| PRECAST | • precast adj. Cast previously in another location. • precast n. Structural members made of concrete, ready for installation. • precast v. To cast in a location other than where to be installed. |
| PRECAVA | • precava n. Alternative form of praecava. • PRECAVA n. (Latin) the superior vena cava, also PRECAVAL. |
| PRECEDE | • precede v. (Transitive) To go before, go in front of. • precede v. (Transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce. • precede v. (Transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else). |
| PRECENT | • precent v. (Intransitive) To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship. • PRECENT v. to lead a church choir in singing. |
| PRECEPT | • precept n. A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct. • precept n. (Law) A written command, especially a demand for payment. • precept n. (UK) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf. |
| PRECESS | • precess v. (Of an axis of rotation) To have an angle that varies cyclically. • precess v. (Of a rotating object) To wobble; to rotate about an axis that precesses. • PRECESS v. of a spinning globe, top etc., to wobble. |
| PRECIPE | • precipe n. (Law) Alternative form of praecipe. • PRECIPE n. (Latin) a writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it, also PRAECIPE. |
| PRECIPS | • precips n. Plural of precip. • PRECIP n. (short for) precipitation. |
| PRECISE | • precise adj. Exact, accurate. • precise adj. (Sciences, of experimental results) consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this… • precise adj. Adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious. |
| PRECODE | • precode adj. Alternative spelling of pre-Code. • precode adj. Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely… • precode v. To code in advance. |
| PRECOOK | • precook v. (Transitive) to partially or completely cook in advance. • PRECOOK v. to cook beforehand. |
| PRECOOL | • precool v. (Transitive) To cool in advance. • PRECOOL v. to cool beforehand. |
| PRECOUP | • precoup adj. Before a coup. • PRECOUP adj. preceding a coup. |
| PRECURE | • precure v. (Transitive) To treat (rubber) to enhance its dimensional stability prior to curing. • precure n. The treatment of rubber in this way. • PRECURE v. to cure beforehand. |
| PRECUTS | • precuts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precut. • PRECUT v. to cut beforehand. |