| familiar |
known or recognized from previous experience. [1/7 definitions] |
| foregoing |
occurring or appearing just before; preceding; previous. |
| foregone |
having gone before; previous. [1/2 definitions] |
| former1 |
occurring in or pertaining to the past; previous. [1/4 definitions] |
| free |
having no obligations or previous commitments. [1/20 definitions] |
| gun-shy |
very wary or reluctant, usu. because of previous bad experiences. [1/2 definitions] |
| halo effect |
a favorable impression of a person or thing, formed from previous experience and applied, perhaps inappropriately, to subsequent actions or events. [1/2 definitions] |
| hark back |
to return to a previous point, or, as in memory, to an earlier time or subject. |
| holdover |
someone or something that remains from an earlier period, such as a political appointee from a previous administration. [1/2 definitions] |
| ibidem |
in the same place (Latin); in the same reference previously cited (used in footnotes and bibliographies to indicate that a citation comes from the same book, article, page, or the like as the previous citation). (abbr.: ibid.) |
| idem |
(Latin) the same as that previously mentioned (used in footnotes and bibliographies to indicate that a citation comes from the same book, article, page, or the like as the previous citation). |
| improvisatory |
created right at the moment, without any previous decision-making or preparation. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, esp. provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. [1/2 definitions] |
| Moab Isolation Center |
a special U.S. internment camp located near Moab, Utah, occupied in 1943 by American citizens of Japanese descent who had been deemed to be "trouble-makers" during their previous internment at ordinary camps created for the holding of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The conditions at the Moab Isolation Center were harsher than at other camps. At its peak, there were about fifty people being held there. |
| moot |
in law, pertaining to a matter that is no longer at issue because of a previous legal decision or a change in the circumstances. [1/6 definitions] |
| move back |
to return oneself and one's possessions to a previous place of residence or business. [2/4 definitions] |
| no-till farming |
a method of farming that prepares the soil for planting without plowing or otherwise breaking into and turning over the soil forcefully with machinery. In no-till farming, residue of the previous crop remains on top of the soil, and the soil is cut into only slightly for seeding. |
| offhand |
done or made without previous thought or preparation. [1/3 definitions] |
| palinode |
a poem whose contents retract something stated in a previous poem. [1/2 definitions] |
| parlay |
to bet (the winnings from a previous bet) on a race or other chance. [2/3 definitions] |
| Persia |
the previous name of Iran. [1/2 definitions] |