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 pressuremetry measurement with a pressuremeter pressureproof Resistant to pressure. pressurer One who or that which exerts pressure. pressuresome Characterised or marked by pressure pressurewash To clean a surface or area using a pressure washer. pressuring An act or instance of somebody being pressured. pressurisation The act or process of increasing pressure within a space. pressurizable Capable of being pressurized. pressurization The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space. pressurize To put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure. pressurized Under pressure. pressurizer A person or thing that pressurizes. pressuron A hypothetical scalar particle that couples to both gravity and matter. pressvat A vat used in winemaking to collect the pressed juice. presswoman A female pressman. Presswood A surname. presswork The operation of a printing press. pressworker A person employed to press or draw with dies or presses. prest A payment of wages in advance Presta A surname from Italian. prestability Prior to a state of stability. prestabilization Prior to stabilization prestabilize To stabilize prior to some other operation prestable payable prestack Before stacking, in the context of seismic migration. prestacked Stacked in advance. Prestage A surname. prestained stained in advance prestaining staining prior to some other operation. prestalk Destined to become part of the stalk of a fruiting body. prestamp To stamp in advance. prestamped Having been stamped in advance. prestandard A draft document that may later become a standard. prestandardization Prior to standardization. prestandardize To standardize in advance. prestandardized Prior to being standardized. prestant An organ stop. prestart Prior to the beginning of a race prestarvation Prior to starvation. prestarved starved prior to some other operation prestate Prior to status as a state. prestation A payment of money; a toll or duty. prestatistical Before the development or use of statistics. Prestatyn A coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682). Prestbury A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9077). Prestea A town in Western Region, Ghana. presteam To steam in advance. Prestedge A surname. presteel Before steel. Presteigne A town and community in Powys, Wales (and formerly the county town of the ancient county of Radnorshire), situated on the south bank of the River Lugg, on the border with England. The community is served by Presteigne and Norton Town Council (OS grid ref SO3164). Prestel A surname prestellar Describing the matter and conditions involved in the formation of a star prestenotic Prior to the formation of a stenosis prester A priest or presbyter. presterilize To sterilize in advance. presternal Of or relating to the presternum. presternite Synonym of presternum. presternum The anterior or upper part of the sternum; the manubrium. presteroid Before taking steroids. presteroidal In the era before steroids were available. prestezza A painting technique which uses a series of fast brushstrokes to create the impression of faces and objects, rather than working out their details. Presthope A settlement in Much Wenlock parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5897). Presti A surname. Prestia A surname. Prestidge A surname. prestidigital Nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or conjuring tricks. prestidigitate To perform magic with the hands or using sleight of hand. prestidigitation A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands. prestidigitator One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist. prestidigitatorial Of or relating to a prestidigitator. prestige The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded. prestiged Of high prestige. prestigeful respected, admired prestigeless Without prestige. prestigelessness Absence of prestige. Prestigiacomo A surname from Italian. prestigiation legerdemain; prestidigitation (deception, or juggling) prestigiator A conjurer; a prestidigitator. prestigiatory Relating to prestigiation (conjuring). prestigious Of high prestige. prestigiously In a prestigious manner. prestigiousness The state or condition of being prestigious. prestigmal In front of a stigma prestimony A fund for the support of a priest, without the title of a benefice. prestimulate To stimulate in advance prestimulated stimulated in advance prestimulating That prestimulates prestimulation Before stimulation prestimulatory Prior to stimulation prestimulus Before a stimulus. prestin A protein in the hairs of the inner ear prestissimo Extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo. prestitial Of a webpage, usually carrying advertising: displayed when the user arrives on a site and before they are shown the desired content. presto Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo. prestock To stock in advance. prestomal anterior to the stoma Preston An industrial city in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5329). Prestonpans A coastal town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3874). Prestons A suburb of Sydney in the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia. Prestonsburg A city, the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. prestopping The phonological process of preocclusion. prestorage Prior to storage. prestored stored in advance of another operation prestorm Occurring or existing before a storm prestosuchid Any archosaur in the family Prestosuchidae. prestraighten To straighten in advance. prestrained strained in advance prestrategic Before the onset of full strategic nuclear warfare. prestratification prior stratification prestreak Prior to the formation of the primitive streak. prestrengthen To strengthen in advance. prestress To apply stress to structural components in order to produce a tension that counteracts the loads to which the component is subjected in its designed use. prestressed having been stressed before use prestretch To stretch in advance. prestriate In front of the striate cortex of the eye Prestridge A surname. prestrike Before a strike (work stoppage as protest). prestriped Of a videotape: having the time code pre-recorded onto it. prestroke Occurring before a stroke prestructural Prior to a structural phase prestructure To structure in advance prestructured structured in advance prestrung Strung in advance. prestudio Before the time of studios. prestudy A small study undertaken before a larger one. Prestwich A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103). Prestwick A coastal town in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport (OS grid ref NS3526). Prestwood A surname. prestyloid anterior to the styloid process presubgenual anterior to the subgenual region of the brain presubicular Relating to the presubiculum. presubiculum A rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus of the guenon. presubject Occurring before the subject in a sentence or expression. presubmission submission of a work for review or approval prior to publication. presubmit To submit a work for review or approval prior to publication. presubocular In front of, and beneath, the eye (typically of a snake) presubstantial Having no physical substance, but having the potential to become substantial. presuburban Prior to the development of a suburb. presuffrage Before suffrage. presuicidal Not yet suicidal; in a condition that will lead to a suicidal state. presuicide Occurring before suicide. presuit Pertaining to activities occurring prior to the initiation of a lawsuit. presulfided Pretreated with sulfur prior to a hydrotreating operation presulfiding Treatment with sulfur or sulfide prior to some other operation. presumability The extent to which something can be presumed or relied upon to be true. presumable Capable of being presumed, or being presumed as such. presumably Able to be sensibly presumed. presume To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)]. presumed Appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it. presumedly In a way that is presumed; expectedly; presumably.