| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| probacy | noun | Proof; trial. |
| probang | noun | A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc. |
| probate | noun | Proof., Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument offered, purporting to be the last will and testament of a person deceased, is indeed his lawful act; the copy of a will proved, under the seal of the Court of Probate, delivered to the executors with a certificate of its having been proved., The right or jurisdiction of proving wills., Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record., To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has probated the will. |
| probing | present participle & vb. noun | of Probe |
| probity | noun | Tried virtue or integrity; approved moral excellence; honesty; rectitude; uprightness. |
| problem | noun | A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt., Anything which is required to be done; as, in geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or, in algebra, to find an unknown quantity. |
| proceed | verb i. | To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey., To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument., To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun., To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design., To be transacted; to take place; to occur., To have application or effect; to operate., To begin and carry on a legal process., See Proceeds. |
| procere | adjective | Of high stature; tall. |
| process | noun | The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance., A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature., A statement of events; a narrative., Any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone; anapophysis., The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the defendant into court to answer to the action; — a generic term for writs of the class called judicial. |
| procris | noun | Any species of small moths of the genus Procris. The larvae of some species injure the grapevine by feeding in groups upon the leaves. |
| proctor | noun | One who is employed to manage to affairs of another., A person appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar., An officer employed in admiralty and ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at common law, or to a solicitor in equity., A representative of the clergy in convocation., An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to enforce obedience to the laws of the institution., To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. |
| procure | verb t. | To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one’s self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan., To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause., To solicit; to entreat., To cause to come; to bring; to attract., To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution., To pimp., To manage business for another in court. |
| procyon | noun | A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog., A genus of mammals including the raccoon. |
| prodded | imp. & past participle | of Prod |
| prodigy | noun | Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies., Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning., A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster. |
| proitor | noun | A traitor. |
| produce | verb t. | To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court., To bring forth, as young, or as a natural product or growth; to give birth to; to bear; to generate; to propagate; to yield; to furnish; as, the earth produces grass; trees produce fruit; the clouds produce rain., To cause to be or to happen; to originate, as an effect or result; to bring about; as, disease produces pain; vice produces misery., To give being or form to; to manufacture; to make; as, a manufacturer produces excellent wares., To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest produces an income; capital produces profit., To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to produce a man’s life to threescore., To extend; — applied to a line, surface, or solid; as, to produce a side of a triangle., To yield or furnish appropriate offspring, crops, effects, consequences, or results., That which is produced, brought forth, or yielded; product; yield; proceeds; result of labor, especially of agricultural labors, agricultural products. |
| product | noun | Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain., The number or sum obtained by adding one number or quantity to itself as many times as there are units in another number; the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35. In general, the result of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication., To produce; to bring forward., To lengthen out; to extend., To produce; to make. |
| proface | interj. | Much good may it do you! — a familiar salutation or welcome. |
| profane | adjective | Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; — opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place., Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy., Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious., Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue., To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the Scriptures, or the ordinance of God., To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile. |
| profert | noun | The exhibition or production of a record or paper in open court, or an allegation that it is in court. |
| profess | verb t. | To make open declaration of, as of one’s knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely., To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of., To present to knowledge of, to proclaim one’s self versed in; to make one’s self a teacher or practitioner of, to set up as an authority respecting; to declare (one’s self to be such); as, he professes surgery; to profess one’s self a physician., To take a profession upon one’s self by a public declaration; to confess., To declare friendship. |
| proffer | verb t. | To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship., To essay or attempt of one’s own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake., An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship., Essay; attempt. |
| profile | noun | An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple., A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face., A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like., A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc., to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member., To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it. |
| profuse | adjective | Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality., Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure., To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. |
| progged | imp. & past participle | of Prog |
| progeny | noun | Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage. |
| program | noun | Same as Programme. |
| proheme | noun | Proem. |
| project | noun | The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth., That which is projected or designed; something intended or devised; a scheme; a design; a plan., An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given to projects., To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth., To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan., To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and the like; — sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to project a line or point upon a plane. See Projection, 4., To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches project from the tree., To form a project; to scheme. |
| prolate | adjective | Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate spheroid; — opposed to oblate., To utter; to pronounce. |
| prolata | plural | of Prolatum |
| prolled | imp. & past participle | of Proll |
| proller | noun | Prowler; thief. |
| prolong | adjective | To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line., To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one’s days., To put off to a distant time; to postpone. |
| promise | adjective | In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act., An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made., That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise., Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised., To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money., To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain., To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward., To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration., To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil. |
| promont | noun | Promontory. |
| promote | verb t. | To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture., To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer., To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. |
| promove | verb t. | To move forward; to advance; to promote. |
| pronaos | noun | The porch or vestibule of a temple. |
| pronate | adjective | Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees. |
| pronely | adverb | In a prone manner or position. |
| pronged | adjective | Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three-pronged fork. |
| pronity | noun | Proneness; propensity. |
| pronota | plural | of Pronotum |
| pronoun | noun | A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they. |
| prootic | adjective | In front of the auditory capsule; — applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule., A prootic bone. |
| propped | imp. & past participle | of Prop |
| propane | noun | A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H8, of the paraffin series, occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also made artificially; — called also propyl hydride. |
| propend | verb i. | To lean toward a thing; to be favorably inclined or disposed; to incline; to tend. |
| propene | noun | Same as Propylene. |
| prophet | noun | One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller., One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc., An interpreter; a spokesman., A mantis. |
| propice | adjective | Fit; propitious. |
| propine | verb t. | To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup., Hence, to give in token of friendship., To give, or deliver; to subject., A pledge., A gift; esp., drink money., Same as Allylene. |
| propleg | noun | Same as Proleg. |
| propone | verb t. | To propose; to bring forward. |
| propose | verb | To set forth., To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office., To set before one’s self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend., To speak; to converse., To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes., To offer one’s self in marriage., Talk; discourse. |
| propugn | verb t. | To contend for; to defend; to vindicate. |
| propyla | plural | of Propylon |
| prorate | verb t. | To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata. |
| prosaic | adjective | Alt. of Prosaical |
| prosing | present participle & vb. noun | of Prose, Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner. |
| prosily | adverb | In a prosy manner. |
| prosody | noun | That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition. |
| prosoma | noun | The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod. |
| prosper | verb t. | To favor; to render successful., To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain., To grow; to increase. |
| protean | adjective | Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus., Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule. |
| protect | verb t. | To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. |
| protege | noun f. | Alt. of Protegee |
| proteid | noun | One of a class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as blood fibrin, casein of milk, etc. Proteids are present in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater part of animal tissues and organs. They are also important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d Note under Food. |
| protein | noun | A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name. |
| protend | verb t. | To hold out; to stretch forth. |
| protest | verb i. | To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow., To make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; — with against; as, he protest against your votes., To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one’s loyalty., To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to., A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament., A solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by a notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on behalf of the holder of a bill or note, protesting against all parties liable for any loss or damage by the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the nonpayment of the note, as the case may be., A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them., A declaration made by a party, before or while paying a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that the payment was not voluntary. |
| proteus | noun | A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his appearance or principles., A genus of aquatic eel-shaped amphibians found in caves in Austria. They have permanent external gills as well as lungs. The eyes are small and the legs are weak., A changeable protozoan; an amoeba. |
| protist | noun | One of the Protista. |
| protyle | noun | The hypothetical homogeneous cosmic material of the original universe, supposed to have been differentiated into what are recognized as distinct chemical elements. |
| proudly | adverb | In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. |
| provand | noun | Alt. of Proant |
| provant | verb t. | To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for., Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior. |
| proving | present participle & vb. noun | of Prove |
| provect | adjective | Carried forward; advanced. |
| provend | noun | See Provand. |
| provent | noun | See Provand. |
| proverb | noun | An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage., A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable., A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference., A drama exemplifying a proverb., To name in, or as, a proverb., To provide with a proverb., To write or utter proverbs. |
| provide | verb t. | To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare., To supply; to afford; to contribute., To furnish; to supply; — formerly followed by of, now by with., To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done., To foresee., To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor., To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; — followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child., To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work. |
| provine | verb t. | To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. |
| proviso | noun | An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso. |
| provoke | verb t. | To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate., To cause provocation or anger., To appeal. [A Latinism] |
| provost | noun | A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over, something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns; as, the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college, answering to president; the provost or head of certain collegiate churches., The keeper of a prison. |
| prowess | adjective | Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. |
| prowled | imp. & past participle | of Prowl |
| prowler | noun | One that prowls. |
| proxene | noun | An officer who had the charge of showing hospitality to those who came from a friendly city or state. |
| proxime | adjective | Next; immediately preceding or following. |
| proximo | In the next month after the present; — often contracted to prox.; as, on the 3d proximo. | |
| proxies | plural | of Proxy |