| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. [4 definitions] |
| pretension |
a false or insincere show or claim; pretense. [3 definitions] |
| pretensionless |
combined form of pretension. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. [2 definitions] |
| preterit |
in grammar, past. |
| preterition |
the act of passing over or omitting, as the omission of an heir or heirs from a will. [2 definitions] |
| pretermination |
combined form of termination. |
| pretermit |
to overlook or neglect. |
| preternatural |
out of or beyond the natural; extraordinary or unnatural. [2 definitions] |
| pretest |
a preliminary test or trial of a product, questionnaire, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| pretheater |
combined form of theater. |
| Pretoria |
the administrative capital of South Africa. (Cf. Bloemfontein, Cape Town.) |
| pretournament |
combined form of tournament. |
| pretrain |
combined form of train. |
| pretravel |
combined form of travel. |
| pretreat |
combined form of treat. |
| pretreatment |
combined form of treatment. |
| pretrial |
proceedings held before a trial in order to clarify a point of fact or law. [2 definitions] |
| pretrimmed |
combined form of trimmed. |
| prettify |
to give a pretty, attractive, or pleasant appearance to (usu. something ugly or unpleasant). [2 definitions] |