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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • precinct/ˈpɹisɪŋkt/nounB22 meaningsAn area of a town closed to traffic.
  • precious/ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/adjectiveB13 meaningsOf very great value.
  • precipice/ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/nounC1A sheer drop, or the edge of disaster.
  • precipitate/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/nounC1A solid that appears out of a solution.
  • precipitous/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/adjectiveC1Very steep, or dangerously hasty.
  • precise/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
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adjectiveB23 meanings
Exact and detailed, with nothing vague left in it.
  • precisely/pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/adverbB12 meaningsWith exact accuracy.
  • precision/pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/nounC1Being exact and definite.
  • preclude/pɹɪˈkluːd/verbC1To make something impossible in advance.
  • precocious/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/adjectiveC2Developing skills far earlier than is usual.
  • preconception/ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/nounC2An idea formed before you knew anything.
  • precursor/pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/nounC1Something that comes before and leads to another.
  • predator/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/nounC12 meaningsAn animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
  • predecessor/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC1The one who held the post before you.
  • predestinedadjectiveC1Determined in advance by fate or by divine will.
  • predetermined/ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/adjectiveB2Decided or arranged in advance.
  • predicament/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/nounB2A difficult, awkward situation that is hard to get out of.
  • predicate/ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/nounC1The part of a sentence that says what the subject does.
  • predict/pɹɪˈdɪkt/verbB2To say what will happen before it happens.
  • predictable/pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/adjectiveB2Easy to know in advance.
  • prediction/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/nounB2A statement about what will happen.
  • predictor/pɹɪˈdɪk.tə/nounB2+Something that gives a good sign of what is to come.
  • predilection/ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/nounC2A settled preference for a particular thing.
  • predominance/pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/nounC1The state of being the strongest or most common.
  • predominant/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnənt/adjectiveB2+The most common or strongest of its kind.
  • predominantly/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/adverbC1For the most part, and more than anything else.
  • preeminent/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/adjectiveC2Standing above all others in a field.
  • preempt/ˌpɹiːˈɛmpt/verbC1To act first so as to prevent somebody else.
  • preen/pɹiːn/verbC1To clean and arrange feathers with the beak.
  • preface/ˈpɹɛfəs/nounB2+2 meaningsThe author's introductory note to a book.
  • prefect/ˈpɹiːfɛkt/nounB2+An older pupil given some responsibility for others.
  • prefer[pɹɪˈfɝ]verbA12 meaningsTo like one thing more than another.
  • preferable/ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/adjectiveB2Better, and to be chosen if you can.
  • preferably/ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/adverbB2Used to say which option would be better if a choice exists.
  • preference/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/nounB24 meaningsA liking for one thing more than another.
  • prefix/ˈpɹiːfɪks/nounB2+Letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning.
  • pregnancy/ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/nounB2The condition of carrying a baby before birth.
  • pregnant/ˈpɹɛɡnənt/adjectiveA2Carrying a baby that is not born yet.
  • preheat/pɹiːˈhiːt/verbB1+To warm an oven before the food goes in.
  • prehistoric/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/adjectiveB2Belonging to the time before written records.
  • prehistorynounB2+The long stretch of time before anything was written down.
  • prejudgeverbC1To form an opinion before the facts are in.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • prejudicedadjectiveB2Judging people before knowing anything about them.
  • prejudicial/ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/adjectiveC1Likely to damage somebody's case unfairly.
  • preliminary/pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsComing first, before the main work.
  • prelude/ˈpɹɛljuːd/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that comes before and leads into the main event.
  • premature/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or done before the proper time.
  • premeditatedadjectiveC1Planned carefully in advance.
  • premeditation/ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1The planning of an act, especially a crime, in advance.
  • premier/ˈpɹɛm.iː.ə/adjectiveC12 meaningsFirst in importance or in quality.
  • premiere/pɹəˈmɪɚ/nounB2The first public showing of a film.
  • premise/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/nounC13 meaningsA statement an argument starts from and treats as true.
  • premium/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/nounC13 meaningsA regular payment made to keep an insurance policy in force.
  • premonition/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA feeling that something, usually bad, is about to happen.
  • prenticenounC2A young learner bound to a master of a trade.
  • preoccupation/ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/nounC2A matter that fills the mind to the exclusion of others.
  • preoccupiedadjectiveB2Absorbed in one thought and unaware of anything else.
  • preoccupy/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so they attend to nothing else.
  • prep/pɹɛp/nounB22 meaningsThe chopping and measuring done before cooking starts.