Chapter Practically to Prefiguration of P by Soule's Synonymes

Precious metals. Gold and silver.

Precious stones. Jewels, gems.

Precipice, n. Cliff, crag, steep, abrupt declivity, clift.

Precipitance, Precipitancy, n.

1. Haste, hurry, precipitation, flurry.

2. Rashness, temerity, precipitation, recklessness, heedlessness, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness. See Rashness.

Precipitate, v. a.

1. Throw or hurl headlong, cast down, fling downward.

2. Hasten, hurry, accelerate, speed, expedite, urge forward, quicken, despatch, forward, advance, further, bring on, cause to occur too soon, bring on sooner.

3. (Chem.) Throw down, cause to subside.

Precipitate, n. (Chem.) Precipitated substance.

Precipitate, a.

1. Hasty, hurried, rash, headlong, reckless, indiscreet, over-hasty, rashly hasty.

2. Violent, sudden, abrupt.

Precipitation, n.

1. Haste, hurry, flurry, precipitance, precipitancy.

2. Rashness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness, inconsiderateness, temerity.

Precipitous, a.

1. Steep, abrupt, sheer, perpendicular.

2. Precipitate, headlong, rushing, sudden, sheer downward.