Index of English words, starting with "pr"

(1) - Prevention (n.) Prejudice; prepossession.
(2) - Prevention (n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
(3) - Prevention (n.) Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
(4) - Prevention (n.) The act of going, or state of being, before.

(1) - Preventive (n.) That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.
(2) - Preventive (a.) Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease.
(3) - Preventive (a.) Going before; preceding.

(1) - Preventively (adv.) In a preventive manner.