Index of English words, starting with "pr"

(1) - Premature (a.) Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
(2) - Premature (a.) Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay.
(3) - Premature (a.) Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.

(1) - Premaxilla (n.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillae become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.