Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1070]
— premolar noun
pre·mo·ni·tion noun 1 : previous warning
2 : anticipation of an event without conscious reason : PRESENTIMENT
— pre·mon·i·to·ry adjective
Synonyms
foreboding, presage, presentiment; also anticipation, foreknowledge; insight, intuition; augury, omen, portent, sign; impression, suspicion; anxiety, apprehension, care, concern, disquiet, doubt, dread, fear, misgiving, worry; foresight
pre·na·tal adjective : occurring, existing, or taking place before birth
pre·nup·tial adjective : made or occurring before marriage
prenuptial agreement noun : an agreement between a man and woman before marrying in which they give up future rights to each other's property in the event of divorce or death
pre·oc·cu·pa·tion noun 1 : complete absorption of the mind or interests
2 : something that causes complete absorption of the mind or interests
Synonyms
fetish, fixation, mania, obsession, prepossession—more at FIXATION
pre·oc·cu·pied adjective 1 : lost in thought; also : absorbed in some preoccupation
2 : already occupied
Synonyms
absent, absentminded, abstracted—more at ABSENTMINDED
pre·oc·cu·py verb 1 : to occupy the attention of beforehand
2 : to take possession of before another
pre·op·er·a·tive adjective : occurring before a surgical operation
pre·or·dain verb : FOREORDAIN
pre–owned adjective : SECONDHAND
prep abbreviation 1 preparatory
2 preposition
pre·pack·age verb : to package (as food) before offering for sale to the customer
preparatory school noun 1 : a usu. private school preparing students primarily for college
2 British : a private elementary school preparing students primarily for British public schools
pre·pare verb pre·pared; pre·par·ing 1 : to make or get ready <~ dinner> <~ a student for college>
2 : to get ready beforehand
3 : to put together : COMPOUND <~ a prescription>
4 : to put into written form
— prep·a·ra·tion noun
— pre·pa·ra·to·ry adjective
Synonyms
[1] equip, fit, qualify, ready, season—more at QUALIFY
[2] fit, fix, get, lay, ready; also brace, fortify, steel; batten, gather, gear (up), mount, train; boot (up), prime; arrange, set, spread; arm, equip, furnish, outfit, provide, supply; incline, predispose; draft, draw (up), frame; warm (up)
[4] cast, compose, craft, draft, draw, formulate, frame—more at COMPOSE
prepared adjective 1 : made ready, fit, or suitable beforehand
2 : subjected to a special process or treatment
pre·pared·ness noun : a state of adequate preparation
pre·pay verb -paid ; -pay·ing : to pay or pay the charge on in advance
pre·pon·der·ant adjective : having greater weight, force, influence, or frequency
— pre·pon·der·ance noun
— pre·pon·der·ant·ly adverb
pre·pon·der·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing [ORIGIN: L praeponderare, fr. prae- ahead + ponder-, pondus weight]
: to exceed in weight, force, influence, or frequency : PREDOMINATE
prep·o·si·tion noun : a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase
— prep·o·si·tion·al adjective
pre·pos·sess verb 1 : to cause to be preoccupied
2 : to influence beforehand esp. favorably