Prefix

What do we mean by prefix?

To put or attach before or in front of. transitive verb

To settle or arrange in advance. transitive verb

To add as a prefix. transitive verb

To add a prefix to. transitive verb

An affix, such as dis- in disbelieve, attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form. noun

A title placed before a person's name. noun

A word or syllable, or a number of syllables, rarely more than two, and usually one (sometimes reduced to a single consonant not forming a syllable), affixed to the beginning of a word, to qualify its meaning or direct, its application: opposed to suffix or postfix, a like addition at the end of a word. noun

The act of prefixing; prefixion. noun

To fix or put before; place in front; put at the beginning.

To fix beforehand; set or appoint in advance; settle beforehand.

That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification. noun

To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing. transitive verb

To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently. transitive verb

That which is prefixed; especially one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure. noun

Attach a prefix to verb

An affix that is added in front of the word noun

Something placed before another

Words that are spelled similarly to prefix:
prefix, premix, refix.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word prefix:
nsn, infix, prefixes, suffix, intransitive, suffixes, noun, transitive, verb, verbs, denoting, nouns, digits, possessive, numeral, digit, identifier, adjectives, trunk, plural, pronoun, adjective, consonant, tense, notation, vowel, honourable, abbreviation, numbering, singular, surnames, dial, denote, syllable, meaning, bits, indicates, omitted, binary, denotes, root, code, stem, routing, telephone, distinguish, numbers, verbal, allocated, indicate, metric, word, indicating, addresses, plates, symbol, reserved, stems, derives, abbreviated, plate, refers, call, means, sum, serial, derived, object, string, registered, surname, address, license, pronounced, example, referring, registration, identification, letter, phone, designation, names, aspect, numbered, letters, added, examples, dropped, literally, corresponding, sequence, vehicles, operator, greek, mobile, mac, attached, compound, latin, tone.

Words that rhyme with prefix:
prix fixe, ceefax, defix, refix, me fix, we fix.

Adjectives that are often used to describe prefix:
negative, same, common, greek, latin, verbal, pronominal, cyclic, causative, plural, possessive, longest, honorific, appropriate, subject, singular, proper, single, metric, special, nominal, separable, english, unique, finite, numerical, bit, nasal, reflexive, locative, standard, usual, letter, feminine, derivational, correct, digit, intensive, german, inseparable, privative, parallel, perfective, initial, infinitive, masculine, adjectival, optional, corresponding, reduplicative, tense, subnet, prepositional, global, byte, distinguishing, diminutive, viable, reciprocal, productive, directional, numeric, distinctive, formative, double, instrumental, adverbial, honorary, definite, descriptive, disjunct, conjunct, variable.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective prefix:
meaning, list, notation, option, character, length, verbs, denoting, form, stem, attribute, operators, lsa, codes, match, command, operator, verb, suffix, conjugation, code, characters, name, points, numbers, expressions, property, adders, prep, increment, computation, marks, sums, forms, use, information, set, letter, formation, matching, adder, nouns, closure, argument, half, prepend, designation, attributes, sequences, closedness, string, trees, condition, shows, map, combinations, path, properties, equality, disease, rule, stripping, mode.

Consonant match to prefix:
prix fixe.

Words that sound like prefix:
prefix, prix fixe, perfix, prefixed, prefects, profess, prefect, preface, pretex, profis, proflex, profits, pricks, predicts, provokes, prolix, prefixes, refix, pretax, perdix, proface, praecox, traffics, projects, prophets, perfects, prefecture, prex, perfect, previous, graphics, profuse, prefers, proofs, prophase, premix, profs, prox, precincts, proulx, proofless, prefigure, prax, procs, prefuse, previus, bricks, briefs, briefcase, brix, brief case, briefings, breeks, brics, briefness, honorifics, prophecy, professor, products, prowess, perplex, prius, prophesy, professed, pretext, profesor, perfekt, prophetess, perspex, precess, prefaced, professeur, provis, professore, prefectures, purvis, pervis, peaks, perks, peeks, panics, peacocks, percs, perforce, perico, penix, briefest, brex, brux, peripheries, perich, efx, palafox, partyka, artifex, gray fox, operatics, grey fox, pekes, burdocks.