| prevailing |
having widespread and dominant influence. [2 definitions] |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| prevent |
to keep or stop from occurring or from doing something. [3 definitions] |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| preventative |
designed to serve as a hindrance or method of prevention. [2 definitions] |
| prevention |
the act or process of preventing. [2 definitions] |
| preventive |
designed to serve as a hindrance or method of prevention. [4 definitions] |
| preview |
an advance presentation or opening, as of a film, play, or exhibit, for a selected audience before viewing by the public. [4 definitions] |
| previous |
occurring just before another. [2 definitions] |
| previously |
just before another. [2 definitions] |
| previous question |
in parliamentary procedure, a motion to take an immediate vote on the topic under consideration, used esp. as a way of stopping debate. |
| prevision |
an ability to foresee; prescience. [2 definitions] |
| prevue |
variant of preview. |
| prewar |
existing, prevailing, or happening before a specific war. |
| prewarn |
combined form of warn. |
| prewash |
combined form of wash. |
| preweaning |
combined form of weaning. |
| prework |
combined form of work. |
| prewrap |
combined form of wrap. |
| prey |
the object of a hunt or pursuit, usu. one animal caught and eaten by another. [7 definitions] |