(of a baby) born before completing the normal full-term pregnancy length
to engage someone's mind or attention fully, especially with worries or concerns
to decide or establish something in advance, especially by divine authority or an inevitable course of events
the act of forgiving someone for their sins or wrongdoings, usually by a priest
to steer away from the main subject and focus on a different topic in speech or writing
related to or positioned at the front part of an object, structure, or entity
the outer edge of occupied or developed land, beyond which lies unsettled territory
gleaming and full of flashes of light, like sparks or twinkling stars
to disrupt normal physical or mental functioning through pharmacological mechanisms in the brain
a faculty member at a college or university who has not yet attained job security or is at the rank below full professor