prey
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Is prey a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.Examples: "And they brought the captiues, and the pray, and the spoile vnto Moses and Eleazar the Priest, and vnto the Congregation of the children of Israel, vnto the campe at the plaines of Moab, which are by Iordan neere Iericho."Synonyms: spoil, booty, plunderarchaiccountableuncountable
2. (archaic) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.Examples: "Hog in sloth, fox in stealth, […] lion in prey."archaiccountableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To act as a predator.Examples: "The ridge had been a haven for birds and small earth creatures, creeping, crawling, and hopping in a little world of balanced ecology where wild things preyed and were preyed upon […]"intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary