| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| proatlas | noun | A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles. |
| probable | adjective | Capable of being proved., Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; likely., Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption. |
| probably | adverb | In a probable manner; in likelihood. |
| probator | noun | An examiner; an approver., One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state’s evidence. |
| proceeds | noun pl. | That which comes forth or results; effect; yield; issue; product; sum accruing from a sale, etc. |
| proceres | noun pl. | An order of large birds; the Ratitae; — called also Proceri. |
| prochein | adjective | Next; nearest. |
| procinct | noun | A state of complete readiness for action. |
| proclaim | verb t. | To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace., To outlaw by public proclamation. |
| proclive | adjective | Having a tendency by nature; prone; proclivous. |
| procoele | noun | A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral ventricle of the brain. |
| procured | imp. & past participle | of Procure |
| procurer | noun | One who procures, or obtains; one who, or that which, brings on, or causes to be done, esp. by corrupt means., One who procures the gratification of lust for another; a pimp; a pander. |
| prodding | present participle & vb. noun | of Prod |
| prodigal | adjective | Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses., One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift. |
| prodrome | noun | A forerunner; a precursor. |
| produced | imp. & past participle | of Produce |
| producer | noun | One who produces, brings forth, or generates., One who grows agricultural products, or manufactures crude materials into articles of use., A furnace for producing combustible gas which is used for fuel. |
| proemial | adjective | Introductory; prefatory; preliminary. |
| profaned | imp. & past participle | of Profane |
| profaner | noun | One who treats sacred things with irreverence, or defiles what is holy; one who uses profane language. |
| profiled | imp. & past participle | of Profile |
| profited | imp. & past participle | of Profit |
| profound | adjective | Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep., Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom., Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep., Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow., The deep; the sea; the ocean., An abyss., To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down., To dive deeply; to penetrate. |
| progging | present participle & vb. noun | of Prog |
| progress | noun | A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance, In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc., In the growth of an animal or plant; increase., In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art., In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school., Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; — applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress., A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions., To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing., To make improvement; to advance., To make progress in; to pass through. |
| prohibit | verb t. | To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing., To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. |
| prolapse | noun | The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum., To fall down or out; to protrude. |
| prolatum | noun | A prolate spheroid. See Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid. |
| prolific | adjective | Having the quality of generating; producing young or fruit; generative; fruitful; productive; — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.; — usually with the implied idea of frequent or numerous production; as, a prolific tree, female, and the like., Serving to produce; fruitful of results; active; as, a prolific brain; a controversy prolific of evil., Proliferous. |
| prolixly | adverb | In a prolix manner. |
| prolling | present participle & vb. noun | of Proll |
| prologue | noun | The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales;” esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance, One who delivers a prologue., To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. |
| prolonge | noun | A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes. |
| promerit | verb t. | To oblige; to confer a favor on., To deserve; to procure by merit. |
| promised | imp. & past participle | of Promise |
| promisee | noun | The person to whom a promise is made. |
| promiser | noun | One who promises. |
| promisor | noun | One who engages or undertakes; a promiser. |
| promoted | imp. & past participle | of Promote |
| promoter | noun | One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy., Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a corporation, a joint-stock company, or the like., One who excites; as, a promoter of sedition., An informer; a makebate. |
| promover | noun | A promoter. |
| prompted | imp. & past participle | of Prompt |
| prompter | noun | One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action., One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for this purpose in a theater. |
| promptly | adverb | In a prompt manner. |
| promulge | verb t. | To promulgate; to publish or teach. |
| pronator | noun | A muscle which produces pronation. |
| prononce | adjective | Strongly marked; decided, as in manners, etc. |
| pronotum | noun | The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera. |
| propping | present participle & vb. noun | of Prop |
| propense | adjective | Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. |
| propenyl | noun | A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, C3H5, isomeric with allyl and glyceryl, and regarded as the essential residue of glycerin. Cf. Allyl, and Glyceryl. |
| properly | adverb | In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted., Individually; after one’s own manner. |
| property | adjective | That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar., An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence., The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title., That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property., All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites., Propriety; correctness., To invest which properties, or qualities., To make a property of; to appropriate. |
| prophane | adjective & verb t. | See Profane. |
| prophecy | noun | A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling., A book of prophecies; a history; as, the prophecy of Ahijah., Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction. |
| prophesy | verb t. | To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate., To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure., To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come., To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound. |
| propinyl | noun | A hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of propine and allied compounds. |
| propione | noun | The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a colorless fragrant liquid. |
| proplasm | noun | A mold; a matrix. |
| propodia | plural | of Propodium |
| propolis | noun | Same as Bee glue, under Bee. |
| proposal | noun | That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals of marriage., The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. |
| proposed | imp. & past participle | of Propose |
| proposer | noun | One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or adoption., A speaker; an orator. |
| propound | verb t. | To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument., To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church. |
| propulse | verb t. | To repel; to drive off or away. |
| propylic | adjective | Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, propyl; as, propylic alcohol. |
| propylon | noun | The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice. |
| pro rata | In proportion; proportionately; according to the share, interest, or liability of each. | |
| prorated | imp. & past participle | of Prorate |
| prorenal | adjective | Pronephric. |
| prorogue | verb t. | To protract; to prolong; to extend., To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage., To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business. |
| prosaism | noun | That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner. |
| prosaist | noun | A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. |
| proseman | noun | A writer of prose. |
| prosdist | noun | One skilled in prosody. |
| prospect | verb | That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook., Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape., A position affording a fine view; a lookout., Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect., The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state., That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success., To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold., To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold. |
| prostate | adjective | Standing before; — applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra., The prostate gland. |
| prostyle | adjective | Having columns in front., A prostyle portico or building. |
| protagon | noun | A nitrogenous phosphorized principle found in brain tissue. By decomposition it yields neurine, fatty acids, and other bodies. |
| protamin | noun | An amorphous nitrogenous substance found in the spermatic fluid of salmon. It is soluble in water, which an alkaline reaction, and unites with acids and metallic bases. |
| protasis | noun | A proposition; a maxim., The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; — opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis., The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis. |
| protatic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the protasis of an ancient play; introductory. |
| protegee | noun f. | One under the care and protection of another. |
| proteles | noun | A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf. |
| protense | noun | Extension. |
| protista | noun pl. | A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals., of Protiston |
| protocol | noun | The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument., The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction., A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on., A convention not formally ratified., An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation., To make a protocol of., To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols. |
| protozoa | noun pl. | The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom., of Protozoon |
| protract | verb t. | To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war., To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty., To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot., To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; — opposed to retract., Tedious continuance or delay. |
| protrude | verb t. | To thrust forward; to drive or force along., To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth., To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. |
| proudish | adjective | Somewhat proud. |
| provable | adjective | Capable of being proved; demonstrable. |
| provided | imp. & past participle | of Provide, On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; — usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever. |
| provider | noun | One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted. |
| province | noun | A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy., A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital., A region of country; a tract; a district., A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority., The proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere., Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada. |
| provisos | plural | of Proviso |
| provisor | noun | One who provides; a purveyor., The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house., One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See Provision, 5., One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6. |
| provoked | imp. & past participle | of Provoke |
| prowling | present participle & vb. noun | of Prowl, Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey. |
| proxenet | noun | A negotiator; a factor. |
| proximad | adverb | Toward a proximal part; on the proximal side of; proximally. |
| proximal | adjective | Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate., Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb., Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal. |