preempt
— Verb
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～ take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
preemption
— Noun
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～ the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
preemption
— Noun
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～ the right to purchase something in advance of others
preemption
— Noun
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～ a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
preemption
— Noun
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～ the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
preemptive bid
— Noun
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～ a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
preemptive
— Adjective
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～ designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer"
preemptor
— Noun
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～ a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid
preemptor
— Noun
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～ someone who acquires land by preemption
preen gland
— Noun
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～ oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
preen
— Verb
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～ pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
preen
— Verb
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～ clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
preen
— Verb
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～ dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
preexist
— Verb
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～ exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?"
preexistence
— Noun
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～ existing in a former state or previous to something else
preexistent
— Adjective
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～ existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
preexisting
— Adjective
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～ existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
prefab
— Noun
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～ a prefabricated structure
prefab
— Adjective
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～ manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a prefab structure"
prefabricate
— Verb
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～ to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings