prey
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
Noun 4 meanings
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
“The deer became prey to the lion.”
A person or thing given up as a victim.
A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
“The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.”
The victim of a disease.
“He became the prey of dengue.”
Verb 1 meaning
To act as a predator.
Etymology
From Middle English preye, prei, preyȝe, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French preie, one of the variants of proie, from Latin praeda. Compare predator. Doublet of prede.
PREY at a glance
PREY has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + E 1 + Y 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,262 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with prey
All rhymes- GREY8
- SURREY9
- COREY10
- STOREY9
- TREY7
- OSPREY11
- LAMPREY14
- PALFREY15
- COMFREY17
- BREY9
- DREY8
- MULTISTOREY16
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