| preemie |
(informal) a child born prematurely. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in eminence. |
| preemployment |
combined form of employment. |
| preempt |
to occupy a place or take up a position in order to acquire a right to it. [4 definitions] |
| preemption |
the act or right of claiming or purchasing something, such as public land, before or in preference to others. |
| preemptive |
of, relating to, or granted by preemption. [2 definitions] |
| preen |
to trim and clean (feathers), as a bird does. [5 definitions] |
| preenrollment |
combined form of enrollment. |
| preestablish |
combined form of establish. |
| preethical |
combined form of ethical. |
| preexist |
to exist before. [3 definitions] |
| preexperiment |
combined form of experiment. |
| pref. |
abbreviation of "prefix," an affix added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and create a new word, such as "anti-" in "antiestablishment." [2 definitions] |
| prefab |
prefabricated. [3 definitions] |
| prefabricate |
to fabricate or manufacture beforehand. [2 definitions] |
| preface |
an introduction to a book or other written text that gives information esp. about the author or work. [5 definitions] |
| prefascist |
combined form of fascist. |
| prefatory |
of, relating to, or serving as an introduction or preface; preliminary. |
| prefect |
any of various officials appointed to high civil or military administrative or judicial posts in France, Italy, or ancient Rome. [3 definitions] |
| prefecture |
the office, authority, territory, or official residence of a prefect. [2 definitions] |
| prefer |
to consider more desirable than something else. [3 definitions] |