Definition of prey

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Prey (n.) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder..

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Prowling :: Prowling (a.) Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey..
Prede :: Prede (n.) Prey; plunder; booty.
Abay :: Abay (n.) Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay.
Hag :: Hag (n.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken..
Fishhawk :: Fishhawk (n.) The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard..
Preyful :: Preyful (a.) Rich in prey.
Disclosed :: Disclosed (p. a.) Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey.
Toil :: Toil (n.) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey; -- usually in the plural..
Spider''s Web :: Spider's web () The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey. See Geometric spider, Triangle spider, under Geometric, and Triangle..
Grumble :: Grumble (v. i.) To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey..
Spider :: Spider (n.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on t
Prede :: Prede (v. i.) To prey; to plunder.
Repine :: Repine (v. i.) To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
Eyry :: Eyry (n.) The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place; aerie.
Trammel :: Trammel (n.) A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey..
Feed :: Feed (v. i.) To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed one's self (upon something); to prey; -- with on or upon.
Cyclostomi :: Cyclostomi (n. pl.) A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii..
Predatory :: Predatory (a.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.
Sprig :: Spreynd () p. p. of Sprenge. Sprinkled.
Canker Fly :: Canker fly () A fly that preys on fruit.
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