pref: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of pref
- preferred«Word Popularity Bar5/5
preferred
- adjective satellite more desirable than another
preferable.
- coffee is preferable to tea
- Danny's preferred name is `Dan'
- verb like better; value more highly
prefer.
- Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
- We prefer sleeping outside
- adjective satellite more desirable than another
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prefer
- verb like better; value more highly
- Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
- We prefer sleeping outside
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; choose.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb like better; value more highly
- preference5/5
preference
- noun a strong liking
predilection; taste; penchant.
- my own preference is for good literature
- the Irish have a penchant for blarney
- noun a predisposition in favor of something
predilection; orientation.
- a predilection for expensive cars
- his sexual preferences
- showed a Marxist orientation
- noun a strong liking
- preferences5/5
preference
- noun a strong liking
predilection; taste; penchant.
- my own preference is for good literature
- the Irish have a penchant for blarney
- noun a predisposition in favor of something
predilection; orientation.
- a predilection for expensive cars
- his sexual preferences
- showed a Marxist orientation
- noun a strong liking
- preface5/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- preferable4/5
preferable
- adjective satellite more desirable than another
preferred.
- coffee is preferable to tea
- Danny's preferred name is `Dan'
- adjective satellite more desirable than another
- preferably4/5
preferably
- adverb more readily or willingly
rather; sooner.
- clean it well, preferably with warm water
- I'd rather be in Philadelphia
- I'd sooner die than give up
- adverb more readily or willingly
- prefers4/5
prefer
- verb like better; value more highly
- Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
- We prefer sleeping outside
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; choose.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb like better; value more highly
- prefix4/5
prefix
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- verb attach a prefix to
- prefixed words
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- preferential4/5
preferential
- adjective satellite manifesting partiality
discriminatory.
- a discriminatory tax
- preferential tariff rates
- preferential treatment
- a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting
- adjective satellite manifesting partiality
- preferring4/5
prefer
- verb like better; value more highly
- Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
- We prefer sleeping outside
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; choose.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb like better; value more highly
- prefrontal3/5
prefrontal
- adjective satellite anterior to a frontal structure
- a prefrontal bone
- prefrontal lobes
- adjective satellite anterior to a frontal structure
- prefect3/5
prefect
- noun a chief officer or chief magistrate
- the prefect of Paris police
- noun a chief officer or chief magistrate
- prefecture3/5
prefecture
- noun the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
- noun the office of prefect
- noun the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
- prefixes3/5
prefix
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- verb attach a prefix to
- prefixed words
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- preferentially3/5
preferentially
- adverb in a preferential manner
- he was treated preferentially
- adverb in a preferential manner
- prefixed3/5
prefix
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- verb attach a prefix to
- prefixed words
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- prefabricated3/5
prefabricate
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
preassemble.
- verb produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
- prefaces3/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- preformed3/5
preform
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- verb form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- prefaced3/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- prefatory3/5
prefatory
- adjective satellite serving as an introduction or preface
prefatorial; introductory.
- adjective satellite serving as an introduction or preface
- prefigured2/5
prefigure
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured
- verb indicate by signs
omen; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- preferment2/5
preferment
- noun the act of preferring
- the preferment went to the younger candidate
- noun the act of making accusations
- preferment of charges
- noun the act of preferring
- prefectural2/5
prefectural
- adjective of or relating to a prefecture
- a prefectural museum
- adjective of or relating to a prefecture
- prefects2/5
prefect
- noun a chief officer or chief magistrate
- the prefect of Paris police
- noun a chief officer or chief magistrate
- prefectures2/5
prefecture
- noun the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
- noun the office of prefect
- noun the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
- prefigures2/5
prefigure
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured
- verb indicate by signs
omen; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- preform2/5
preform
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- verb form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- preflight2/5
preflight
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- prefigure2/5
prefigure
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured
- verb indicate by signs
omen; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- prefiguring2/5
prefigure
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured
- verb indicate by signs
omen; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb imagine or consider beforehand
- prefacing2/5
preface
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
prolusion; foreword.
- verb furnish with a preface or introduction
introduce; precede; premise.
- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
- noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- prefab2/5
prefab
- noun a prefabricated structure
- adjective satellite manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere
- a pre structure
- noun a prefabricated structure
- prefixing2/5
prefix
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- verb attach a prefix to
- prefixed words
- noun an affix that is added in front of the word
- preforms2/5
preform
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- verb form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- prefiguration2/5
prefiguration
- noun an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
foreshadowing; adumbration.
- noun an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
- prefabrication2/5
prefabrication
- noun the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site
- noun the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site
- preformatted2/5
- prefet2/5
prefet
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- preferments1/5
preferment
- noun the act of preferring
- the preferment went to the younger candidate
- noun the act of making accusations
- preferment of charges
- noun the act of preferring
- prefilled1/5
- prefactor1/5
prefactor
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- preformation1/5
preformation
- noun a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
theory of preformation.
- noun a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
- prefilter1/5
prefilter
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- prefixation1/5
prefixation
- noun formation of a word by means of a prefix
- noun formation of a word by means of a prefix
- prefered1/5
prefer
- verb like better; value more highly
- Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
- We prefer sleeping outside
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; choose.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb like better; value more highly
- prefigurative1/5
prefigurative
- adjective satellite indistinctly prophetic
adumbrative; foreshadowing.
- adjective satellite indistinctly prophetic
- prefabs1/5
prefab
- noun a prefabricated structure
- adjective satellite manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere
- a pre structure
- noun a prefabricated structure
- preferability1/5
preferability
The quality or state of being preferable; preferableness. J. S. Mill.
- preformulation1/5
- prefunding1/5
- prefectoral1/5
- prefigurations1/5
prefiguration
- noun an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
foreshadowing; adumbration.
- noun an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
- prefiling1/5
- preforming1/5
preform
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- verb form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- prefixal1/5
prefixal
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- preformationism1/5
- preformulated1/5
- prefire1/5
- prefilters1/5
- preflighting1/5
- prefigurement1/5
prefigurement
The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; also, that which is prefigured. Carlyle.
- preformationist1/5
- prefunded1/5
- preflexion1/5
- preferent1/5
preferent
- adjective satellite preferred above all others and treated with partiality
favored; pet; favorite; preferred; favourite; best-loved.
- the favored child
- adjective satellite preferred above all others and treated with partiality
- prefinal1/5
- prefight1/5
- prefectorial1/5
prefectorial
Of or pertaining to a prefect.
Derived words of pref
- subprefect«Word Popularity Bar1/5
subprefect
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- nonpreferential1/5
- unprefixed1/5
- subprefecture1/5
- nonpreference1/5
- subprefects1/5
- unpreferred1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `pref`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `pref`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `pref`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `pref`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.