All English words - page 4551

Meanings of Prudently:

adverb

In a way that shows care and thought for the future.

Usage examples:

We must act prudently to safeguard jobs

Meanings of Prudery:

noun

The quality of being very easily shocked by rude things, especially by anything relating to sex

Usage examples:

The prudishness of victorian britain

Meanings of Prudes:

noun

A person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.

Usage examples:

The sex was so ambiguous and romantic that none but a prude could find it objectionable

Meanings of Prudhomme:

noun

A man of valour and discretion; a knight or freeholder who is summoned to sit on a jury or to serve in the king's council.

Meanings of Prudish:

adjective

Having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety.

Usage examples:

The prudish moral climate of the late 19th century

Meanings of Prudishly:

adverb

In a way that shows you are easily shocked by rude things, especially anything relating to sex

Usage examples:

Victorian writers prudishly avoided this subject.

Meanings of Prudishness:

noun

The quality of being very easily shocked by rude things, especially by anything relating to sex

Usage examples:

The prudishness of victorian britain

Meanings of Prudist:

noun

A person who advocates or practises strict modesty or propriety, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Meanings of Prudity:

noun

Prudish behaviour, attitudes, or character; = "prudery".

Meanings of Pruinate:

adjective

Pruinose.

Meanings of Pruinescence:

noun

The condition of being pruinose.

Meanings of Pruinose:

adjective

Covered with white powdery granules; frosted in appearance.

Usage examples:

In l. forcipatus, it was completely pruinose (covered ventrally, laterally and dorsally) 72.5% of t…

Meanings of Pruinous:

adjective

= "pruinose".

Meanings of Prunable:

adjective

Capable of being pruned.

Meanings of Prunase:

noun

An enzyme which hydrolyses β-glucosides (notably prunasin), liberating glucose, and occurs chiefly in bitter almonds and yeast, as well as in the fruit of several trees of the genus prunus.

Meanings of Prunasin:

noun

A crystalline, cyanogenic glycoside related to amygdalin, found in a number of trees (notably the bird cherry, prunus padus).

Meanings of Prune:

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Usage examples:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Usage examples:

Now is the time to prune roses

Meanings of Pruned:

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Usage examples:

Now is the time to prune roses

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Usage examples:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

Meanings of Prunella:

noun

A plant of a genus that includes self-heal. several kinds are cultivated as ground cover and rockery plants.

Usage examples:

Prunella vulgaris [also known as self heal] is a perennial plant found in china, the british isles,…

Meanings of Prunellas:

noun

A plant of a genus that includes self-heal. several kinds are cultivated as ground cover and rockery plants.

Usage examples:

Prunella vulgaris [also known as self heal] is a perennial plant found in china, the british isles,…

Meanings of Prunelle:

noun

A french sloe brandy.

Meanings of Prunelles:

noun

A french sloe brandy.

Meanings of Prunello:

noun

Originally: a small kind of plum, either fresh or dried. later: specifically the sloe, the bitter fruit of the blackthorn (prunus spinosa), which may be dried or used to make a liqueur.

Meanings of Prunellos:

noun

Originally: a small kind of plum, either fresh or dried. later: specifically the sloe, the bitter fruit of the blackthorn (prunus spinosa), which may be dried or used to make a liqueur.

Meanings of Prunes:

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Usage examples:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Usage examples:

Now is the time to prune roses