Preliminarily (adv.) In a preliminary manner.
Preliminary (a.) Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations.
Preliminaries (pl. ) of Preliminary
Preliminary (n.) That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college.
Prelimit (v. t.) To limit previously.
Prelook (v. i.) To look forward.
Prelude (v. t.) An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with recent composers often synonymous with overture.
Preluded (imp. & p. p.) of Prelude
Preluding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prelude
Prelude (v. i.) To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to serve as prelude.
Prelude (v. t.) To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air.
Prelude (v. t.) To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory.
Preluder (n.) One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.
Preludial (a.) Of or pertaining to a prelude; of the nature of a prelude; introductory.
Preludious (a.) Preludial.
Prelumbar (a.) Situated immediately in front of the loins; -- applied to the dorsal part of the abdomen.
Prelusive (a.) Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow.
Prelusorily (adv.) In a prelusory way.
Prelusory (a.) Introductory; prelusive.
Premature (a.) Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.
Premature (a.) Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay.
Premature (a.) Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
Prematurity (n.) The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius.
Premaxillae (pl. ) of Premaxilla
Premaxilla (n.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillae become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.
Premaxillary (a.) Situated in front of the maxillary bones; pertaining to the premaxillae; intermaxillary.
Premaxillary (n.) A premaxilla.
Premediate (v. t.) To advocate.
Premeditated (imp. & p. p.) of Premeditate
Premeditating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Premeditate
Premeditate (v. t.) To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.
Premeditate (v. i.) To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand.
Premeditate (a.) Premeditated; deliberate.
Premeditately (adv.) With premeditation.
Premeditation (n.) The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought.
Premerit (v. t.) To merit or deserve beforehand.
Premial (a.) Alt. of Premiant
Premiant (a.) Serving to reward; rewarding.
Premices (n. pl.) First fruits.
Premier (a.) First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister.
Premier (a.) Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree.
Premier (n.) The first minister of state; the prime minister.
Premiership (n.) The office of the premier.
Premillennial (a.) Previous to the millennium.
Premious (a.) Rich in gifts.
Premises (pl. ) of Premise
Premise (n.) A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
Premise (n.) Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
Premise (n.) Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
Premise (n.) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.
Premised (imp. & p. p.) of Premise
Premising (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Premise
Premise (n.) To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
Premise (n.) To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings.
Premise (v. i.) To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise.
Premiss (n.) Premise.
Premit (v. t.) To premise.
Premiums (pl. ) of Premium
Premium (n.) A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for discoveries, etc.
Premium (n.) Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus; -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally signifying a sum in addition to the capital.
Premium (n.) A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind.
Premium (n.) A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his stock at a premium.
Premolar (a.) Situated in front of the molar teeth.
Premolar (n.) An anterior molar tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See Tooth.
Premonished (imp. & p. p.) of Premonish
Premonishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Premonish
Premonish (v. t.) To forewarn; to admonish beforehand.
Premonishment (n.) Previous warning or admonition; forewarning.
Premonition (n.) Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a premonition of danger.
Premonitor (n.) One who, or that which, gives premonition.
Premonitory (a.) Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease.
Premonstrant (n.) A Premonstratensian.
Premonstrate (v. t.) To show beforehand; to foreshow.
Premonstratensian (n.) One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Premontre, in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also White Canons, Norbertines, and Premonstrants.
Premonstration (n.) A showing beforehand; foreshowing.
Premonstrator (n.) One who, or that which, premonstrates.
Premorse (a.) Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off.
Premosaic (a.) Relating to the time before Moses; as, premosaic history.
Premotion (n.) Previous motion or excitement to action.
Premunire (n.) See Praemunire.
Premunite (v. t.) To fortify beforehand; to guard against objection.
Premunition (n.) The act of fortifying or guarding against objections.
Premunitory (a.) Of or pertaining to a premunire; as, a premunitory process.
Prenasal (a.) Situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal chambers.
Prenatal (a.) Being or happening before birth.
Prender (n.) The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered.
Prenomen (n.) See Praenomen.
Prenominal (a.) Serving as a prefix in a compound name.
Prenominate (a.) Forenamed; named beforehand.
Prenominate (v. t.) To forename; to name beforehand; to tell by name beforehand.
Prenomination (n.) The act of prenominating; privilege of being named first.
Prenostic (n.) A prognostic; an omen.
Prenote (v. t.) To note or designate beforehand.
Prenotion (n.) A notice or notion which precedes something else in time; previous notion or thought; foreknowledge.
Prensation (n.) The act of seizing with violence.
Prentice (n.) An apprentice.
Prenticehood (n.) Apprenticehood.
Prenticeship (n.) Apprenticeship.
Prenunciation (n.) The act of announcing or proclaiming beforehand.
Prenuncious (a.) Announcing beforehand; presaging.