prey

prey is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
2. noun. That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.
3. noun. The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
4. noun. To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence.
5. noun. animal hunted or caught for food

   Synonyms: quarry

6. noun. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

   "he fell prey to muggers"

   "everyone was fair game"

   Synonyms: quarry, target

7. verb. prey on or hunt for

   "These mammals predate certain eggs"

   Synonyms: predate, raven

8. verb. profit from in an exploitatory manner

   "He feeds on her insecurity"

   Synonyms: feed

Synonyms

quarry, target, predate, raven, feed

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in prey:

pyre, rype

Common word forms

preys, preyed, preyer, preyful, preying

Words from these letters

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