preform
(verb) form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
preform
(verb) form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preform (plural preforms)
An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
(archaeology) The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool.
(linguistics) A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones.
preform (third-person singular simple present preforms, present participle preforming, simple past and past participle preformed)
To shape something before some other operation.
preform
Misspelling of perform.
• perform
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*form" (, v. t. Etym: [L. praeformare. See Pre-, and Form.]
Definition: To form beforehand, or for special ends. "Their natures and preformed faculties. " Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
