Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z praetorial Synonym of praetorian. praetorian A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion. praetorianism Excessive or abusive political influence of the armed forces in a country. praetornal Located in front of the tornus praetorship The office or term of a praetor. Praetutii A tribe of Central Italy, inhabiting a part of Picenum bounded by the river Vomanus on the south and Albula on the north praevia Placenta praevia or vasa praevia. Prafulla A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Pragati A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Prager A surname from German. Pragian A subdivision of the Devonian period. Pragjyotisha A mythological kingdom that later came to be associated with the historical Kamarupa. pragma A compiler directive; data embedded in source code by programmers to indicate some intention to a compiler. pragmalinguist One who studies pragmalinguistics. pragmalinguistic Of or relating to pragmalinguistics. pragmalinguistically In pragmalinguistic terms. pragmalinguistics The study of the use of illocution in a language. pragmat A pragma, or compiler directive, in the ALGOL 68 programming language. pragmatic Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory. pragmatical Relating to affairs of state. pragmaticalisation The process or the result of pragmaticalising pragmaticalise To make pragmatic pragmaticality The quality of being pragmatical. pragmatically In a pragmatic manner. pragmaticalness The quality or state of being pragmatical. pragmatician A linguist who specializes in pragmatics. pragmaticism A Peircean philosophy based on strict logic, the immutability of truth, the reality of infinity, and the difference between (i) actively willing to control thought, to doubt, to weigh reasons, and (ii) willing not to exert the will, willing to believe. pragmaticist One who studies pragmatics. pragmaticistic Relating to the philosophy of pragmaticism. pragmaticize Synonym of pragmatize. pragmatics The study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels. pragmatise To make real. pragmatism The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. pragmatist One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism. pragmatistic Relating to pragmatism; pragmatic. pragmatize To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize. pragmatizer One who pragmatizes. pragmatographia The description of an action. pragmatography The rhetorical description of events. pragmatum A thing viewed through a pragmatic lens, i.e. a tool viewed as the sum of practical consequences for which it is responsible. Pragnell A surname. prags Handouts, financial aid (sometimes with the implication of having been acquired dishonestly). Prague The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Praguer A native or inhabitant of the city of Prague, Czech Republic. Praguian Related to the Prague linguistic circle. Pragya A female given name from Sanskrit or Hindi, meaning “Wisdom”. Pragyan A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Praha Synonym of Prague. Prahasta The senapati of Ravana's army in the Ramayana. Prahl A surname. Prahlada The son of Hiranyakashipu and devout devotee of Lord Vishnu. prahm A flat-bottomed boat. prahok A salted and fermented fish paste used in Cambodian cuisine. Prahova A river in Romania. Prahran An inner suburb of the City of Stonnington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Praia The capital city of Cape Verde. Praid A commune of Harghita County, Romania. Prairial The ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, from May 20 or 21 to June 18 or 19. prairie An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America. prairiecraft The traditional skills of survival on the prairie. prairied Provided with prairie land. Prairiedale A rural municipality in west Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321. prairiedom The world of the prairie. prairieland prairies collectively prairieless Without a prairie. prairielike Similar to a prairie. prairies The Great Plains of North America. Prairiewood A suburb of Sydney in the Fairfield council area, New South Wales, Australia. prairillon A little prairie. praisability The degree or quality of being worthy of praise. praisable Fit or able to be praised; praiseworthy; commendable. praisably In a praisable manner. praise Commendation; favourable representation in words. praiseful praiseworthy praisefully In a praiseful manner. praisefulness The quality of being praiseful. praiseless Without praise praiselessness Absence of praise. praisement appraisal (judging the value of something) praiser One who praises. praisesome Characterised or marked by praise; praiseworthy praiseworthily In a praiseworthy manner. praiseworthiness The state or quality of being praiseworthy. praiseworthy Meriting praise; worthy of high praise praising An act of giving praise. praisingly With praise. Prajapati A deity, later identified with Brahma. Prajesh A male given name from India, popular for boys in Nepal and India. Prajila A commune and village in Florești, Moldova. prajmaline An antiarrhythmic drug, a semisynthetic propyl derivative of ajmaline. prajna Wisdom; understanding; insight. prajnaparamita A central concept in Mahayana Buddhism, suggesting that all things appear as thoughtforms (conceptual constructs). Prak A surname. prakarana An Indian play based on everyday life rather than epic tradition. Prakasam A district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Prakash A male given name from Sanskrit. It is a common name among Indic races, mostly Hindus, with some usage among Jains, Sikhs and recently Indic Christians. Prakhar A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Prakhyat A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Prakrati A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage. Prakrit Of or pertaining to this language. prakriti A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage. Prakritic Relating to Prakrit. Prakritism A (usually Sanskrit) word borrowed from a Prakrit, especially one showing the characteristic phonological developments separating the Prakrits from Sanskrit. Prakritize To render something more Prakrit, or to render something more characteristic of Prakrit. prakrti The original or natural form or condition of anything. pralatrexate An anticancer drug. pralaya The destruction of the universe taking place at the end of each cosmic age, preceding a new creation. pralidoxime An oxime used in conjunction with atropine to combat poisoning by organophosphates or acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (nerve agents). praline A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream. Prall A surname. prallethrin A certain pyrethroid insecticide. pralltriller A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually the next in the scale. pralmorelin A particular growth hormone–releasing hormone analogue. pralnacasan A caspase-1-specific peptidomimetic pyridazinodiazepine inhibitor. pralsetinib A tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. pram A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. Pramada A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. pramana means of knowledge Pramathi The thirteenth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar. pramiconazole A triazole antifungal drug under investigation for the treatment of acute skin and mucosal fungal infections. Pramila A female given name from Sanskrit pramindole iprindole pramipexole A dopamine agonist administered in the form of its dihydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N₃S·2HCl to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. pramiracetam A nootropic drug derived from piracetam. pramitol A nonselective herbicide used for long-term weed control. pramiverine An antispasmodic drug. pramlintide A synthetic amylin analog (trademark Symlin) that is administered by injection in the form of its acetate C₁₇₁H₂₆₇N₅₁O₅₃S₂·C₂H₄O₂ and is used with insulin therapy to lower blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Pramnian Of or pertaining to a type of Ancient Greek wine. pramocaine A topical anaesthetic used as an antipruritic. Pramod A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Pramodoota The fourth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar. pramoxine pramocaine prana Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force. pranama The touching of the feet in Indian culture as a sign of respect. Pranay A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. pranayama Breathing techniques; breath control, often synchronized with movements between asanas in yoga. prance To spring forward on the hind legs. pranceful Prancing. prancer A person or animal (especially a horse) that prances. prancercise A form of aerobic exercise similar to the gait of a horse prancesome Characterised or marked by prancing prancing That prances. prancingly In a prancing manner. prancy Of an animal, especially a horse, tending to prance. prandial Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner. prandially With a meal prang An aeroplane crash. Prange A surname. pranged paranoid prangenidin Synonym of alloimperatorin.