A European game of cards, something like boston, The object of choice; a person, thing, or course of action chosen preferably to others, The selection of one thing or person over others, verb_ US To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to

Plural form of preference, this sense?) (computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preference

Simple past tense and past participle of prefer, adjective_ favoured, preferred above all others and treated with partiality, more desirable than another, noun_ finance Preferred stock

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefer

The condition of being pregnant, The state of being pregnant; the state of a female who has conceived or is with child; gestation; fetation, Figuratively_ The quality of being heavy with important contents, issue, significance, etc.; unusual consequence or capacity; fertility

Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth, not comparable Carrying developing offspring within the body, rich in significance or implication, noun_ One who is pregnant, or with child, rare A pregnant woman

Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory, Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory, denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding, noun_ a minor match preceding the main event, A preparation for a main matter; an introduction, That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory

First in status or importance; principal or chief, Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree, preceding all others in time, verb_ perform a work for the first time, be performed for the first time, noun_ the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom, the person who is head of state (in several countries), The first minister of state; the prime or premier minister

The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests, In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first, adjective_ First or paramount; premier, The first public performance, as of a movie or play, intransitive verb_ To present the first public performance of, To have the first public performance, Of a film or play, to play for the first time, verb_ transitive To present a film or play for the first time

land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place, law (plural only; not used in singular form) The subject of a conveyance or deed, logic Plural form of premise