All English words - page 2884

Meanings of Prevaricatory:

adjective

Characterized by prevarication; untruthful; evasive, equivocating.

Meanings of Prevenience:

noun

The fact or condition of being prevenient; an instance of this; an act of anticipation or forethought.

Meanings of Prevenient:

adjective

Preceding in time or order; antecedent.

Usage examples:

The prevenient eighteenth century justice system

Meanings of Preveniently:

adverb

In anticipation, in advance; beforehand, previously.

Meanings of Prevent:

verb

Keep (something) from happening.

Usage examples:

Action must be taken to prevent further accidents

Meanings of Preventable:

adjective

Able to be prevented or avoided.

Usage examples:

Many of these ailments are preventable

Meanings of Preventative:

adjective

Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring; preventive.

Usage examples:

A number of preventative measures are required

noun

A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health.

Usage examples:

There are lots of proposed jet lag remedies and preventatives

Meanings of Prevented:

verb

Keep (something) from happening.

Usage examples:

Action must be taken to prevent further accidents

Meanings of Preventer:

noun

A person or thing that prevents something.

Usage examples:

A power-surge preventer

Meanings of Preventible:

adjective

Able to be prevented or avoided.

Usage examples:

Many of these ailments are preventable

Meanings of Preventionism:

noun

A policy of prevention.

Meanings of Preventionist:

noun

A person who favours or advocates a policy of prevention. also with modifying word designating the thing (to be) prevented.

Meanings of Preventive:

adjective

Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring.

Usage examples:

Preventive medicine

noun

A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health.

Usage examples:

Quinine was used as a malaria preventive

Meanings of Preventively:

adverb

In a way that is intended to stop something before it can happen

Usage examples:

You can use eyedrops preventively, before activities that typically cause your eyes to dry., the na…

Meanings of Preventives:

noun

A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health.

Usage examples:

Quinine was used as a malaria preventive

adjective

Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring.

Usage examples:

Preventive medicine

Meanings of Preventorium:

noun

An institution where preventive care is given to people at risk from disease, especially tuberculosis.

Meanings of Preventoriums:

noun

An institution where preventive care is given to people at risk from disease, especially tuberculosis.

Meanings of Prevents:

verb

Keep (something) from happening.

Usage examples:

Action must be taken to prevent further accidents

Meanings of Preverbal:

adjective

Existing or occurring before the development of speech.

Usage examples:

Preverbal communication

Meanings of Prevesical:

adjective

Situated in front of the bladder.

Meanings of Previewed:

verb

Display (a product, film, etc.) before it is made generally available.

Usage examples:

The company will preview an enhanced version of its database

noun

An opportunity to view something before it is acquired or becomes generally available.

Usage examples:

I have photos of the goods if anyone would like a preview

Meanings of Previous:

adjective

Existing or occurring before in time or order.

Usage examples:

She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening

noun

Previous convictions; a criminal record.

Usage examples:

He's got previous—theft and wounding

Meanings of Previous-to:

noun

If someone has previous, they have been found guilty of one or more crimes in the past. previous is short for ...

Meanings of Previously:

adverb

At a previous or earlier time; before.

Usage examples:

Museums and art galleries which had previously been open to the public

Meanings of Previses:

verb

Foresee or predict (an event).

Usage examples:

He had intelligence to previse the possible future