English words starting with pr

Meanings of Pr:

abbreviation

Pair.

Usage examples:

Patterned gloves, £7.99/pr

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 59, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.

The chemical element praseodymium.

Meanings of Praam:

noun

A flat-bottomed sailing boat.

Usage examples:

The asma exhibition included exquisite scenes of children in optimist prams, marinas, racing sailbo…

Meanings of Praams:

noun

A flat-bottomed sailing boat.

Usage examples:

The asma exhibition included exquisite scenes of children in optimist prams, marinas, racing sailbo…

Meanings of Prabble:

noun

A quarrel, a squabble.

Meanings of Practic:

noun

A practical activity, (in early use) especially one of the actions or activities which go to make up the practice of a craft or profession; (more generally) an action, a deed; (in later use, in plural) practicalities, practical matters.

Meanings of Practicability:

noun

The quality of being practicable; viability.

Usage examples:

The practicability of his ideas has nothing to do with their truth

Meanings of Practicable:

adjective

Able to be done or put into practice successfully.

Usage examples:

The measures will be put into effect as soon as is reasonably practicable

Meanings of Practicableness:

noun

The quality of being practicable; practicability.

Meanings of Practicably:

adverb

In a way that is practicable (= able to be done or put into action)

Usage examples:

The government is advising people to leave the country as soon as is practicably possible., we do n…

Meanings of Practical:

adjective

Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.

Usage examples:

There are two obvious practical applications of the research

noun

An examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.

Usage examples:

It means they are on their own on the final hurdle of a seemingly endless slog of course work, mock…

Meanings of Practical-joke:

noun

A joke intended to make someone seem foolish that involves a physical action rather than words

Usage examples:

She glued the cup and saucer together as a practical joke.

Meanings of Practical-joker:

noun

Someone who likes to play tricks, especially to make other people look silly

Usage examples:

He was described as a practical joker., i said "look out, the police are coming." but because i'm a…

Meanings of Practical-jokes:

noun

A joke intended to make someone seem foolish that involves a physical action rather than words

Usage examples:

She glued the cup and saucer together as a practical joke.

Meanings of Practicalism:

noun

Interest in or attention to practical matters or activities; practicality.

Meanings of Practicalist:

noun

A person who is devoted to or advocates what is practical, or depends on practice or experience rather than theory.

Meanings of Practicalities:

plural noun

The particular conditions of a situation; the actual facts

Usage examples:

I know you have to be in paris tomorrow, but you have to understand the practicalities of arranging…

Meanings of Practicality:

noun

The quality or state of being practical.

Usage examples:

There are still major doubts about the practicality of the proposal

Meanings of Practicalized:

verb

To render practical.

Meanings of Practically:

adverb

Virtually; almost.

Usage examples:

The strike lasted practically a fortnight

Meanings of Practicant:

noun

A person who practises or makes a practice of a technique, procedure, skill, etc.; a practitioner; (formerly) specifically †a medical practitioner (obsolete).

Meanings of Practice:

noun

The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.

Usage examples:

The principles and practice of teaching

verb

Us spelling of practise.

Meanings of Practiced:

verb

Us spelling of practise.

adjective

Expert, typically as the result of much experience.

Usage examples:

Admiring the dress with a practised eye

Meanings of Practices:

noun

The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.

Usage examples:

The principles and practice of teaching

verb

Us spelling of practise.

Meanings of Practician:

noun

A person who practises a profession or occupation, especially a practical one; a practitioner.

Usage examples:

All the efforts by practicians and theoreticians of the sport helped to perfect the combat recordin…

Meanings of Practicing:

verb

Us spelling of practise.

adjective

Actively pursuing or engaged in a particular profession, occupation, or way of life.

Usage examples:

A practising architect