| prescriptible |
of an illness or the like, capable of being cured by prescription. [2 definitions] |
| prescription |
a directive written by a doctor for the preparation and use of a medicine to treat a designated patient. [2 definitions] |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. [2 definitions] |
| preseason |
combined form of season. |
| presence |
the state or condition of being present. [5 definitions] |
| presence of mind |
ability to remain lucid in a crisis or emergency. |
| present1 |
being in existence at this time. [6 definitions] |
| present2 |
to endow or provide with something, such as a gift (often fol. by "with"). [7 definitions] |
| presentable |
suitable, esp. in appearance, for being introduced or presented to others. [2 definitions] |
| presentation |
the act of presenting, or the state of being presented. [4 definitions] |
| present-day |
current or modern. |
| presentence |
combined form of sentence. |
| presentencing |
combined form of sentencing. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; premonition or foreboding. |
| presently |
in a short while; very soon. [2 definitions] |
| presentment |
the act of presenting something, such as an idea or a promissory note. [2 definitions] |
| present participle |
a participle that either indicates ongoing action or state, as "living" in "He was living" or serves as an adjective, as "living" in "a living thing". |
| present perfect |
a verb tense that indicates that an action or state has been completed at some indefinite time up to the present, as in "I have lived in four countries". [2 definitions] |
| present tense |
a form of a verb that shows that something is happening now or that a condition exists in the present time. In the sentence, "The sky is blue," "is" is in the present tense. |
| preservation |
protection from loss or damage; the act of preserving. |
| preservationist |
a person advocating the preservation and restoration of historic buildings or wildlife environments. |