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Preventable :: Preventable (a.) Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases..

Prevented :: Prevented (imp. & p. p.) of Preven.

Windbound :: Windbound (a.) prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind. See Weatherbound..

Engagement :: Engagement (n.) That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office..

Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.

Unavoidable :: Unavoidable (a.) Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles..

Hiccough :: Hiccough (n.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough..

Water-bound :: Water-bound (a.) Prevented by a flood from proceeding.

Lock :: Lock (n.) A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock..

Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

Barkbound :: Barkbound (a.) Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close..

Water Gate :: Water gate () A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated..

Check :: Check (n.) A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad..

Unprevented :: Unprevented (a.) Not preceded by anything.

Deprecation :: Deprecation (n.) The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.

Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.

Unprevented :: Unprevented (a.) Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows..

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