
adj
Before closure.
precluding
precluding
verb
present participle of preclude
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
preclusive
preclusive
adj
Serving to preclude.
precocious
precocious
adj
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
precollude
precommune
precompute
precompute
verb
(transitive) To compute in advance; to precalculate.
preconduct
preconfuse
preconquer
preconquer
verb
(rare) To conquer beforehand.
preconsult
preconsume
preconsume
verb
(transitive) To consume beforehand.
precordium
precordium
noun
(anatomy) The region of the body over the heart and thorax.
precorrupt
precounsel
precounsel
verb
To counsel beforehand.
To prophesy.
precrucial
preculture
preculture
noun
(biology) A preliminary culture; a culture prepared in advance of the main experiment
verb
(biology) To culture in advance, such as before the main phase of an experiment
precuneate
precuneate
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or resembling, the precuneus
precurrent
precurrent
adj
Running forward; antrorse.
precursive
precursive
adj
Being a style of handwriting that can later be developed into cursive.
Preceding; introductory; precursory.
precursors
precursors
noun
plural of precursor
precursory
precursory
adj
Being or relating to a precursor; relating to events that will follow.
noun
(medicine) A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.
precurtain
precurtain
adj
Before the curtain falls at the end of a play.
Before the curtain rises at the start of a play.
predaceous
predaceous
adj
Surviving by preying on other animals.
predacious
predacious
adj
Alternative spelling of predaceous
prediscuss
prediscuss
verb
(transitive) To discuss in advance.
preeducate
preexclude
preexcused
preexecute
prefectual
prefecture
prefecture
noun
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
The office or position of a prefect.
prefocused
prefocused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefocus
prefocuses
prefocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefocus
preinclude
preinclude
verb
(transitive) To include beforehand.
preinduced
preinduced
adj
induced prior to some other operation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preinduce
prejudiced
prejudiced
adj
Having prejudices.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prejudice
prejudices
prejudices
noun
plural of prejudice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prejudice
prelecture
prelecture
adj
Before a lecture.
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
prenuncial
prepunched
prepunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prepunch
prepunches
prepunches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepunch
prescapula
prescapula
noun
(anatomy) The part of the scapula in front of, or above, the spine, or mesoscapula.
presecular
presecular
adj
Prior to a secular era.
presecured
presubject
presuccess
presuspect
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
procedural
procedural
adj
(computing) Generated by means of a procedure, rather than being designed.
Related to procedure.
noun
(literature) A type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail.
procedured
procedures
procedures
noun
plural of procedure
procellous
procellous
adj
(rare) stormy; tempestuous
procensure
processual
processual
adj
Of or relating to a process, especially to the methodological study of processes in social science
Of or relating to the methodological study of cultural change and variability in archaeology
procoelous
procoelous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the procoelians.
Hollowed or cupped in front.
procrustes
procrustes
Proper noun
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.
proctodeum
proctodeum
noun
The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.
proculcate
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
procurable
procurable
adj
Able to be procured.
procurance
procurrent
procursive
procursive
adj
(medicine) Running forward, as the patient does in certain forms of epilepsy.
producible
producible
adj
Able to be produced
productile
productile
adj
Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.
productive
productive
adj
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
(medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
profluence
profluence
noun
(obsolete) Onward flow; current.
(rare) The progression or flow (of time, events etc.).
projecture
projecture
noun
A jutting out beyond a surface; a projection.
proletcult
pronounced
pronounced
adj
strongly marked.
uttered, articulated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pronounce
pronouncer
pronouncer
noun
Agent noun of pronounce; one who pronounces.
The official who gives out words to be spelled at a spelling bee and answers questions about their definition, use in a sentence and etymology.
pronounces
pronounces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pronounce
pronuclear
pronuclear
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to the pronucleus.
Alternative form of pro-nuclear
pronucleus
pronucleus
noun
Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
prosecuted
prosecuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prosecute
prosecutes
prosecutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prosecute
prosecutor
prosecutor
noun
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
(law) a prosecuting attorney.
prospectus
prospectus
noun
A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
pseudocarp
pseudocarp
noun
(botany) The portion of an anthocarpous fruit that is not derived from the ovary, such as the soft part of a strawberry or fig.
publicizer
publicizer
noun
A person who publicizes.
puckerbush
puckeriest
purbeckian
purchasers
purchasers
noun
plural of purchaser
purchasery
pursuances
pursuances
noun
plural of pursuance
purtenance
purtenance
noun
(obsolete) That which pertains or belongs to something.
(obsolete) The heart, liver, and lungs of an animal.
purulences
purulences
noun
plural of purulence
purveyance
purveyance
noun
(Britain, historical) The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
The act of purveying.
putrescent
putrescent
adj
Becoming putrid; putrefying.
putrescine
putrescine
noun
A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
pyromucate
pyromucate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyromucic acid.
quadriceps
quadriceps
noun
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
recaptured
recaptured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recapture
recapturer
recapturer
noun
One who recaptures something.
recaptures
recaptures
noun
plural of recapture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recapture
recipiatur
reciproque
reciproque
adj
(obsolete) reciprocal
recompound
recompound
verb
(transitive) To compound again or anew.
recomputed
recomputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recompute
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
recoupable
recoupable
adj
Able to be recouped.
recoupling
recoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is recoupled.
verb
present participle of recouple
recoupment
recoupment
noun
(law) A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.
A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
recuperate
recuperate
verb
(sociology) To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use
To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
reoccupied
reoccupied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reoccupy
reoccupies
reoccupies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reoccupy
reproduced
reproduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reproduce
reproducer
reproducer
noun
(software engineering) A series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.
In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
One who reproduces something.
reproduces
reproduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reproduce
republical
republican
republican
adj
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
Alternative letter-case form of Republican.
Of or belonging to a republic.
noun
A bird of a kind that builds many nests together: the American cliff swallow, or the South African weaver bird.
Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
repugnance
repugnance
noun
Contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.
Extreme aversion, repulsion.
repugnancy
repugnancy
noun
(archaic) Resistance, fighting back.
The quality of being repugnant: (logical) opposition, contradiction, incompatibility.
The quality of being repugnant: offensiveness, repulsion.
repurchase
repurchase
noun
The act of repurchasing.
verb
To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
respectful
respectful
adj
Marked or characterized by respect
retropubic
retropubic
adj
(anatomy) Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder)