preventative
— Noun
– English
～ any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventative
— Noun
– English
～ remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
preventative
— Adjective
– English
～ tending to prevent or hinder
preventative
— Adjective
– English
～ preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
prevention
— Noun
– English
～ the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
preventive medicine
— Noun
– English
～ the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"
preventive attack
— Noun
– English
～ a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
preventive
— Noun
– English
～ any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventive
— Noun
– English
～ an agent or device intended to prevent conception
preventive
— Noun
– English
～ remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
preventive
— Adjective
– English
～ preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
preventive
— Adjective
– English
～ tending to prevent or hinder
placenta previa
— Noun
– English
～ pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary
preview
— Noun
– English
～ an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
preview
— Noun
– English
～ a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
preview
— Verb
– English
～ watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
previous
— Adjective
– English
～ too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"
previous
— Adjective
– English
～ just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
previous
— Adjective
– English
～ (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
previously
— Adverb
– English
～ at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"