precinct
— Noun
– English
～ a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
police precinct
— Noun
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～ a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force
preciosity
— Noun
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～ the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
precious coral
— Noun
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～ the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
precious metal
— Noun
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～ any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
precious
— Adjective
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～ obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
precious
— Adjective
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～ of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
precious
— Adjective
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～ held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"; "precious memories"
precious
— Adjective
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～ characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
precious
— Adverb
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～ extremely; "there is precious little time left"
preciously
— Adverb
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～ extremely; "there is precious little time left"
preciousness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
preciousness
— Noun
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～ the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
preciousness
— Noun
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～ the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
precipitance
— Noun
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～ the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitancy
— Noun
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～ the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
precipitant
— Noun
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～ an agent that causes a precipitate to form
precipitant
— Adjective
– English
～ done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
precipitate
— Noun
– English
～ a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering