Index of English words, starting with "pr"

(1) - Proscriptive (a.) Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing.

(1) - Prose (v. i.) To write prose.
(2) - Prose (v. t.) To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
(3) - Prose (v. t.) To write in prose.
(4) - Prose (a.) Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
(5) - Prose (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
(6) - Prose (n.) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.
(7) - Prose (n.) Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
(8) - Prose (n.) The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.

(1) - Prosector (n.) One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist.

(1) - Prosecutable (a.) Capable of being prosecuted; liable to prosecution.