precaution

precaution is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
2. noun. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.
3. transitive verb. To warn or caution beforehand.
4. transitive verb. To take precaution against.
5. noun. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

   "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"

   "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"

   Synonyms: guard, safeguard

6. noun. the trait of practicing caution in advance
7. noun. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

   "he exercised caution in opening the door"

   "he handled the vase with care"

   Synonyms: care, caution, forethought

Synonyms

guard, safeguard, care, caution, forethought

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in precaution:

unoperatic

Common word forms

precautions, precautional, precautioning

Words from these letters

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