English words starting with P

Relating to the time before the birth of Jesus Christ or the establishment of Christianity.

Occurring or existing in the period immediately before Christmas.

Relating to the period before a civil war, especially the American Civil War.

Relating to or denoting a period, culture, or peoples in the Americas before the time of the Clovis culture, traditionally dated to around 13,000 years ago.

Relating to the time or level of education before entering a college or university.

Relating to the history and cultures of the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.

Occurring or existing before a competition.

Happening or done before a concert.

Occurring or done before a conference.

Relating to the period before contact or communication, especially between different cultures or civilizations.

Occurring or existing before a convention, especially a political convention.

(of food or other material) cut or shaped in advance, before being sold or used.

happening or existing just before dawn

Designed, planned, or created in advance, before being made or used.

Relating to or having a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

happening or existing immediately before dinner

Existing or occurring before a draft, especially a preliminary version of a document or plan.

Happening or existing before an election.

Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.

Relating to the period or process before someone is hired for a job.

Done to prevent something, especially something bad, from happening.

Arranged, agreed, or existing in advance.

Taking place or existing before a main event.

Done or occurring before a period of physical exercise.

Existing before something else.

Relating to or occurring in a stage before an experiment is conducted, often referring to baseline conditions or preliminary designs.

happening, carried out, or required before a flight, especially of an aircraft or spacecraft.

Relating to the time or cultures in the Americas before the arrival and influence of Christopher Columbus and other Europeans.

Occurring or existing in the period immediately before a holiday.

Occurring or existing before the implantation of an embryo, especially in the uterus.

Relating to the period before a country or region gained its independence.

Relating to the time before industrialization, especially before the widespread use of machines and factories.

Existing, occurring, or relating to the time before an injury was sustained.

(of software or an application) installed on a computer or device before it is sold or delivered to the user.

Happening or required before an interview, especially a job interview.

Occurring or existing before an invasion.

Relating to the time, culture, or societies in a region before the advent and dominance of Islam.

A class or program for children who are too young for kindergarten, typically for four-year-olds.

Relating to the time, conditions, or state of affairs existing before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in August 2005.

A class or program for children who are too young for kindergarten, typically for those around three to four years old.

Relating to or occurring in the period before a product is officially available for sale to the public.

Measured or prepared in advance to a specific size, amount, or quantity.

Relating to the period of study or courses taken before entering a professional medical school.

Relating to the period before the turn of a millennium, especially the year 2000.

Relating to the period of time immediately before the modern era, often implying characteristics or conditions that are not yet modern.

A legal agreement made by a couple before they marry, setting out how their assets will be divided if they divorce.

Relating to the stage of psychosexual development in a child before the Oedipus complex is formed.

Relating to the period or events immediately before the Olympic Games.

Relating to or occurring in the period before a surgical operation.

Decided or determined in advance, as if by a divine power or fate.

(of an item, especially a vehicle or luxury good) previously owned by someone else; not new but available for sale again.

Occurring or done before a performance, such as a theatrical or musical event.

Planned or prepared in advance.

Relating to or occurring in the period before and after a significant event, especially a surgical operation.

Relating to or occurring in the period before pregnancy.

Already printed in advance, before being used or distributed.

The act or process of doing something to data or materials to prepare them for the main or more complex stage of processing.

The stage in film, television, or other media projects where planning, design, and preparation take place before filming or recording begins.

relating to or engaged in study or activities that prepare a student for a professional career or advanced study in a specific field.

Designed or set to operate in a specific way in advance, without the need for later adjustment or decision.

happening or done before a race begins

Relating to or characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of 19th-century English artists who aimed to emulate the style and spirit of Italian art before the time of Raphael.

The act or process of registering for something in advance, especially before a main registration period opens.

Available or occurring before the official release date.

Relating to the period or activities before a person retires from work.

Relating to the period of time before a revolution, especially a political or social one.

The activity of selling or making something available for purchase before it is officially launched or before it is available to the general public.

Relating to a time, state of knowledge, or way of thinking before the development of modern scientific methods and principles.

Having been checked or evaluated in advance, especially to filter out unsuitable candidates or items.

The process of checking or evaluating someone or something before a more detailed examination or selection process.

happening or done before the regular season of a sport

Chosen or selected in advance.

Relating to the period of training or education before beginning a professional job, especially teaching.

Occurring or applied before a shot is taken, especially in sports or photography.

An event, activity, or broadcast that occurs or is presented immediately before a main show or performance.

Relating to or characteristic of the Greek philosophers before Socrates.

Decided, defined, or stated in advance.

Existing or occurring before the formation of a state, especially a nation-state.

A person who is preparing to become a student, typically at a university or college, often by completing preparatory courses or meeting entry requirements.

Relating to or being income, profit, etc., before the deduction of taxes.

Having been tested in advance, typically to check for problems or to establish a baseline.

The process of testing something, such as a product, advertisement, or questionnaire, before it is finalized or launched.

The process of training a machine learning model on a large, general dataset before further training on a more specific task.

An action, process, or substance applied to something in advance to prepare it for a main treatment or process.

Occurring before or in the early stages of the development of spoken language.

Existing, occurring, or built before a war, especially the Second World War.

Written or prepared in advance.

To give a religious talk, especially in a church, about how people should behave or what they should believe.

A person, typically a member of the clergy, who delivers religious sermons or speeches.

The activity of giving a religious talk, especially as part of a church service, to teach people about a religion or persuade them to accept it.

Tending to give moral advice in a way that is annoying or unwanted

a statement or introduction that comes before something, especially a formal document or speech, explaining its purpose.

an electronic device that amplifies a very weak signal (from a microphone, pickup, etc.) and feeds it into a main amplifier.

The act of approving, agreeing to, or arranging something in advance, especially a loan or credit.

Arranged or agreed upon in advance.

something that has been arranged or agreed upon in advance

An assessment or evaluation conducted before a main activity, course, or treatment, to establish a baseline or determine readiness.

Located in front of the auricle of the ear.

To bake (something, especially a pie crust or bread) partially or completely before final assembly or further cooking.

(of food) baked in advance, before the final preparation or sale.

Relating to or being a substance that promotes the growth of beneficial microorganisms, especially in the intestines.

Relating to or denoting a condition that is likely to develop into cancer if left untreated.

not safe or certain; dangerous because something bad might happen

in a way that is not safe, certain, or stable; dangerously

the state of being dangerously likely to fall or collapse

(of concrete or other structural components) made into shape before being positioned or assembled.

An action taken in advance to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening.

Done or used in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening

to happen or exist before something else

The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.

an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is used as an example or rule to be followed in a similar situation later

Establishing a new standard or rule that is likely to be used as an example or authority in the future.

Relating to or serving as a precedent; having the character or authority of a precedent.

Existing, happening, or coming before in time, order, or place.

a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.

A teacher or instructor.

The slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis.

a district of a city or town, especially one with defined boundaries for administrative or policing purposes.

of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly

Metals that are rare and have high economic value, such as gold, silver, and platinum.