before adj
81keyed up — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you are keyed up, you are very excited or nervous before an important or dangerous event. I wasn t able to sleep that night, I was so keyed up. Syn: tense …
82one-on-one — ADJ: usu ADJ n A one on one situation, meeting, or contest involves only two people. ...a one on one therapy session. Syn: one to one ADV: ADV after v One on one is also an adverb. Talking one on one with people is not his idea of fun. N SING:… …
83post-dated — ADJ: usu ADJ n On a post dated cheque, the date is a later one than the date when the cheque was actually written. You write a post dated cheque to allow a period of time before the money is taken from your account …
84pre-industrial — ADJ: ADJ n Pre industrial refers to the time before machines were introduced to produce goods on a large scale. ...the transition from pre industrial to industrial society. Syn: post industrial (in AM, usually use preindustrial) …
85present perfect — ADJ: ADJ n In grammar, the present perfect tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things which happened before the time you are speaking or writing but are relevant to the present situation, or things that began in the past and are… …
86roll-on roll-off — ADJ: ADJ n A roll on roll off ship is designed so that cars and lorries can drive on at one end before the ship sails, and then drive off at the other end after the journey. [BRIT] ...roll on roll off ferries …
87a priori — adj. & adv. adj. 1 (of reasoning) deductive; proceeding from causes to effects (opp. A POSTERIORI). 2 (of concepts, knowledge, etc.) logically independent of experience; not derived from experience (opp. EMPIRICAL). 3 not submitted to critical… …
88Aboriginal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of races and natural phenomena) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. 2 (usu. Aboriginal) of the Australian Aboriginals. n. 1 an aboriginal inhabitant. 2 (usu.… …
89aboriginal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of races and natural phenomena) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. 2 (usu. Aboriginal) of the Australian Aboriginals. n. 1 an aboriginal inhabitant. 2 (usu.… …
90blind — adj., v., n., & adv. adj. 1 lacking the power of sight. 2 a without foresight, discernment, intellectual perception, or adequate information (blind effort). b (often foll. by to) unwilling or unable to appreciate (a factor, circumstance, etc.)… …
