before adj
21past perfect — ADJ: ADJ n In grammar, the past perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened before a specific time. The simple past perfect tense uses had and the past participle of the verb, as in She had seen him before . It… …
22Anglo-Saxon — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the English Saxons (as distinct from the Old Saxons of the continent, and from the Angles) before the Norman Conquest. 2 of the Old English people as a whole before the Norman Conquest. 3 of English descent. n. 1 an Anglo… …
23blank — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a (of paper) not written or printed on. b (of a document) with spaces left for a signature or details. 2 a not filled; empty (a blank space). b unrelieved; sheer (a blank wall). 3 a having or showing no interest or… …
24chock-a-block — adj. & adv. crammed close together; crammed full (a street chock a block with cars). Etymology: orig. Naut., with ref. to tackle with the two blocks run close together * * * adverb as completely as possible it was chock a block full • Syn: ↑chock …
25old — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b not young or near its beginning. 2 made long ago. 3 long in use. 4 worn or dilapidated or shabby from the passage of time. 5 having the… …
26Old — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b not young or near its beginning. 2 made long ago. 3 long in use. 4 worn or dilapidated or shabby from the passage of time. 5 having the… …
27previous — adj. & adv. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) coming before in time or order. 2 done or acting hastily. adv. (foll. by to) before (had called previous to writing). Phrases and idioms: previous question Parl. a motion concerning the vote on a main… …
28preatomic — adj. existing or occurring before the use of atomic energy. * * * |prē+ adjective Etymology: pre + atomic : of or relating to a time before the use of the atom bomb and atomic energy the preatomic age preatomic weapons * * * /pree euh tom ik/,… …
29preanesthetic — Before anesthesia. * * * pre·an·es·thet·ic or Brit pre·an·aes·thet·ic .an əs thet ik adj used or occurring before administration of an anesthetic <preanesthetic medication> <a preanesthetic agent> preanesthetic or Brit preanaesthetic… …
30short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… …
