All English words - page 2893

Meanings of Pressure cooker:

noun

Autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water

Meanings of Pressured:

verb

Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

It might be possible to pressure him into resigning

noun

Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside

Meanings of Pressures:

noun

Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside

verb

Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

It might be possible to pressure him into resigning

Meanings of Pressurization:

noun

The state in which something is pressurized

Meanings of Pressurized:

verb

Produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in (a gas or its container).

Usage examples:

The mixture was pressurized to 1,900 atmospheres

adjective

(of a gas or its container) having artificially raised pressure.

Usage examples:

A pressurized can

Meanings of Pressurizers:

noun

A person who or thing which applies pressure; an apparatus used for pressurizing.

Meanings of Pressurizes:

verb

Produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in (a gas or its container).

Usage examples:

The mixture was pressurized to 1,900 atmospheres

Meanings of Prest:

noun

A payment or wages in advance; money paid on account to enable a person to proceed with an undertaking. compare "imprest", press money .

Meanings of Prestant:

noun

A rank of open flue pipes on the organ, of 4-foot, 8-foot, or 16-foot pitch, corresponding to the principal or open diapason stop on english organs.

Meanings of Prestation:

noun

The action of paying, in money or service, what is due by law or custom, originally especially towards a feudal superior; a payment or the performance of a service in settlement of such a debt or duty; a fee, a remuneration.

Meanings of Presternal:

adjective

Of or relating to the presternum (now rare); situated anterior or superior to the sternum.

Meanings of Presternum:

noun

A narrow sclerite present at the anterior end of the sternum of a segment in some insects.

Meanings of Prestidigital:

adjective

Of, relating to, or characterized by prestidigitation or sleight of hand; light-fingered.

Meanings of Prestidigitatorial:

adjective

Done by prestidigitation; resembling a conjuring trick.

Meanings of Prestige:

noun

Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.

Usage examples:

The firm has recently gained considerable prestige

Meanings of Prestigiation:

noun

The practice of sorcery or magic; deception or delusion by such practice; conjuring, prestidigitation; an instance of this.

Meanings of Prestigious:

adjective

Inspiring respect and admiration; having high status.

Usage examples:

A prestigious academic post

Meanings of Prestigiously:

adverb

In a way that is respected and admired very much

Usage examples:

This tournament is rated more prestigiously in south africa than any other., the lifestyles of the …

Meanings of Prestissimo:

adverb

(especially as a direction) in a very quick tempo.

Usage examples:

The group of belgian trombones had five valves that enabled them to play the most florid passages p…

adjective

Performed at a very quick tempo.

Usage examples:

These crescendi make one excited for the prestissimo choruses

noun

A movement or passage marked to be performed in a very quick tempo.

Usage examples:

The short prestissimo lasts just over two minutes and is an intriguing option instead of a full-blo…

Meanings of Presto:

adverb

(especially as a direction) in a quick tempo.

Usage examples:

Piano playing isn't an athletic activity unless you're playing presto non-stop

adjective

Performed at a quick tempo.

Usage examples:

The five variations ramp the pace back up and drive toward the presto movement

noun

A movement or passage marked to be performed in a quick tempo.

Usage examples:

Pick items that are sedate rather than fleet-footed prestos and floated pieces at mezza voce rather…

exclamation

A phrase announcing the successful completion of a trick, or suggesting that something has been done so easily that it seems to be magic.

Usage examples:

Just one quick squeeze and presto! a stir fry in seconds

Meanings of Prestress:

noun

Stress applied to an object during manufacture or prior to some other treatment, usually in order to counteract applied loads.

adjective

Occurring before a stressed syllable.

verb

To apply stress to (an object or material) during manufacture or prior to some other treatment, especially so as to counteract applied loads; specifically to reinforce concrete with steel rods or wires which have been tensioned while the concrete is setting.

Meanings of Prestressed:

adjective

Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture, especially (of concrete) by means of rods or wires inserted under tension before the material is set.

Usage examples:

We are installing a lift in a church that has a prestressed, precast concrete elevated floor.

Meanings of Prestretch:

verb

To stretch beforehand; to stretch prior to some other treatment or process.

Meanings of Prests:

noun

A payment or wages in advance; money paid on account to enable a person to proceed with an undertaking. compare "imprest", press money .

Meanings of Presumably:

adverb

Used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain.

Usage examples:

It was not yet ten o'clock, so presumably the boys were still at the pub