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bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, interfere (with), retard, stall; deflect, fend (off), head (off), stave off, stop, ward (off); avoid, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade; forbid, inhibit, prohibit; arrest, check, halt, stop; counteract, offset

pre·ven·tion noun : the act of preventing or hindering

pre·ver·bal adjective : having not yet acquired the faculty of speech

1preview verb : to see or discuss beforehand; especially : to view or show in advance of public presentation

2preview noun 1 : an advance showing or viewing

2 also pre·vue : a showing of snatches from a motion picture advertised for future appearance

3 : FORETASTE

pre·vi·ous adjective : going before

Synonyms

antecedent, anterior, foregoing, preceding, prior; also advance, early, premature; earliest, first, inaugural, initial, maiden, original, pioneer; preliminary, introductory; erstwhile, former, whilom

Antonyms

after, ensuing, following, subsequent, succeeding

pre·vi·ous·ly adverb : in time past

Synonyms

ahead, before, beforehand—more at AHEAD

previous to preposition : in advance of : BEFORE

Synonyms

ahead of, before, ere, of, prior to, to—more at BEFORE

pre·vi·sion noun 1 : FORESIGHT, PRESCIENCE

2 : FORECAST, PREDICTION

pre·war adjective : occurring or existing before a war

1prey noun, plural prey also preys 1 : an animal taken for food by a predator; also : VICTIM

2 : the act or habit of preying

2prey verb 1 : to raid for booty

2 : to seize and devour prey

3 : to have a harmful or wearing effect

prf abbreviation proof

1price noun 1 archaic : VALUE

2 : the amount of money paid or asked for the sale of a specified thing; also : the cost at which something is obtained

Synonyms

charge, cost, fee, figure; also list price, market value, rate, tariff, unit price; carrying charge, overcharge, surcharge; deduction, discount, markdown, reduction, sale; deposit; down payment; account, check, bill, invoice, tab

2price verb priced; pric·ing 1 : to set a price on

2 : to ask the price of

3 : to drive by raising prices

price–fix·ing noun : the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government)

price·less adjective : having a value beyond any price : INVALUABLE

price support noun : artificial maintenance of prices of a commodity at a level usu. fixed through government action

price war noun : a period of commercial competition in which prices are repeatedly cut by the competitors

pric·ey also pricy adjective pric·i·er; -est : EXPENSIVE

1prick noun 1 : a mark or small wound made by a pointed instrument

2 : something sharp or pointed

3 a : an instance of pricking

b : a sensation of being pricked

Synonyms

[1] perforation, pinhole, punch, puncture, stab; also gouge, groove, hollow; cut, break, gash, notch, rupture, slash, slit

[3b] ache, pain, pang, smart, sting, stitch, tingle, twinge—more at PAIN

2prick verb 1 : to pierce slightly with a sharp point; also : to have or cause a pricking sensation

2 : to affect with anguish or remorse <~s his conscience>

3 : to outline with punctures <~ out a pattern>

4 : to stand or cause to stand erect

prick·er noun : BRIAR; also : THORN

1prickle noun 1 : a small sharp process (as on a plant)

2 : a slight stinging pain

2prickle verb prick·led; prick·ling 1 : to prick lightly

2 : TINGLE

prick·ly adjective : full of or covered with prickles

Synonyms

brambly, scratchy, thorny—more at SCRATCHY

prickly heat noun : a red cutaneous eruption with intense itching and tingling caused by inflammation around the ducts of the sweat glands

prickly pear noun : any of numerous cacti with usu. yellow flowers and prickly flat or rounded joints; also : the sweet pulpy pear-shaped edible fruit of various prickly pears

1pride noun 1 : inordinate self-esteem : CONCEIT

2 : justifiable self-respect

3 : elation over an act or possession

4 : haughty behavior : DISDAIN

5 : ostentatious display