Index of English words, starting with "pr"

(1) - Probationary (a.) Of or pertaining to probation; serving for trial.

(1) - Probationer (n.) A student in divinity, who, having received certificates of good morals and qualifications from his university, is admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach.
(2) - Probationer (n.) One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice.

(1) - Probative (a.) Serving for trial or proof; probationary; as, probative judgments; probative evidence.

(1) - Probe (n.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.
(2) - Probe (v. t.) Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly.
(3) - Probe (v. t.) To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the body, with a probe.