| abort |
to experience the end of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [4/6 definitions] |
| abortion |
the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive. [1/4 definitions] |
| absentee ballot |
a ballot to be marked and delivered to an election official before election day because the voter will be unable to be at the polls on that day. |
| accessory |
in law, someone who helps a criminal before or after a crime, but does not commit the crime. [1/4 definitions] |
| advance |
a monetary payment beforehand, esp. before work is finished. [1/14 definitions] |
| advent |
(cap.) the coming of Jesus Christ, or the period including four Sundays before Christmas. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertise |
to try to locate something by placing a notice or advertisement before the public (usu. fol. by "for"). [1/4 definitions] |
| afforestation |
the process of planting a forest in an area that has not been forest before. |
| afore |
before. [3 definitions] |
| ago |
before now; past. [1/2 definitions] |
| agony |
a violent struggle, esp. the struggle just before death. [1/3 definitions] |
| airburst |
an explosion of a bomb or shell before it touches the ground. |
| Allhallows Eve |
the day before Allhallows; Halloween. |
| already |
by or before this time or that time; previously. [1/3 definitions] |
| an |
variant of the indefinite article "a," used before words starting with a vowel or vowel sound. [1/2 definitions] |
| ancien régime |
(French) the political and social structure of France before the French Revolution in 1789. [1/2 definitions] |
| Anglo-Saxon |
a person of Germanic descent who lived in England before the Norman Conquest, or a descendant thereof. [1/5 definitions] |
| ante |
in poker, an amount of money that a player must put into play before seeing his or her cards. [1/3 definitions] |
| ante- |
before; earlier than. [2 definitions] |
| antecede |
to go before in time, or to be higher in rank or place. |
| antecedence |
the act of going before, or the state of being ahead; precedence. |