| prepaid |
past tense and past participle of prepay. |
| preparation |
the act or process of preparing. [3 definitions] |
| preparative |
tending to prepare or make ready. [2 definitions] |
| preparatory |
designed to prepare or make ready. [3 definitions] |
| preparatory school |
a usu. private secondary school that prepares students for college. |
| prepare |
to make ready. [4 definitions] |
| prepared |
ready, fit, or equipped for something. [2 definitions] |
| preparedness |
the condition or state of being prepared, esp. for war. |
| prepay |
to pay for in advance. |
| preperformance |
combined form of performance. |
| preplan |
combined form of plan. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| preponderant |
greater or superior in amount, importance, power, or the like; predominant. |
| preponderate |
to weigh more than something else. [2 definitions] |
| preportion |
combined form of portion. |
| preposition |
in grammar, a word such as "in," "to," or "about" that is used with a noun or noun equivalent to create a phrase that modifies a noun, verb, or adjective. |
| prepositional phrase |
in grammar, a phrase that is made up of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of this object, and that functions as an adjective or adverb, such as "of the people" or "under the bridge". |
| prepossess |
to preoccupy the mind of. [3 definitions] |
| prepossessing |
attractive or impressive; pleasing. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| preppie |
(informal) a student at, or a graduate of, a private preparatory school. [3 definitions] |