Prepuce
Prepuce, prē′pūs, n. the loose skin of the penis covering the glans: the foreskin.—adj. Prepū′tial. [L. præputium.]
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Prepuce, prē′pūs, n. the loose skin of the penis covering the glans: the foreskin.—adj. Prepū′tial. [L. præputium.]
English · e-38699-4011 · brief source recordPrepunctual, prē-pungk′tū-al, adj. excessively prompt.—n. Prepunctual′ity.
English · e-38699-4012 · brief source recordPreraphaelitism, prē-raf′ā-el-ī-tizm, n. a style of painting begun in 1847-49 by D. G. Rossetti, W. Holman Hunt, J. E. Millais, and others in imitation of the painters who lived before Raphael (1483-1523), and characteri
English · e-38699-4013Preremote, prē-rē-mōt′, adj. more remote in previous time or order.
English · e-38699-4014 · brief source recordPrerequisite, prē-rek′wi-zit, n. something previously necessary: something needed in order to gain an end.—adj. required as a condition of something else.
English · e-38699-4015Prerogative, prē-rog′a-tiv, n. a peculiar privilege shared by no other: a right arising out of one's rank, position, or nature.—adj. arising out of, or held by, prerogative.—v.t. to endow with a prerogative.—adj. Prerog′
English · e-38699-4016Presage, prēs′āj, n. something that gives warning of a future event: a foreboding: a presentiment.—v.t. Prēsage′, to forebode: to warn of something to come: to predict.—v.i. to have a presentiment of.—adj. Presage′ful.—n
English · e-38699-4017Presanctify, prē-sangk′ti-fī, v.t. to consecrate beforehand.
English · e-38699-4018 · brief source recordPresartorial, prē-sär-tō′ri-al, adj. before the age of tailoring. [L. sartor—sarcīre, to patch.]
English · e-38699-4019 · brief source recordPresbyopia, pres-bi-ō′pi-a, n. long-sightedness, together with diminished power of distinguishing things near, common in old age—also Pres′byopy.—n. Pres′byope, one so affected.—adj. Presbyop′ic.—n. Pres′byte, one affect
English · e-38699-4020Presbyter, prez′bi-tėr, n. an elder, a priest: a minister or priest in rank between a bishop and a deacon: a member of a presbytery.—adjs. Presbyt′eral, Presbytē′rial, Presbytē′rian, pertaining to, or consisting of, pres
English · e-38699-4021Prescience, prē′shi-ens, n. knowledge of events beforehand: foresight.—adj. Prē′scient, knowing things beforehand.—adv. Prē′sciently. [L. præsciens, pr.p. of præscīre—præ, before, scīre, to know.]
English · e-38699-4022Prescientific, prē-sī-en-tif′ik, adj. before the scientific age, before knowledge was systematised.
English · e-38699-4023 · brief source recordPrescind, prē-sind′, v.t. to abstract from other facts or ideas.—v.i. to withdraw the attention (from).—adj. Prēscin′dent.—n. Prēscis′sion.
English · e-38699-4024Prescribe, prē-skrīb′, v.t. to lay down as a rule or direction: to give as an order: to appoint: (med.) to give directions for, as a remedy: to render useless or invalid through lapse of time.—v.i. to lay down rules: to
English · e-38699-4025Presee, prē-sē′, v.t. to foresee.
English · e-38699-4026 · brief source recordPresence, prez′ens, n. state of being present—opp. of Absence: situation near or within sight, &c., companionship: approach face to face: nearness to the person of a superior: an assembly of great persons: mien: personal
English · e-38699-4027Present, prē-zent′, v.t. to set before, to introduce into the presence of: to exhibit to view: to offer as a gift: to put into the possession of another: to make a gift of: to appoint to a benefice: to lay before for con
English · e-38699-4028Presentient, prē-sen′shi-ent, adj. perceiving beforehand.—n. Prēsen′sion.
English · e-38699-4029 · brief source recordPresentiment, prē-sen′ti-ment, n. a sentiment or feeling beforehand: previous opinion: an impression as of something unpleasant soon to happen. [O. Fr.,—L. præsentīre.]
English · e-38699-4030Presentoir, prez-en-twor′, n. a tray or salver: a Japanese lacquered stand for a bowl. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-4031 · brief source recordPreserve, prē-zėrv′, v.t. to keep safe from harm or injury: to defend: to keep in a sound state: to season for preservation: to make lasting: to keep up, as appearances.—n. that which is preserved, as fruit, &c.: that wh
English · e-38699-4032Preses, prē′sēz, n. (Scot.) a president or chairman.
English · e-38699-4033 · brief source recordPreside, prē-zīd′, v.i. to direct or control, esp. at a meeting: to superintend.—ns. Pres′idency, the office of a president, or his dignity, term of office, jurisdiction, or residence: a division of British India, as the
English · e-38699-4034Presidial, prē-sid′i-al, adj. pertaining to a garrison.—adj. and n. Prēsid′iary.—n. Prēsid′io (Sp. Amer.), a military post: a penitentiary.
English · e-38699-4035Presignify, prē-sig′ni-fī, v.t. to signify beforehand.—n. Prēsignificā′tion, the act of showing beforehand.
English · e-38699-4036 · brief source recordPress, pres, v.t. to push on or against with a heavy weight or with great force: to squeeze out, as juice: to clasp or embrace: to bear heavily on: to distress: to urge strongly: to present to the mind with earnestness:
English · e-38699-4037Press, pres, n. an instrument for squeezing bodies: a printing-machine: the art or business of printing and publishing: act of urging forward: urgency: strong demand: a crowd: a closet for holding articles.—ns. Press′-be
English · e-38699-4038Press, pres, v.t. to carry men off by violence to become soldiers or sailors.—ns. Press′gang, a gang or body of sailors under an officer empowered to impress men into the navy; Press′-mon′ey (for prest-money), earnest-mo
English · e-38699-4039Pressiroster, pres-si-ros′tėr, n. one of a tribe of wading birds, the Pressiros′tres, having a flattened beak.—adj. Pressiros′tral. [L. pressus, pa.p. of premĕre, to press, rostrum, a beak.]
English · e-38699-4040Pressure, presh′ūr, n. act of pressing or squeezing: the state of being pressed: impulse: constraining force or influence: that which presses or afflicts: difficulties: urgency: strong demand: (physics) the action of for
English · e-38699-4041Prest, prest, adj. ready: neat: at hand.—n. ready-money: a loan.—v.t. to pay out: to lend. [L. præsto, ready.]
English · e-38699-4042 · brief source recordPrester John, pres′tėr jon, n. the name applied by medieval credulity (12th-14th cent.) to the supposed Christian sovereign of a vast empire in Central Asia. [O. Fr. prester (Fr. prêtre), priest.]
English · e-38699-4043Prestidigitation, pres-ti-dij-i-tā′shun, n. sleight of hand—also Prestig′iātion.—adj. Prestidig′ital.—ns. Prestidig′itātor, Prestig′iātor, one who practises sleight of hand.
English · e-38699-4044Prestige, pres-tēzh′, or pres′tij, n. influence arising from past conduct or from reputation. [Fr.,—L. præstigium, delusion—præstinguĕre, to deceive.]
English · e-38699-4045Presto, pres′to, adv. quick: at once: (mus.) quickly, quicker than allegro:—superl. Prestis′simo. [It.,—L. præsto, ready.]
English · e-38699-4046Prestriction, prē-strik′shun, n. blindness. [L. præstringĕre, præstrictum, to draw tight.]
English · e-38699-4047 · brief source recordPrestudy, prē-stud′i, v.t. to study beforehand.
English · e-38699-4048 · brief source recordPresultor, prē-sul′tor, n. a leader of a dance.
English · e-38699-4049 · brief source recordPresume, prē-zūm′, v.t. to take as true without examination or proof: to take for granted.—v.i. to venture beyond what one has ground for: to act forwardly or without proper right.—adj. Presūm′able, that may be presumed
English · e-38699-4050Presumptuous, prē-zump′tū-us, adj. full of presumption: going beyond the bounds of right or duty: bold and confident: founded on presumption: wilful.—adv. Presump′tuously.—n. Presump′tuousness. [L. præsumptuosus.]
English · e-38699-4051Presuppose, prē-sup-pōz′, v.t. to suppose before actual knowledge: to assume or take for granted.—n. Presupposi′tion.
English · e-38699-4052 · brief source recordPresurmise, prē-sur-mīz′, n. (Shak.) a surmise previously formed.
English · e-38699-4053 · brief source recordPretend, prē-tend′, v.t. to hold out as a cloak for something else: to lay claim to: to attempt, undertake: to offer as true something that is not so: to affect to feel: (obs.) to offer, present.—v.i. to put in a claim:
English · e-38699-4054Pretense. Same as Pretence.
English · e-38699-4055 · brief source recordPretercanine, prē-tėr-ka-nīn′, adj. more than canine.
English · e-38699-4056 · brief source recordPreterhuman, prē-tėr-hū′man, adj. more than human.
English · e-38699-4057 · brief source recordPreterimperfect, prē-tėr-im-pėr′fekt, adj. implying that an event was happening at a certain past time.
English · e-38699-4058 · brief source recordPreterite, pret′ėr-it, adj. gone by: past: noting the past tense.—n. the past tense.—ns. Pret′erist, one who holds the prophecies of the Apocalypse already fulfilled; Pret′eriteness.—adj. Preteri′tial (biol.), once activ
English · e-38699-4059Pretermit, prē-tėr-mit′, v.t. to pass by: to omit: to leave undone:—pr.p. prētermit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. prētermit′ted.—n. Pretermis′sion, the act of passing by: omission. [L. præter, past, mittĕre, to send.]
English · e-38699-4060Preternatural, prē-tėr-nat′ū-ral, adj. beyond what is natural: out of the regular course of things: extraordinary.—n. Preternat′uralism, belief in the preternatural: preternatural existence.—adv. Preternat′urally.—n. Pre
English · e-38699-4061Preternuptial, prē-ter-nup′shal, adj. adulterous.
English · e-38699-4062 · brief source recordPreterperfect, prē-tėr-pėr′fekt, adj. denoting the perfect tense.
English · e-38699-4063 · brief source recordPreterpluperfect, prē-tėr-plōō′pėr-fekt, adj. denoting the pluperfect tense.
English · e-38699-4064 · brief source recordPretext, prē′tekst, or prē-tekst′, n. an assumed motive or reason put forward to conceal the real one: a pretence. [L. prætextum—prætexĕre—præ, before, texĕre, to weave.]
English · e-38699-4065Prethoughtful, prē-thawt′fōōl, adj. forethoughtful, prudent.
English · e-38699-4066 · brief source recordPretibial, prē-tib′i-al, adj. situated upon the front of the lower part of the leg.
English · e-38699-4067 · brief source recordPretor, &c. See Prætor, &c.
English · e-38699-4068 · brief source recordPretty, pret′i, adj. tasteful: pleasing to the eye: having attractive but not striking beauty: neat: beautiful without dignity: small: affected: moderately large, considerable: puny, weak (a term of endearment): (in cont
English · e-38699-4069Pretypify, prē-tip′i-fī, v.t. to represent by a type what is to happen: to prefigure.
English · e-38699-4070 · brief source recordPretzel, pret′sel, n. a brittle biscuit, cracknel. [Ger.,—Old High Ger. brizilla, prezitella—Low L. bracellus, also braciolum, a kind of cake.]
English · e-38699-4071Prevail, prē-vāl′, v.i. to be very powerful: to gain the victory: to have the upper hand: to have greater influence or effect: to overcome: to be in force: to succeed.—v.t. (obs.) avail.—adj. Prevail′ing, having great po
English · e-38699-4072Prevaricate, prē-var′i-kāt, v.i. to shift about from side to side, to evade the truth: to quibble: (obs.) to undertake a thing with the purpose of defeating or destroying it: (law) to betray a client by collusion with hi
English · e-38699-4073Prevenancy, prev′ē-nan-si, n. complaisance.
English · e-38699-4074 · brief source recordPrevent, prē-vent′, v.t. to hinder: to check: to render impossible: (orig.) to go before: to be earlier than.—v.t. Prēvene′ (rare), to precede.—n. Prevē′nience.—adj. Prevē′nient (Milt.), going before: preceding: preventi
English · e-38699-4075Prevertebral, prē-vėr′te-bral, adj. situated or developing before the vertebræ.
English · e-38699-4076 · brief source recordPrevious, prē′vi-us, adj. going before in time: former.—adv. Prē′viously.—n. Prē′viousness, antecedence: priority in time.—Previous question, a motion made during a debate, 'that the main question be now put.' If the dec
English · e-38699-4077Previse, prē-viz′, v.t. to foresee: to forewarn.—n. Previ′sion, foresight: foreknowledge. [L. prævidēre, prævisum, to foresee—præ, before, vidēre, to see.]
English · e-38699-4078Prewarn, prē-wawrn′, v.t. to warn beforehand.
English · e-38699-4079 · brief source recordPrex, preks, n. in U.S. college slang the president of a college.—Also Prex′y.
English · e-38699-4080 · brief source recordPrey, prā, n. that which is taken by robbery or force: booty: plunder: that which is or may be seized to be devoured: a victim: depredation: (Shak.) the act of seizing.—v.i. to take plunder: to seize and devour: to waste
English · e-38699-4081Priapus, prī-ā′pus, n. an ancient deity personifying male generative power.—adjs. Priap′ic, Priapē′an.—n. Prī′apism.
English · e-38699-4082 · brief source recordPrice, prīs, n. that at which anything is prized, valued, or bought: excellence: recompense.—v.t. to set value on: (coll.) to ask the price of: (Spens.) to pay the price of.—ns. Price′-curr′ent, -list, a list of the pric
English · e-38699-4083Prick, prik, n. that which pricks or penetrates: a sharp point: the act or feeling of pricking: a puncture: a sting: remorse: (Shak.) a thorn, prickle, skewer, point of time: (Spens.) point, pitch.—v.t. to pierce with a
English · e-38699-4084Pricket, prik′et, n. (Shak.) a buck in his second year.
English · e-38699-4085 · brief source recordPride, prīd, n. state or feeling of being proud: too great self-esteem: haughtiness: overbearing treatment of others: a proper sense of what is becoming to one's self: a feeling of pleasure on account of something worthi
English · e-38699-4086Pridian, prid′i-an, adj. pertaining to yesterday. [L. pridie—prius, before, dies, day.]
English · e-38699-4087 · brief source recordPrie-dieu, prē-diū′, n. a praying-desk. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-4088 · brief source recordPrief, prēf, n. (Spens.) proof, trial, experiment.
English · e-38699-4089 · brief source recordPrier, Pryer, prī′er, n. one who pries.
English · e-38699-4090 · brief source recordPriest, prēst, n. one who offers sacrifices or officiates in sacred offices: a minister above a deacon and below a bishop: a clergyman:—fem. Priest′ess.—ns. Priest′craft, priestly policy: the schemes of priests to gain w
English · e-38699-4091Prieve, prēv, v.t. (Spens.) to prove.
English · e-38699-4092 · brief source recordPrig, prig, n. a pert fellow who gives himself airs of superior wisdom.—adj. Prig′gish, conceited and affected.—adv. Prig′gishly.—ns. Prig′gishness, Prig′gism. [From prick, to adorn.]
English · e-38699-4093Prig, prig, n. a thief.—v.t. (slang) to filch.—v.i. (Scot.) to plead hard, haggle: to cheapen.—ns. Prig′ger; Prig′gery.—adj. Prig′gish.—n. Prig′gism. [Prob. the same as prick, to spur.]
English · e-38699-4094Prill, pril, n. (prov.) a very rich piece of ore.
English · e-38699-4095 · brief source recordPrill, pril, v.i. (prov.) to grow sour: to become tipsy.
English · e-38699-4096 · brief source recordPrim, prim, adj. exact and precise in manner: affectedly nice.—v.t. to deck with great nicety: to form with affected preciseness:—pr.p. prim′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. primmed.—adv. Prim′ly.—n. Prim′ness. [O. Fr. prim, fem. p
English · e-38699-4097Prima facie, prī′ma fā′shi-ē, at first view or sight.—Prima facie case (law), a case established by sufficient evidence: a case consisting of evidence sufficient to go to a jury. [L. prima, abl. fem. of primus, first, fa
English · e-38699-4100Prima-donna, prē′ma-don′a, n. the first or leading female singer in an opera. [It.,—L. prima domina.]
English · e-38699-4099 · brief source recordPrimacy, prī′ma-si, n. state of being first in order of time, rank, &c.: the office or dignity of a primate or archbishop.
English · e-38699-4098Primage, prīm′āj, n. an allowance to the captain of a vessel by the shipper or consignee of goods for care in lading the same (hat-money): amount or percentage of water carried from a boiler in priming. [Prime, first.]
English · e-38699-4101Primary, prī′mar-i, adj. first: original: chief: primitive: elementary, preparatory.—n. that which is highest in rank or importance: a planet in relation to its satellite or satellites.—adv. Prī′marily.—ns. Prī′mariness,
English · e-38699-4102Primate, prī′māt, n. the first or highest dignitary in a church: an archbishop.—n. Prī′māteship.—adj. Primā′tial.
English · e-38699-4103 · brief source recordPrime, prīm, adj. first in order of time, rank, or importance: chief: excellent: original: early: in early manhood: (Shak.) eager, bold: (math.) incapable of being separated into factors.—n. the beginning: the dawn: the
English · e-38699-4104Prime, prīm, v.t. to put powder on the nipple of a firearm: to lay on the first coating of colour: to instruct or prepare beforehand.—v.i. to serve for the charge of a gun: in the steam-engine, to carry over hot water wi
English · e-38699-4105Primer, prim′ėr, or prī′mer, n. a first book: a work of elementary religious instruction: a first reading-book: an elementary introduction to any subject: a kind of type of two species, long-primer (10 point) and great-p
English · e-38699-4106Primero, pri-mā′rō, n. an old game at cards. [Sp.]
English · e-38699-4107 · brief source recordPrimeval, prī-mē′val, adj. belonging to the first ages: original: primitive.—adv. Primē′vally. [L. primævus—primus, first, ævum, an age.]
English · e-38699-4108Primigenial, prī-mi-jē′ni-al, adj. first-born or made: primary: constituent—also Primogē′nial.—adjs. Primig′enous, Primigē′nious, first formed; Primogen′ital (obs.), Primogen′itary, Primogen′itive, of or belonging to pri
English · e-38699-4109Primitiæ, pri-mish′i-ē, n.pl. first-fruits offered to the gods—also Primi′tias (Spens.): the first year's revenue of a benefice. [L.,—primus, first.]
English · e-38699-4110Primitive, prim′i-tiv, adj. belonging to the beginning, or to the first times: original: ancient: antiquated, old-fashioned: not derived: (biol.) rudimentary, primary or first of its kind: (geol.) of the earliest formati
English · e-38699-4111Primo, prē′mō, n. (mus.) the first or principal part.
English · e-38699-4112 · brief source recordPrimordial, prī-mor′di-al, adj. first in order: original: existing from the beginning: (anat.) in a rudimentary state: (bot.) first formed, as leaves or fruit.—n. first principle or element.—ns. Primor′dialism; Primor′di
English · e-38699-4113Primp, primp, v.t. (Scot.) to dress in an affected manner.—v.i. to be affected. [Prink.]
English · e-38699-4114 · brief source recordPrimrose, prim′rōz, n. an early spring flower common in woods and meadows: a plant of the genus Primula: (Spens.) the first or earliest flower, the first or choicest.—adj. resembling a primrose in colour: flowery, gay.—P
English · e-38699-4115Primsie, prim′si, adj. (Scot.) prim, demure.
English · e-38699-4116 · brief source recordPrimula, prim′ū-la, n. the genus of plants to which the primrose belongs. [L. primus, first.]
English · e-38699-4117 · brief source recordPrimum mobile, prī′mum mob′i-lē, in the Ptolemaic system the outermost of the ten revolving spheres of the universe, supposed to carry the others with it: any great source of motion. [L.]
English · e-38699-4118Primus, prī′mus, n. the bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church who presides over the meetings of the other bishops, but without metropolitan authority.
English · e-38699-4119Primy, prī′mi, adj. (Shak.) blooming.
English · e-38699-4120 · brief source recordPrince, prins, n. one of the highest rank: a sovereign: son of a king or emperor: a title of nobility, as in Germany: the chief of any body of men:—fem. Prin′cess.—v.i. to play the prince (usually with it).—ns. Prince′-b
English · e-38699-4121Princeps, prin′seps, n. one who, or that which, is foremost, original, &c.: short for editio princeps, the first edition of a book. [L.]
English · e-38699-4122Princesse, prin-ses′, adj. of a woman's garment, close-fitting, the skirt and waist in one, and undraped. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-4123 · brief source recordPrincipal, prin′si-pal, adj. taking the first place: highest in rank, character, or importance: chief.—n. a principal person or thing: a head, as of a school or college: one who takes a leading part: money on which inter
English · e-38699-4124Principia, prin-sip′i-a, n.pl. first principles: elements, used often as the contracted title of the 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica' of Newton.—adj. Princip′ial, elementary. [L., pl. of principium.]
English · e-38699-4125Principle, prin′si-pl, n. a fundamental truth on which others are founded or from which they spring: a law or doctrine from which others are derived: an original faculty of the mind: a settled rule of action: (chem.) a c
English · e-38699-4126Princock, prin′kok, n. (Shak.) a conceited fellow: a coxcomb.—Also Prin′cox.
English · e-38699-4127 · brief source recordPrink, pringk, v.t. to adorn ostentatiously.—n. Prink′er. [Weakened from prank.]
English · e-38699-4128 · brief source recordPrint, print, v.t. to press or impress: to mark by pressure: to impress letters on paper, &c.: to publish: (phot.) to produce a positive picture from a negative.—v.i. to practise the art of printing: to publish a book.—n
English · e-38699-4129Prior, prī′or, adj. former: previous: coming before in time.—n. the head of a priory: (in Italy) formerly a chief magistrate:—fem. Prī′oress.—ns. Prī′orāte, Prī′orship, the government or office of a prior: the time durin
English · e-38699-4130Prisage, prī′zāj, n. formerly a right of the English kings to seize for crown purposes, esp. that of taking two tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or more. [O. Fr.,—prise, taking.]
English · e-38699-4131Prise, prīz, n. (Spens.) an enterprise or adventure.
English · e-38699-4132 · brief source recordPriser, prīz′ėr, n. (Shak.). Same as Prizer.
English · e-38699-4133 · brief source recordPrism, prizm, n. (geom.) a solid whose ends are similar, equal, and parallel planes, and whose sides are parallelograms: (opt.) a solid glass, triangular-shaped body, used for resolving rays of light into their separate
English · e-38699-4134Prison, priz′n, n. a building for the confinement of criminals, &c.: a jail: any place of confinement.—v.t. to shut in prison, restrain.—n.pl. Pris′on-bars, whatever confines or restrains.—ns. Pris′oner, one arrested or
English · e-38699-4135Pristine, pris′tin, adj. as at first: former: belonging to the earliest time: ancient. [O. Fr.,—L. pristinus; cf. priscus, antique, prior, former.]
English · e-38699-4136Prithee, prith′ē, a corruption of I pray thee.
English · e-38699-4137 · brief source recordPrittle-prattle, prit′l-prat′l, n. empty talk.
English · e-38699-4138 · brief source recordPrivacy, prī′va-si, or priv′-, n. state of being private or retired from company or observation: a place of seclusion: retreat: retirement: secrecy.
English · e-38699-4139Privat docent, prē-vat′ dō-tsent′, n. a teacher in connection with a German university, without share in its government or endowment, only receiving fees. [Ger.,—L. privatus, private, docens, -entis, teaching, docēre, to
English · e-38699-4140Private, prī′vāt, adj. apart from the state: not invested with public office: peculiar to one's self: belonging to an individual person or company: not public: retired from observation: secret: not publicly known: not ho
English · e-38699-4141Privateer, prī-va-tēr′, n. an armed private vessel commissioned by a government to seize and plunder an enemy's ships: the commander of a privateer.—v.i. to cruise in a privateer: to fit out privateers.—ns. Privateer′ing
English · e-38699-4142Privation, prī-vā′shun, n. state of being deprived of something, esp. of what is necessary for comfort: destitution: (logic) absence of any quality: (obs.) degradation or suspension from an office.—adj. Priv′ative, causi
English · e-38699-4143Privet, priv′et, n. a half-evergreen European shrub used for hedges. [Perh. primet—prim.]
English · e-38699-4144 · brief source recordPrivilege, priv′i-lej, n. an advantage to an individual: a right enjoyed only by a few: freedom from burdens borne by others: prerogative: a sacred and vital civil right: (Shak.) superiority.—v.t. to grant a privilege to
English · e-38699-4145Privy, priv′i, adj. private: pertaining to one person: for private uses: secret: appropriated to retirement: admitted to the knowledge of something secret.—n. (law) a person having an interest in an action: a necessary h
English · e-38699-4146Prize, Prise, prīz, v.t. to force open by means of a lever. [Fr.; cf. Prize, below.]
English · e-38699-4147 · brief source recordPrize, prīz, n. that which is taken or gained by competition: anything taken from an enemy in war: (hunting) the note of the trumpet blown at the capture of the game: a captured vessel: that which is won in a lottery: an
English · e-38699-4148Prize, prīz, v.t. to set a price on: to value: to value highly.—n. valuation, estimate.—n. Priz′er (Shak.), an appraiser. [Fr. priser—O. Fr. pris, price (Fr. prix)—L. pretium, price.]
English · e-38699-4149Pro, prō, Latin prep. meaning before, used in English in many phrases.—Pro and con, abbrev. of pro et contra, for and against.—v.i. to consider impartially.—n.pl. Pros and cons, arguments for and against an opinion.—Pro
English · e-38699-4150Pro forma, prō for′ma, as a matter of form. [L. pro, for, forma, abl. of forma, form.]
English · e-38699-4212 · brief source recordPro indiviso, prō in-di-vī′so, (law) applied to rights which two or more persons hold in common.
English · e-38699-4226 · brief source recordPro rata, prō rā′ta, according to one's share: in proportion.—v.t. Prorāte′, to assess pro rata.
English · e-38699-4309 · brief source recordPro re nata, prō rē nā′ta, dealing with something that arises unexpectedly or out of due course, for special business. [L. pro, for, re, abl. of res, thing, nata, abl. fem. of natus, born.]
English · e-38699-4312Pro tanto, prō tan′to, for so much: to a certain extent: to the extent mentioned.
English · e-38699-4345 · brief source recordPro tempore, prō tem′po-rē, for the time being: temporary—sometimes written pro tem.—adj. Protemporā′neous, temporary.
English · e-38699-4351 · brief source recordProa, prō′a, n. a small and swift Malay sailing-vessel, with both ends equally sharp. [Malay prau.]
English · e-38699-4151 · brief source recordProbable, prob′a-bl, adj. that can be proved: having more evidence for than against: giving ground for belief: likely: (Shak.) plausible.—n. probable opinion.—ns. Probabil′iorist; Prob′abilism (R.C. theol.), the doctrine
English · e-38699-4152Probang, prō′bang, n. an instrument for pushing obstructions down the œsophagus of a choking animal.
English · e-38699-4153 · brief source recordProbate, prō′bāt, n. the proof before a competent court that a written paper purporting to be the will of a person who has died is indeed his lawful act: the official copy of a will, with the certificate of its having be
English · e-38699-4154Probation, prō-bā′shun, n. act of proving: any proceeding to elicit truth, &c.: trial: time of trial: moral trial: noviciate.—adjs. Probā′tional, Probā′tionary, relating to probation or trial.—n. Probā′tioner, one who is
English · e-38699-4155Probatum est, prō-bā′tum est, it has been proved. [L., 3d sing. perf. indic. pass. of probāre, to prove.]
English · e-38699-4156 · brief source recordProbe, prōb, n. a proof or trial: a long, thin instrument for examining a wound, &c.: that which tries or probes.—v.t. to examine with or as with a probe: to examine thoroughly.—n.pl. Probe′-sciss′ors, scissors used to o
English · e-38699-4157Probity, prob′i-ti, n. uprightness: honesty: virtue that has been tested. [Fr.,—L. probitas, probus, good.]
English · e-38699-4158 · brief source recordProblem, prob′lem, n. a matter difficult of settlement or solution: (geom.) a proposition in which something is required to be done.—adjs. Problemat′ic, -al, of the nature of a problem: questionable: doubtful.—adv. Probl
English · e-38699-4159Proboscis, prō-bos′is, n. the trunk of some animals, as the elephant, for conveying food to the mouth: anything like a trunk:—pl. Probos′cides.—adjs. Probos′cidāte; Proboscid′ean, having a proboscis.—n. a mammal of the P
English · e-38699-4160Procacity, prō-kas′i-ti, n. petulance.—adj. Procā′cious.
English · e-38699-4161 · brief source recordProcathedral, prō-ka-thē′dral, n. a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
English · e-38699-4162 · brief source recordProceed, prō-sēd′, v.i. to go forward: to advance: to act according to a method: to go from point to point: to issue: to be produced: to prosecute: to take an academic degree: (Shak.) to be transacted, done.—ns. Procē′du
English · e-38699-4163Proceleusmatic, pros-e-lūs-mat′ik, adj. inciting, encouraging.—n. in ancient prosody, a foot consisting of four short syllables. [Gr.,—prokeleuein, to incite before—pro, before, keleuein, to order.]
English · e-38699-4164Procellaria, pros-e-lā′ri-a, n. a Linnæan genus of petrels.
English · e-38699-4165 · brief source recordProcephalic, prō-se-fal′ik, or prō-sef′a-lik, adj. of or pertaining to the forepart of the head.—Procephalic lobes, two lobes in the embryo of the Podophthalmia which develop into the anterior parts of the head. [Gr. pro
English · e-38699-4166Procerebrum, prō-ser′ē-brum, n. the fore-brain, consisting of the cerebral hemispheres, corpora striata, and olfactory lobes.—adj. Procer′ebral. [L. pro, before, cerebrum, brain.]
English · e-38699-4167Procerite, pros′e-rīt, n. the last segment of the antennæ in the Crustacea. [Gr. pro, before, keras, a horn.]
English · e-38699-4168 · brief source recordProcerity, prō-ser′i-ti, n. tallness, loftiness.—adj. Procē′rous, tall. [L.,—procērus, tall.]
English · e-38699-4169 · brief source recordProcès, prō-sā′, n. a law-suit: a trial.—Procès verbal, a written account of facts in connection with a trial or other proceeding. [Fr.]
English · e-38699-4170Process, pros′es, or prō-, n. a gradual progress: manner of acting or happening: operation: the whole proceedings in an action or prosecution: series of measures: a projection on a bone or plant (also Proces′sus): the sa
English · e-38699-4171Procession, prō-sesh′un, n. the act of proceeding: a train of persons in a formal march.—adj. Proces′sional, pertaining to a procession: consisting in a procession.—n. a book of the processions of the Romish Church: a hy
English · e-38699-4172Prochein, prō′shen, adj. next, nearest.—Prochein ami, amy, next friend, one who undertakes to assist a minor in prosecuting his or her rights. [Fr.,—L. proximus, nearest.]
English · e-38699-4173Prochronism, prō′kron-izm, n. a dating of an event before the right time: a making earlier than it really was—opp. to Parachronism. [Gr. pro, before, chronos, time.]
English · e-38699-4174Procidence, pros′i-dens, n. a falling down, a prolapsus.—adjs. Proc′ident; Procid′uous, falling from its proper place.
English · e-38699-4175 · brief source recordProcinct, prō-singkt′, n. (Milt.) complete preparation. [L., pro, before, cingĕre, cinctum, to gird.]
English · e-38699-4176 · brief source recordProclaim, prō-klām′, v.t. to cry aloud: to publish abroad: to announce officially.—ns. Proclaim′; Proclaim′ant; Proclaim′er; Proclamā′tion, the act of proclaiming: official notice given to the public.—Proclaimed district
English · e-38699-4177Proclitic, prō-klit′ik, adj. dependent in accent upon the following word.—n. a monosyllabic word which depends so much on the following word as to lose its accent. [Gr. pro, forward, klinein, lean.]
English · e-38699-4178Proclivity, prō-kliv′i-ti, n. an inclining forward: tendency: inclination: aptitude.—adjs. Proclive′, inclining to a thing: having a natural tendency: prone; Proclī′vous, slanting forward and downward. [L. proclivitas—pr
English · e-38699-4179Procœlian, prō-sē′li-an, adj. hollowed or cupped in front.—Also Procœ′lous. [Gr. pro, before, koilos, hollow.]
English · e-38699-4180 · brief source recordProconsul, prō-kon′sul, n. a Roman official having the authority of a consul without his office: the governor of a province.—adj. Procon′sular, pertaining to, or under the government of, a proconsul.—ns. Procon′sulate, P
English · e-38699-4181Procrastinate, prō-kras′ti-nāt, v.t. to put off till some future time: to postpone.—v.i. to delay.—n. Procrastinā′tion, a putting off till a future time: dilatoriness.—adjs. Procras′tinātive, Procras′tinātory.—n. Procras
English · e-38699-4182Procreate, prō′krē-āt, v.t. to bring into being: to generate: to propagate: to produce.—n. Prō′creant, one who, or that which, procreates or generates.—adj. procreating, connected with or related to reproduction.—n. Proc
English · e-38699-4183Procrustean, prō-krus′tē-an, adj. violently making conformable to a standard—from Procrustes, a Greek robber, who stretched or cut a piece off the legs of his captives, so as to fit them to an iron bed.
English · e-38699-4184Proctalgia, prok-tal′ji-a, n. pain of the anus or rectum.—n. Proctī′tis, inflammation thereof. [Gr. proktos, the anus, algos, pain.]
English · e-38699-4185Proctor, prok′tor, n. a procurator or manager for another: an attorney in the spiritual courts: a representative of the clergy in Convocation: an official in the English universities who attends to the morals of the stud
English · e-38699-4186Proctucha, prok-tū′ka, n.pl. a group of the Turbellaria in which the digestive canal is furnished with an anal aperture.—adj. Proctū′chous. [Gr. prōktos, the anus, echein, to have.]
English · e-38699-4187Procumbent, prō-kum′bent, adj. leaning forward: lying down or on the face: (bot.) trailing: without putting out roots, as a stem. [L. pro, forward, cumbĕre, to lie down.]
English · e-38699-4188Procure, prō-kūr′, v.t. to obtain for one's self or for another: to bring about: to attract: (Spens.) to urge earnestly.—v.i. to pander, pimp.—adj. Procur′able, that may be procured.—ns. Pro′curācy, office of a procurato
English · e-38699-4189Procureur, prō-kü-rer′, n. a procurator.—Procureur général (French law), the public prosecutor-in-chief.
English · e-38699-4190 · brief source recordProcyonidæ, prō-si-on′i-dē, n.pl. an American family of plantigrade carnivorous mammals, including raccoons and coatis. [Gr. pro, before, kyōn, a dog.]
English · e-38699-4191Prod, prod, n. a goad, awl: a prick or punch with a pointed instrument.—v.t. to prick. [Perh. brod.]
English · e-38699-4192 · brief source recordProdigal, prod′i-gal, adj. spending without necessity: wasteful: lavish: profuse.—n. one who throws away without necessity: a waster: a spendthrift.—v.t. Prod′igalise, Prod′igāte, to spend lavishly, waste.—n. Prodigal′it
English · e-38699-4193Prodigy, prod′i-ji, n. a portent: any person or thing that causes great wonder: a wonder: a monster.—adj. Prodig′ious, like a prodigy: astonishing: more than usually large in size or degree: monstrous.—adv. Prodig′iously
English · e-38699-4194Proditor, prod′i-tor, n. a traitor. [L.,—prodĕre, -itum, to betray—pro, forth, dăre, to give.]
English · e-38699-4195 · brief source recordProdromus, prod′rō-mus, n. a sign of approaching disease: a preliminary course or treatise:—pl. Prod′romi (-ī).—adj. Prodrom′ic. [Gr.]
English · e-38699-4196Produce, prō-dūs′, v.t. to bring forward: to make longer: to bring forth: to bear: to exhibit: to yield: to bring about: to cause: (geom.) to extend.—v.i. to yield: to create value.—ns. Prod′uce, that which is produced:
English · e-38699-4197Producer-gas, pro-dū′sėr-gas, n. a mixture of hydrogen and carbon-monoxide diluted with nitrogen.
English · e-38700-10043 · brief source recordProduct, prod′ukt, n. that which grows or is produced: work: composition: effect: (arith.) the result of numbers multiplied together: (Milt.) offspring.—v.t. Product′ (rare), to produce.—ns. Productibil′ity, capability o
English · e-38699-4198Proem, prō′em, n. an introduction: a prelude: a preface.—adj. Proē′mial. [Fr. proème—L. proœmium—Gr. prooimion—pro, before, oimos, a way.]
English · e-38699-4199Proembryo, prō-em′bri-ō, n. a cellular structure produced from the spore of some plants, from which the embryo arises.
English · e-38699-4200 · brief source recordProemptosis, prō-emp-tō′sis, n. the addition of a day to a calendar or cycle, to correct error. [Gr.]
English · e-38699-4201 · brief source recordProface, prō′fas, interj. (Shak.) may it profit you!—a phrase of welcome. [O. Fr.,—prou, profit, face, fasse, 3d pers. sing. pres. subj. of faire, to do.]
English · e-38699-4202Profane, prō-fān′, adj. not sacred: common: secular: speaking or acting in contempt of sacred things: uninitiated: impious: impure.—v.t. to violate anything holy: to abuse anything sacred: to put to a wrong use: to pollu
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