Words starting with pre
3 letter words starting with pre
- pre christmas — the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.
4 letter words starting with pre
- pre- — Pre- is used to form words that indicate that something takes place before a particular date, period, or event.
- pree — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prem — a premature infant
- prep — preparatory school.
- pres — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
5 letter words starting with pre
- pre-u — (in Britain) a public examination for secondary school pupils wishing to enter university, offered as an alternative to A level
- pred. — predicate
- preed — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- prees — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
6 letter words starting with pre
- pre-op — treatment or a drug administered in preparation for surgery
- preach — to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- preact — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- preage — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
- preamp — a preamplifier.
7 letter words starting with pre
- pre-buy — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- pre-law — of, relating to, or engaged in studies in preparation for the formal study of law.
- pre-med — premedical
- preachy — tediously or pretentiously didactic.
- preanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
8 letter words starting with pre
- pre-aged — (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged.
- pre-aids — (not in technical use) AIDS-related complex.
- pre-bake — to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
- pre-date — to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.
- pre-dawn — the period immediately preceding dawn.
9 letter words starting with pre
- pre-agree — to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often followed by with): I don't agree with you.
- pre-alarm — an automatic device that serves to call attention, to rouse from sleep, or to warn of fire, smoke, an intruder, etc.
- pre-audit — an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- pre-build — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- pre-chart — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
10 letter words starting with pre
- pre-access — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- pre-advice — an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice.
- pre-advise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- pre-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
11 letter words starting with pre
- pre-adamite — a person supposed to have existed before Adam.
- pre-address — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- pre-algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- pre-arrange — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- pre-bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
12 letter words starting with pre
- pre-assembly — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- pre-assigned — Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
- pre-ceremony — the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony.
- pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- pre-conclude — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
13 letter words starting with pre
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- pre-agreement — the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement.
- pre-calculate — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
- pre-celebrate — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- pre-christian — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the Christian Era.
14 letter words starting with pre
- pre-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- pre-accredited — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- pre-anticipate — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
15 letter words starting with pre
- pre-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- pre-advertising — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- pre-arrangement — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
- pre-concentrate — to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
16 letter words starting with pre
- pre-conversation — informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.
- pre-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- pre-independence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
- pre-registration — the act of registering.
- pre-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
17 letter words starting with pre
- pre-authorization — the act of authorizing.
- pre-communication — the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
- pre-concentration — the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
- pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- pre-enlightenment — the act of enlightening.
18 letter words starting with pre
- preantepenultimate — third from the end.
- preferred-provider organization — a comprehensive health-care plan offered to corporate employees that allows them to choose their own physicians and hospitals within certain limits. Abbreviation: PPO.
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