| 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] |
| prey on one's mind |
to keep arising or repeating in one's thoughts, often due to worry, agitation, or curiosity. |
| priapic |
(sometimes cap.) of or relating to Priapus; phallic. [2 definitions] |
| priapism |
a pathological condition of continuous, often painful, erection of the penis, esp. as caused by disease. [2 definitions] |
| Priapus |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite, considered the guardian of gardens and the god of procreation, personifying male sexuality. [2 definitions] |
| price |
the sum of money or other goods required in exchange for an item or service; cost. [6 definitions] |
| price control |
a government's setting of limits on the prices of basic goods and services, usu. done as a means to fight inflation. |
| price-earnings ratio |
the ratio of the price of a share of a company's stock to the company's per-share annual earnings, usu. expressed as a single number; P/E ratio. |
| price fixing |
the setting of prices at a certain level, esp. by competitors colluding to keep prices high. |
| price index |
a number indicating the percentage change in the prices of certain basic goods and services, relative to prices at a particular time in the past. |
| priceless |
having a worth greater than any price or calculation; invaluable. [2 definitions] |
| price oneself out of the market |
to charge so much money for goods or services that one loses customers. |
| price support |
the maintenance of certain price levels by means of public subsidy or by government surplus purchasing. |
| price war |
a situation in which competitive businesses lower their prices, often repeatedly, usu. attempting to drive each other out of business. |
| prick |
a small mark or puncture made by something with a sharp or pointed end or edge. [9 definitions] |
| pricker |
that which pricks, such as a thorn or a pricking tool. |
| prickle |
a small, sharp, pointed growth or extension, such as a plant thorn. [6 definitions] |
| prickly |
having small, sharp, pointed growths or extensions; full of prickles. [3 definitions] |