Charles shouted upstairs to his wife,» Hurry up or we’ll be late.» «Oh, be quiet,» replied his wife. «Haven’t I been telling you for the last hour that I’ll be ready in a minute?»
n. Person advocating a motion, theory, or proposal. [latin: related to *propose]
PROPRIETY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 fitness; rightness.
- correctness of behaviour or morals.
- (in pl.) Details or rules of correct conduct. [french: related to *property]
PROPYLENE
n. Gaseous hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of chemicals. [from propyl, a univalent radical of propane]
PROSCRIBE
v. (-bing) 1 forbid, esp. By law.
- reject or denounce (a practice etc.).
- outlaw (a person). proscription n. Proscriptive adj. [latin, = publish in writing]
PROSECUTE
v. (-ting) 1 (also absol.) Institute legal proceedings against (a person), or with reference to (a claim, crime, etc.) (decided not to prosecute).
- formal carry on (a trade, pursuit, etc.). prosecutor n. [latin prosequor -secut- pursue]
PROSELYTE
n. - person converted, esp. Recently, from one opinion, creed, party, etc., to another.
- convert to judaism. proselytism n. [latin proselytus from greek]
PROSTRATE
—adj. - a lying face downwards, esp. In submission. B lying horizontally.
- overcome, esp. By grief, exhaustion, etc.
- growing along the ground. —v. (-ting) 1 lay or throw (esp. A person) flat.
- refl. Throw (oneself) down in submission etc.
- overcome; make weak. prostration n. [latin prosterno -strat- throw in front]
PROTECTOR
n. (fem. Protectress) 1 person or thing that protects.
- hist. Regent ruling during the minority or absence of the sovereign. protectorship n.
PROTOTYPE
n. - original as a pattern for imitations, improved forms, representations, etc.
- trial model or preliminary version of a vehicle, machine, etc. prototypic adj. Prototypical adj. [greek: related to *proto-]
PROTOZOAN
—n. (also protozoon) (pl. Protozoa or -s) unicellular microscopic organism, e.g. The amoebae. —adj. (also protozoic) of this group. [from *proto-, greek zoion animal]
To add to the dictionary krossvordista new word or its definition to an existing word, click on the "Add a word or definition of" fill opened form and click "to send".