postscripts
plural of postscript

postscriptum
A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.

postscriptums
plural of postscriptum

posttests
plural of posttest

pourpoint
A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.
A doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.

pourpointing
Synonym of pourpointerie.

pourpoints
plural of pourpoint

pow
The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.
The sound of an explosion or gunshot.

powwow
A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
A Native American shaman.
A Native American council or meeting.
A short, private conference.
A large gathering during which Indigenous songs and dances are showcased for an audience, essentially a recital or concert. Often also doubles as a fundraiser, or can be held in conjunction with a non-indigenous fair or exhibition in order to attract a large crowd, as at the Calgary Stampede and K-Days.
A tradition of folk magic practiced by the Pennsylvania Dutch.

powwowed
simple past and past participle of powwow

powwowing
present participle and gerund of powwow

powwows
plural of powwow

praemunire
The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).
The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias.
Any of a number of criminal offences incurring similar penalties to the original offence of praemunire.
Crime, offence, wrongdoing.
The penalty for this offence.
A difficulty or predicament.

praemunired
simple past and past participle of praemunire

praemunires
third-person singular simple present indicative of praemunire

praemuniring
present participle and gerund of praemunire

preboding
Synonym of foreboding.

precompensate
To compensate in advance.

precompensated
simple past and past participle of precompensate

precompensates
third-person singular simple present indicative of precompensate

precompensating
present participle and gerund of precompensate

precompose
To compose beforehand.
To apply (an operation) before another operation occurs.

precomposed
Composed in advance.
Describing a character that can also be represented an equivalent string of other characters (typically a letter and a diacritical mark).

precomposes
third-person singular simple present indicative of precompose

precomposing
present participle and gerund of precompose

predispense
To dispense in advance.

predispensed
dispensed in advance

predispenses
third-person singular simple present indicative of predispense

predispensing
present participle and gerund of predispense

predraft
Occurring before or in preparation for a draft.

predrafted
simple past and past participle of predraft

predrafting
present participle and gerund of predraft

predrafts
third-person singular simple present indicative of predraft

preen
A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
A pin.
A bodkin; brooch.

preened
simple past and past participle of preen

preening
A grooming or posturing.

preenings
plural of preening

preens
plural of preen

prelaid
simple past and past participle of prelay

prelay
To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing.

prelaying
present participle and gerund of prelay

prelays
third-person singular simple present indicative of prelay

premunire
Alternative form of praemunire.

prepended
simple past and past participle of prepend

prepends
third-person singular simple present indicative of prepend

prerecord
To record in advance.

prerecorded
simple past and past participle of prerecord

prerecording
Something prerecorded.

prerecordings
plural of prerecording

prerecords
third-person singular simple present indicative of prerecord

presampling
sampling prior to some other operation

presharpen
To sharpen in advance.

presharpened
simple past and past participle of presharpen

presharpening
present participle and gerund of presharpen

presharpens
third-person singular simple present indicative of presharpen

preterperfect
perfect

preterperfects
plural of preterperfect

preview
An experience of something in advance.
An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.
Something seen in advance.
A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

previewed
simple past and past participle of preview

previewing
present participle and gerund of preview

previews
plural of preview

prewhiten
To modify (a data set) to make the samples statistically independent, analogous to white noise.

prewhitened
simple past and past participle of prewhiten

prewhitening
present participle and gerund of prewhiten

prewhitens
third-person singular simple present indicative of prewhiten

primp
To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
To dress in an affected manner.

primped
simple past and past participle of primp

primping
present participle and gerund of primp

primpings
plural of primping

primps
third-person singular simple present indicative of primp

print
Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

printbed
Alternative form of print bed.

printbeds
plural of printbed

printed
Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.
Written to a data file.
Written on paper by hand in noncursive script.
Ellipsis of 3D printed

printest
second-person singular simple present indicative of print

printeth
third-person singular simple present indicative of print

printhead
Alternative spelling of print head.

printheads
plural of printhead

printing
The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
Synonym of printed matter.
Synonym of print run (“all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch”).
Handwritten characters that are not joined up.

printings
plural of printing

prints
plural of print

printscript
Block letters.

prise
To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
To extract something that is difficult to obtain.

prised
simple past and past participle of prise

prises
plural of prise

prising
present participle and gerund of prise

prize
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
A contest for a reward; competition.
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

prizedraw
Alternative form of prize draw.

prizedraws
plural of prizedraw

prizemoney
Alternative form of prize money.

prodigalize
To spend lavishly.

prodigalized
simple past and past participle of prodigalize

prodigalizes
third-person singular simple present indicative of prodigalize

prodigalizing
present participle and gerund of prodigalize

proforms
plural of proform

profuse
abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.

profused
abundant, copious, profuse

profuses
third-person singular simple present indicative of profuse

profusing
present participle and gerund of profuse

prooflisten
To listen, usually to a recording, for errors.

prooflistened
simple past and past participle of prooflisten

prooflistening
present participle and gerund of prooflisten

prooflistens
third-person singular simple present indicative of prooflisten