| preachment |
a tedious or unwelcome sermon, moral lecture, or the like. |
| preachy |
(informal) tending to preach or to moralize, esp. in a tiresome or presumptuous way; didactic. |
| preadmission |
combined form of admission. |
| preadult |
combined form of adult. |
| preagricultural |
combined form of agricultural. |
| preamble |
an introduction to a speech or document, esp. one that explains the purpose of the text to follow. [3 definitions] |
| preamplifier |
a circuit or other device, as in a radio, that electronically identifies and amplifies weak signals before directing them to other amplifiers. |
| preanesthetic |
combined form of anesthetic. |
| preannounce |
combined form of announce. |
| preapprove |
combined form of approve. |
| prearrange |
to arrange beforehand or in advance. |
| prearrangement |
combined form of arrangement. |
| preassembled |
combined form of assembled. |
| preassign |
combined form of assign. |
| prebake |
combined form of bake. |
| prebattle |
combined form of battle. |
| prebend |
a stipend granted to a member of the clergy, taken from the income of his or her cathedral or church. [3 definitions] |
| prebendary |
a member of the clergy who receives a prebend. [2 definitions] |
| prebiblical |
combined form of biblical. |
| prebook |
combined form of book. |
| prebreakfast |
combined form of breakfast. |