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   perirhinal
         adj 1: near the nose [syn: {perinasal}, {perirhinal}]

English Dictionary: prurient by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie anemone
n
  1. short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
    Synonym(s): American pasqueflower, Eastern pasque flower, wild crocus, lion's beard, prairie anemone, blue tulip, American pulsatilla, Pulsatilla patens, Anemone ludoviciana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie mallow
n
  1. false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum
    Synonym(s): prairie mallow, red false mallow, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Malvastrum coccineum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie marmot
n
  1. any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
    Synonym(s): prairie dog, prairie marmot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie mimosa
n
  1. perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
    Synonym(s): prairie mimosa, prickle-weed, Desmanthus ilinoensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prayer mat
n
  1. a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions [syn: prayer rug, prayer mat]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prayer meeting
n
  1. a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
    Synonym(s): prayer meeting, prayer service
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prearrange
v
  1. arrange beforehand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prearrangement
n
  1. something arranged in advance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pro re nata
adv
  1. according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed"
    Synonym(s): as needed, as required, pro re nata, PRN
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prurience
n
  1. feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
    Synonym(s): prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pruriency
n
  1. feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
    Synonym(s): prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prurient
adj
  1. characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"
    Synonym(s): lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pruriently
adv
  1. in a prurient manner
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
      LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
      1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
            trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
            characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
            throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
            and the Rocky mountains.
  
                     From the forests and the prairies, From the great
                     lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.
  
      2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
            natural meadow.
  
      {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the
            genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
            {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
            United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
      {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
            {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
            dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
            the prairies of the United States.
  
      {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
            terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
            flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
            Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
            plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
            the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
            that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
  
      {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
  
      {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
            ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
           
  
      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of
            Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
            are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
            under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
      {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
           
  
      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
            intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
            Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
            {winter itch}.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
  
      {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
            argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the
            upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
  
      {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.
  
      {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake
            ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
            with brown above.
  
      {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel
            of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
            called also {gopher}.
  
      {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
            root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
            Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
            {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
  
      {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American
            warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
            with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
            parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
            sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
            three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
      {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers
            of the genus {Spermophilus}; also, the prairie dog.
  
      {Marmot squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a ground squirrel or
            spermophile.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. See {Prairie dog}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
      LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
      1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
            trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
            characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
            throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
            and the Rocky mountains.
  
                     From the forests and the prairies, From the great
                     lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.
  
      2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
            natural meadow.
  
      {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the
            genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
            {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
            United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
      {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
            {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
            dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
            the prairies of the United States.
  
      {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
            terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
            flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
            Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
            plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
            the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
            that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
  
      {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
  
      {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
            ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
           
  
      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of
            Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
            are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
            under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
      {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
           
  
      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
            intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
            Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
            {winter itch}.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
  
      {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
            argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the
            upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
  
      {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.
  
      {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake
            ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
            with brown above.
  
      {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel
            of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
            called also {gopher}.
  
      {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
            root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
            Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
            {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
  
      {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American
            warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
            with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
            parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
            sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
            three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
      {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers
            of the genus {Spermophilus}; also, the prairie dog.
  
      {Marmot squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a ground squirrel or
            spermophile.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. See {Prairie dog}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
      LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
      1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
            trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
            characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
            throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
            and the Rocky mountains.
  
                     From the forests and the prairies, From the great
                     lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.
  
      2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
            natural meadow.
  
      {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the
            genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
            {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
            United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
      {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
            {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
            dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
            the prairies of the United States.
  
      {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
            terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
            flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
            Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
            plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
            the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
            that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
  
      {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
  
      {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
            ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
           
  
      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of
            Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
            are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
            under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
      {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
           
  
      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
            intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
            Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
            {winter itch}.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
  
      {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
            argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the
            upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
  
      {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.
  
      {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake
            ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
            with brown above.
  
      {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel
            of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
            called also {gopher}.
  
      {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
            root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
            Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
            {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
  
      {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American
            warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
            with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
            parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
            sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
            three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
      {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
      LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
      1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
            trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
            characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
            throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
            and the Rocky mountains.
  
                     From the forests and the prairies, From the great
                     lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.
  
      2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
            natural meadow.
  
      {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the
            genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
            {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
            United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
      {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
            {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
            dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
            the prairies of the United States.
  
      {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
            terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
            flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
            Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
            plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
            the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
            that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
  
      {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
  
      {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
            ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
           
  
      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of
            Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
            are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
            under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
      {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
           
  
      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
            intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
            Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
            {winter itch}.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
  
      {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
            argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the
            upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
  
      {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.
  
      {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake
            ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
            with brown above.
  
      {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel
            of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
            called also {gopher}.
  
      {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
            root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
            Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
            {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
  
      {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American
            warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
            with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
            parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
            sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
            three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
      {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prayer \Prayer\ ([?]; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F.
      pri[8a]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari
      to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.]
      1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request
            or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a
            court or a legislative body. [bd]Their meek preyere.[b8]
            --Chaucer
  
      2. The act of addressing supplication to a divinity,
            especially to the true God; the offering of adoration,
            confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme
            Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.
  
                     As he is famed for mildness, peace, and prayer.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. The form of words used in praying; a formula of
            supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a
            supplication addressed to God; as, a written or
            extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.
  
                     He made those excellent prayers which were published
                     immediately after his death.               --Bp. Fell.
  
      {Prayer book}, a book containing devotional prayers.
  
      {Prayer meeting}, a meeting or gathering for prayer to God.
  
      Syn: Petition; orison; supplication; entreaty; suit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prearm \Pre*arm"\, v. t.
      To forearm. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prearrange \Pre`ar*range"\, v. t.
      To arrange beforehand.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preremote \Pre`re*mote\, a.
      More remote in previous time or prior order.
  
               In some cases two more links of causation may be
               introduced; one of them may be termed the preremote
               cause, the other the postremote effect.   --E. Darwin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prewarn \Pre*warn"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Prewarned}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Prewarning}.]
      To warn beforehand; to forewarn. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prewarn \Pre*warn"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Prewarned}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Prewarning}.]
      To warn beforehand; to forewarn. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prewarn \Pre*warn"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Prewarned}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Prewarning}.]
      To warn beforehand; to forewarn. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Pro \[d8]Pro\, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. [?], and E.
      for. See {For}, prep., and cf. {Prior}, a.]
      A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.
  
      {Pro confesso} [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of
            a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a
            particular case which the pleading on the other side does
            not deny.
  
      {Pro rata}. [L. See {Prorate}.] In proportion; proportion.
  
      {Pro re nata} [L.] (Law), for the existing occasion; as
            matters are.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prorenal \Pro*re"nal\, a. [Pref. pro- + renal.] (Anat.)
      Pronephric.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prorhinal \Pro*rhi"nal\, a. [Pref. pro- + rhinal.] (Anat.)
      Situated in front of the nasal chambers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prurience \Pru"ri*ence\, Pruriency \Pru"ri*en*cy\, n.
      The quality or state of being prurient.
  
               The pruriency of curious ears.               --Burke.
  
               There is a prurience in the speech of some. --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prurience \Pru"ri*ence\, Pruriency \Pru"ri*en*cy\, n.
      The quality or state of being prurient.
  
               The pruriency of curious ears.               --Burke.
  
               There is a prurience in the speech of some. --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prurient \Pru"ri*ent\, a. [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire
      to itch. Cf. {Freeze}.]
      Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious
      curiosity or propensity; lustful. -- {Pru"ri*ent*ly}, adv.
  
               The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object
               to object of illicit attraction.            --I. Taylor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prurient \Pru"ri*ent\, a. [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire
      to itch. Cf. {Freeze}.]
      Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious
      curiosity or propensity; lustful. -- {Pru"ri*ent*ly}, adv.
  
               The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object
               to object of illicit attraction.            --I. Taylor.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Prairie Home, MO (city, FIPS 59726)
      Location: 38.81494 N, 92.58957 W
      Population (1990): 215 (101 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65068
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