Associations to the word «Prevailing»
Noun
- Pollutant
- Custom
- Theory
- Snowfall
- Overtime
- Dissent
- Conception
- Ignorance
- Inflation
- Extravagance
- Discord
- Homosexuality
- Wisdom
- Heresy
- Critique
- Repeal
- Liberalism
- Odds
- Price
- Injustice
- Headland
- Realism
- Contrast
- Standard
- Bacon
- Vigour
- Connexion
- Direction
- Uniformity
- Convergence
- Stillness
- Caste
- Bias
- Harmony
- Tranquillity
- Fee
- Propensity
- Blow
- Vegetation
- Pattern
- Circumstance
- Sediment
- Nationalism
- Insistence
- Tropic
- Drought
- Hypothesis
- Rate
- Capitalism
- Regime
- Runway
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PREVAILING, adjective. Predominant; of greatest force.
PREVAILING, adjective. Prevalent, common, widespread.
PREVAILING, verb. Present participle of prevail
PREVAILING PARTIES, noun. Plural of prevailing party
PREVAILING PARTY, noun. (legal): The party in a civil lawsuit who the factfinder determines to be right, and who, in some jurisdictions, may recover attorney's fees and other expenses associated with the prosecution or defense of the lawsuit.
Dictionary definition
PREVAILING, adjective. Most frequent or common; "prevailing winds".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.