7-letter words starting with pr
- precure — the process of curing a synthetic resin prior to subjecting it to another process
- predata — a plural of datum.
- predate — to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.
- predawn — the period immediately preceding dawn.
- predial — of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- predict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- predive — happening or carried out before a dive
- predoom — to pronounce or preordain (someone or something's) doom beforehand
- predusk — the period before dusk
- preeing — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preemie — an infant born prematurely; a preterm.
- preempt — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
- preener — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- preface — a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc.
- prefade — to play a recording before fading it for transmission
- prefect — a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.
- prefile — relating to an investigation conducted before filing a charge
- prefire — to fire before glazing
- preform — to form beforehand.
- prefund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- pregame — of, relating to, or happening in the period just before a sports game: The coach was interviewed in a pregame broadcast.
- preheat — to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process: to preheat an oven before baking a cake.
- prehend — to take hold of
- prelacy — the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- prelate — an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- prelect — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- prelife — a life lived before one's life on earth
- prelim. — preliminary
- prelims — preliminary.
- preload — If someone preloads, they drink a lot of alcohol before they go out for a social occasion.
- prelude — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- premade — made in advance
- premeal — of the period before a meal
- premeet — happening before a meet
- premier — the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister.
- premise — Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- premiss — Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- premium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- premove — to prompt to action
- premune — having immunity to a disease as a result of latent infection
- prename — given name.
- preneed — arranged or made available in advance of eventual requirements
- prenoon — of the period before noon
- prenote — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- prenzie — a word used by Shakespeare, possibly a mistake, supposed by some to mean "precise"
- preoral — situated in front of or before the mouth.
- prepack — a package assembled by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer and containing a specific number of items or a specific assortment of sizes, colors, flavors, etc., of a product.
- prepaid — to pay or arrange to pay beforehand or before due: to prepay the loan.
- prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- prepave — to plan a journey (esp spiritual) in advance