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practicing present participle & vb. noun of Practice
practician noun One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner.
practisant noun An agent or confederate in treachery.
practisour noun A practitioner.
praecocial adjective Of or pertaining to the Praecoces.
praecordia noun The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
praecornua plural of Praecornu
praemunire noun The offense of introducing foreign authority into England, the penalties for which were originally intended to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom., The writ grounded on that offense., The penalty ascribed for the offense of praemunire.
praenomina plural of Praenomen
praeterist noun See Preterist.
praetermit verb t. See Pretermit.
praetextae plural of Praetexta
praetextas plural of Praetexta
praetorian adjective See Pretorian.
praetorium noun See Pretorium.
pragmatism noun The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.
pragmatist noun One who is pragmatic.
pragmatize verb t. To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize.
praiseless adjective Without praise or approbation.
praisement noun Appraisement.
praseolite noun A variety of altered iolite of a green color and greasy luster.
pratincole noun Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.
prayerless adjective Not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God; without prayer.
preachment noun A religious harangue; a sermon; — used derogatively.
preadamite noun An inhabitant of the earth before Adam., One who holds that men existed before Adam.
preappoint verb t. To appoint previously, or beforehand.
prearrange verb t. To arrange beforehand.
prebendary noun A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. See Note under Benefice, n., 3., A prebendaryship.
prebendate verb t. To invest with the office of prebendary; to present to a prebend.
precarious adjective Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges., Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes.
precaution noun Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution., A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident., To warn or caution beforehand., To take precaution against.
precedence noun Alt. of Precedency
precedency noun The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another., The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners.
precellent adjective Excellent; surpassing.
preceptial adjective Preceptive.
preception noun A precept.
preceptive adjective Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.
preceptory adjective Preceptive., A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See Commandery, n., 2.
precession noun The act of going before, or forward.
preciosity noun Preciousness; something precious.
preciously adverb In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also used ironically.
precipient adjective Commanding; directing.
precluding present participle & vb. noun of Preclude
preclusion noun The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.
preclusive adjective Shutting out; precluding, or tending to preclude; hindering.
precocious adjective Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees., Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one’s years; too forward; — used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents.
precompose verb t. To compose beforehand.
preconceit noun An opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception.
preconcert verb t. To concert or arrange beforehand; to settle by previous agreement., Something concerted or arranged beforehand; a previous agreement.
precondemn verb t. To condemn beforehand.
preconform verb t. & i. To conform by way anticipation.
preconquer verb t. To conquer in anticipation.
preconsent noun A previous consent.
preconsign verb t. To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.
precordial adjective Situated in front of the heart; of or pertaining to the praecordia.
precursive adjective Preceding; introductory; precursory.
precursory adjective Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever., An introduction.
predaceous adjective Living by prey; predatory.
predecease verb t. To die sooner than., The death of one person or thing before another.
predeclare verb t. To declare or announce beforehand; to preannounce.
predestine verb t. To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate.
predestiny noun Predestination.
predicable adjective Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable., Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals., One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
predicated imp. & past participle of Predicate
predicting present participle & vb. noun of Predict
prediction noun The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy.
predictive adjective Foretelling; prophetic; foreboding.
predictory adjective Predictive.
predispose verb t. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship., To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
preeminent adjective Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preeminent in guilt.
preempting present participle & vb. noun of Preempt
preemption noun The act or right of purchasing before others., The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others., The right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants.
preemptive adjective Of or pertaining to preemption; having power to preempt; preempting.
preemptory adjective Pertaining to preemption.
preengaged imp. & past participle of Preengage
preexamine verb t. To examine beforehand.
preexisted imp. & past participle of Preexist
prefecture noun The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
preferring present participle & vb. noun of Prefer
preferable adjective Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more desirable; as, a preferable scheme.
preferably adverb In preference; by choice.
preference noun The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference., That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?
preferment noun The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference., The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion., A position or office of honor or profit; as, the preferments of the church.
prefidence noun The quality or state of being prefident.
prefigured imp. & past participle of Prefigure
prefrontal adjective Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal region of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal capsule of many animals, and certain scales of reptiles and fishes., A prefrontal bone or scale.
preglacial adjective Prior to the glacial or drift period.
pregnantly adverb In a pregnant manner; fruitfully; significantly., Unresistingly; openly; hence, clearly; evidently.
pregravate verb t. To bear down; to depress.
pregustant adjective Tasting beforehand; having a foretaste.
prehensile noun Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey.
prehension noun The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.
prehensory adjective Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
prejudging present participle & vb. noun of Prejudge
prejudical adjective Of or pertaining to the determination of some matter not previously decided; as, a prejudical inquiry or action at law.
prejudiced imp. & past participle of Prejudice
prelateity noun Prelacy.
prelatical adjective Of or pertaining to prelates or prelacy; as, prelatical authority.
prelatized imp. & past participle of Prelatize
prelecting present participle & vb. noun of Prelect
prelection noun A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company.
preludious adjective Preludial.
premaxilla noun A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillae become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.
premediate verb t. To advocate.
premonitor noun One who, or that which, gives premonition.
prenominal adjective Serving as a prefix in a compound name.
prensation noun The act of seizing with violence.
preominate verb t. To ominate beforehand; to portend.
preopinion noun Opinion previously formed; prepossession; prejudice.
preorbital adjective Situated in front or the orbit.
preparable adjective Capable of being prepared.
preparator noun One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, etc.
prepayment noun Payment in advance.
prepensely adverb In a premeditated manner.
prepollent adjective Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant., An extra first digit, or rudiment of a digit, on the preaxial side of the pollex.
prepositor noun A scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor.
prepossess verb t. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of., To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
prepotency noun The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance., The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
preprovide verb t. To provide beforehand.
preregnant noun One who reigns before another; a sovereign predecessor.
prerequire verb t. To require beforehand.
preresolve verb t. & i. To resolve beforehand; to predetermine.
presageful adjective Full of presages; ominous.
presagious adjective Foreboding; ominous.
presbyopia A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia.
presbyopic adjective Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted.
presbytery noun A body of elders in the early Christian church., A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority., The Presbyterian religion of polity., That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest., The residence of a priest or clergyman.
presbytism noun Presbyopia.
prescience noun Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.
prescribed imp. & past participle of Prescribe
prescriber noun One who prescribes.
presension noun Previous perception.
presenting present participle & vb. noun of Present
presential adjective Implying actual presence; present, immediate.
presention noun See Presension.
presentive adjective Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination; — distinguished from symbolic.
presentoir noun An ornamental tray, dish, or the like, used as a salver.
preserving present participle & vb. noun of Preserve
presidence noun See Presidency.
presidency noun The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care., The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency., The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison., One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.
presidiary adjective Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison.
presignify verb t. To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
pressitant adjective Gravitating; heavy.
pressurage noun Pressure., The juice of the grape extracted by the press; also, a fee paid for the use of a wine press.
prestation noun A payment of money; a toll or duty; also, the rendering of a service.
presternum noun The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
prestimony noun A fund for the support of a priest, without the title of a benefice. The patron in the collator.
presumable adjective Such as may be presumed or supposed to be true; that seems entitled to belief without direct evidence.
presumably adverb In a presumable manner; by, or according to, presumption.
presumedly adverb By presumption.
presuppose verb t. To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
presurmise noun A surmise previously formed.
pretending present participle & vb. noun of Pretend
pretendant noun A pretender; a claimant.
pretension noun The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title., A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.
preterient adjective Passed through; antecedent; previous; as, preterient states.
pretexture noun A pretext.
pretorship noun The office or dignity of a pretor.
pretorture verb t. To torture beforehand.
prettiness noun The quality or state of being pretty; — used sometimes in a disparaging sense.
prevailing present participle & vb. noun of Prevail, Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive., Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.
prevalence noun The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue, of a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor.
prevalency noun See Prevalence.
prevenance noun A going before; anticipation in sequence or order.
prevenancy noun The act of anticipating another’s wishes, desires, etc., in the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness.
prevenient adjective Going before; preceding; hence, preventive.
preventing present participle & vb. noun of Prevent
prevention noun The act of going, or state of being, before., Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought., The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting., Prejudice; prepossession.
preventive adjective Going before; preceding., Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease., That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.
previously adverb Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed.
prewarning present participle & vb. noun of Prewarn
pricklouse noun A tailor; — so called in contempt.
prickmadam noun A name given to several species of stonecrop, used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines. See Stonecrop.
prickpunch noun A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal.
prickshaft noun An arrow.
priesthood noun The office or character of a priest; the priestly function., Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests.
priestless adjective Without a priest.
priestlike adjective Priestly.
primatical adjective Of or pertaining to a primate.
primevally adverb In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
primipilar adjective Of or pertaining to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army.
primordial adjective First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition., Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also Cambrian, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian., Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial cell., A first principle or element.
primordian noun A name given to several kinds of plums; as, red primordian, amber primordian, etc.
princehood noun Princeliness.
princeless adjective Without a prince.
princelike adjective Princely.
princeling noun A petty prince; a young prince.
princewood noun The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter color.
princified adjective Imitative of a prince.
principate noun Principality; supreme rule.
principial adjective Elementary.
principled imp. & past participle of Principle
printa-ble adjective Worthy to be published.
prismoidal adjective Having the form of a prismoid; as, prismoidal solids.
prisonment noun Imprisonment.
pristinate adjective Pristine; primitive.
privileged imp. & past participle of Privilege, Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right, advantage, or immunity.
procacious adjective Pert; petulant; forward; saucy.
procambium noun The young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated.
procedendo noun A writ by which a cause which has been removed on insufficient grounds from an inferior to a superior court by certiorari, or otherwise, is sent down again to the same court, to be proceeded in there., In English practice, a writ issuing out of chancery in cases where the judges of subordinate courts delay giving judgment, commanding them to proceed to judgment., A writ by which the commission of the justice of the peace is revived, after having been suspended.
proceeding present participle & vb. noun of Proceed, The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction; progress or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding., The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.
procellous adjective Stormy.
proception noun Preoccupation.
procession noun The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course., That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor’s procession., An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without., An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling., To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands., To march in procession., To honor with a procession.
processive adjective Proceeding; advancing.
prochordal adjective Situated in front of the notochord; — applied especially to parts of the cartilaginous rudiments in the base of the skull.
procidence noun Alt. of Procidentia
prociduous adjective Falling from its proper place.
proclaimed imp. & past participle of Proclaim
proclaimer noun One who proclaims.
proclivity noun Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency., Readiness; facility; aptitude.
proclivous adjective Inclined; tending by nature., Having the incisor teeth directed forward.
procoeliae plural of Procoelia
procoelian adjective Concave in front; as, procoelian vertebrae, which have the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior convex., A reptile having procoelian vertebrae; one of the Procoelia.
procoelous adjective Same as Procoelian.
procreated imp. & past participle of Procreate
procreator noun One who begets; a father or sire; a generator.
procrustes noun A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length; — whence the metaphorical phrase, the bed of Procrustes.
proctocele noun Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling; prolapsus ani.
proctorage noun Management by a proctor, or as by a proctor; hence, control; superintendence; — in contempt.
proctorial adjective Of or pertaining to a proctor, esp. an academic proctor; magisterial.
proctotomy noun An incision into the rectum, as for the division of a stricture.
procumbent adjective Lying down, or on the face; prone., Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem.
procurable adjective Capable of being procured; obtainable.
procurator noun One who manages another’s affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor., A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea.
prodigally adverb In a prodigal manner; with profusion of expense; extravagantly; wasteful; profusely; lavishly; as, an estate prodigally dissipated.
prodigence noun Waste; profusion; prodigality.
prodigious adjective Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful; portentous., Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder.
prodromous adjective Precursory.
producible adjective Capable of being produced, brought forward, brought forth, generated, made, or extended.
productile adjective Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.
production noun The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness., That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius., The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
productive adjective Having the quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; as, productive soil; productive enterprises; productive labor, that which increases the number or amount of products., Bringing into being; causing to exist; producing; originative; as, an age productive of great men; a spirit productive of heroic achievements., Producing, or able to produce, in large measure; fertile; profitable.
profection noun A setting out; a going forward; advance; progression.
professing present participle & vb. noun of Profess
profession verb The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith., That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere., That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one’s self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry., The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him., The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
professory adjective Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial.
proffering present participle & vb. noun of Proffer
proficient noun One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc., Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,
proficuous adjective Profitable; advantageous; useful.
profitable adjective Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession.
profitless adjective Without profit; unprofitable.
profligacy adjective The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in moral principle and in vice; dissoluteness.
profligate adjective Overthrown; beaten; conquered., Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or decency; openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious; dissolute; as, profligate man or wretch., An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person., To drive away; to overcome.
profluence noun Quality of being profluent; course.
profoundly adverb In a profound manner.
profulgent adjective Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
profundity noun The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc.
progenitor noun An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
proglottid noun Proglottis.
proglottis noun One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.
prognathic adjective Prognathous.
prognostic adjective Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs., That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction., A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease., To prognosticate.
progressed imp. & past participle of Progress
prohibited imp. & past participle of Prohibit
prohibiter noun One who prohibits or forbids; a forbidder; an interdicter.
projecting present participle & vb. noun of Project
projectile adjective Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force., Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion., A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm., A part of mechanics which treats of the motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or driven through the air by an impelling force.
projection noun The act of throwing or shooting forward., A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building; an extension beyond something else., The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is planned; contrivance; design; plan., The representation of something; delineation; plan; especially, the representation of any object on a perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane of projection in each., Any method of representing the surface of the earth upon a plane.
projecture noun A jutting out beyond a surface.
prolapsion noun Prolapse.
proleptics noun The art and science of predicting in medicine.
proletaire noun One of the common people; a low person; also, the common people as a class or estate in a country.
prolifical adjective Producing young or fruit abundantly; fruitful; prolific.
prolixious adjective Dilatory; tedious; superfluous.
prolixness noun Prolixity.
prolocutor noun One who speaks for another., The presiding officer of a convocation.
prologizer noun One who prologizes.
prologuing present participle & vb. noun of Prologue
prolonging present participle & vb. noun of Prolong
prolongate verb t. To prolong; to extend in space or in time.
promenaded imp. & past participle of Promenade
promenader noun One who promenades.
promethean adjective Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See Prometheus., Having a life-giving quality; inspiring., An apparatus for automatic ignition., A kind of lucifer match.
prometheus noun The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.
prominence noun Alt. of Prominency
prominency noun The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness., That which is prominent; a protuberance.
promissive adjective Making a promise; implying a promise; promising.
promissory adjective Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.
promontory noun A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape., A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
promottion noun The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment.
promptness noun Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action., Cheerful willingness; alacrity.
promptuary adjective Of or pertaining to preparation., That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository.
promulgate verb t. To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council.
promulging present participle & vb. noun of Promulge
pronephric adjective Of or pertaining to the pronephros.
pronephros noun Alt. of Pronephron
pronephron noun The head kidney. See under Head.
pronominal adjective Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of, a pronoun.
pronounced imp. & past participle of Pronounce, Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism]
pronouncer noun One who pronounces, utters, or declares; also, a pronouncing book.
pronucleus noun One of the two bodies or nuclei (called male and female pronuclei) which unite to form the first segmentation nucleus of an impregnated ovum.
pronuncial adjective Of or pertaining to pronunciation; pronunciative.
proostraca plural of Proostracum
propagable adjective Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production., Capable of being spread or extended by any means; — said of tenets, doctrines, or principles.
propaganda noun A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions., The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world., Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles.
propagated imp. & past participle of Propagate
propagator noun One who propagates; one who continues or multiplies.
propagulum noun A runner terminated by a germinating bud.
propelling present participle & vb. noun of Propel
propendent adjective Inclining forward or toward.
propension noun The quality or state of being propense; propensity.
propensity noun The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.
propeptone noun A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose.
properness noun The quality of being proper., Tallness; comeliness.
propertied adjective Possessing property; holding real estate, or other investments of money.
properties plural of Property
prophecies plural of Prophecy
prophesier noun A prophet.
prophesied imp. & past participle of Prophesy
prophetess noun A female prophet.
prophetize verb i. To give predictions; to foreshow events; to prophesy.
prophragma noun An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two divisions of the thorax of insects.
propiolate noun A salt of propiolic acid.
propionate noun A salt of propionic acid.
propitiate verb t. To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate., To make propitiation; to atone.
propitious adjective Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze., Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; — said of a person or a divinity.
proplastic adjective Forming a mold.
propodiale noun The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the propodialia being the humerus and femur.
proportion noun The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body., Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion., The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot., A part considered comparatively; a share., The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; — called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth., The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional., To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income., To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body., To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
propounded imp. & past participle of Propound
propounder noun One who propounds, proposes, or offers for consideration.
proprietor noun One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.
proproctor noun A assistant proctor.
propulsion noun The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion., An impelling act or movement.
propulsive adjective Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.
propulsory adjective Propulsive.
propylaeum noun Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.
proratable adjective Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately.
proreption noun A creeping on.
proroguing present participle & vb. noun of Prorogue
proruption noun The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
prosaicism noun The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
proscenium noun The part where the actors performed; the stage., The part of the stage in front of the curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework.
proscribed imp. & past participle of Proscribe
proscriber noun One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits.
prosecuted imp. & past participle of Prosecute
prosecutor noun One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business., The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government.
proselyted imp. & past participle of Proselyte
proslavery adjective Favoring slavery., Advocacy of slavery.
prosocoele noun The entire cavity of the prosencephalon.
prosodical adjective Of or pertaining to prosody; according to the rules of prosody.
prospected imp. & past participle of Prospect
prospector noun One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for minerals and precious metals.
prospectus noun A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the scheme of an unpublished literary work.
prospering present participle & vb. noun of Prosper
prosperity noun The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity.
prosperous adjective Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful., Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation.
prosphysis noun A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball.
prosternum noun The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
prosthesis noun The addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; — called also prothesis., The prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved.
prosthetic adjective Of or pertaining to prosthesis; prefixed, as a letter or letters to a word.
prostitute verb t. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire., To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to prostitute official powers., Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous purposes., A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot., A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire.
prostomium noun That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
prostrated imp. & past participle of Prostrate
protandric adjective Having male sexual organs while young, and female organs later in life.
protecting present participle & vb. noun of Protect
protection noun The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection., That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge., A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport., A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation; — opposed to free trade.
protective adjective Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
protectrix noun A woman who protects.
proteiform adjective Changeable in form; resembling a Proteus, or an amoeba.
proteinous adjective Proteinaceuos.
protending present participle & vb. noun of Protend
protension noun A drawing out; extension.
protensive adjective Drawn out; extended.
protervity noun Peevishness; petulance.
protesting present participle & vb. noun of Protest
protestant verb One who protests; — originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; — now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church., Making a protest; protesting., Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers.
prothallia plural of Prothallium
prothallus noun The minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric generation of ferns, etc.
protoconch noun The embryonic shell, or first chamber, of ammonites and other cephalopods.
protopapas noun A protopope.
protophyte noun Any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium, having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell division.
protoplasm noun The viscid and more or less granular material of vegetable and animal cells, possessed of vital properties by which the processes of nutrition, secretion, and growth go forward; the so-called ” physical basis of life;” the original cell substance, cytoplasm, cytoblastema, bioplasm sarcode, etc.
protoplast noun The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original., A first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species.
protracted imp. & past participle of Protract, Prolonged; continued.
protracter noun A protractor.
protractor noun One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction., A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular., An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound., A muscle which extends an organ or part; — opposed to retractor., An adjustable pattern used by tailors.
protruding present participle & vb. noun of Protrude
protrusile adjective Capable of being protruded or thrust out; protractile; protrusive.
protrusion noun The act of protruding or thrusting forward, or beyond the usual limit., The state of being protruded, or thrust forward.
protrusive adjective Thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion., Capable of being protruded; protrusile.
protureter noun The duct of a pronephros.
provection noun A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename.
proveditor noun One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.
provencial adjective Of or pertaining to Provence in France.
proverbial adjective Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial., Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.
providence noun The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation., Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience., A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction., Prudence in the management of one’s concerns; economy; frugality.
provincial adjective Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect., Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal., Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod., Of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal., A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial., A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
provokable adjective That may be provoked.
proximally adverb On or toward a proximal part; proximad.
proximious adjective Proximate.
prudential adjective Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences; as, prudential motives., Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee., That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; — usually in the pl.