Definitions for prestos

prestos pres·to

Spelling: [pres-toh]
IPA: /ˈprɛs toʊ/

Prestos is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 243 anagrams from letters in prestos (eoprsst).

Definitions for prestos

noun

  1. Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.

adverb

  1. quickly, rapidly, or immediately.
  2. at a rapid tempo (used as a musical direction).

adjective

  1. quick or rapid.
  2. executed at a rapid tempo (used as a musical direction).

Origin of prestos

1590-1600; Italian: quick, quickly Late Latin praestus (adj.) ready, Latin praestō (adv.) at hand

Examples for prestos

Suddenly a little whiff of air enters the pile, when, presto!

The orchestra struck the first notes of a thrilling waltz, and presto!

And presto: polio returned—first in Nigeria then across Africa and into Asia, following an established migration pattern.

Then presto—the sun moves round, and my window is transformed!

presto, it was done, and with a mental snap that almost blinded me.

Then my success is certain; I think you'll say so when I draw the curtain, And, presto!

Toss a Cinderella- or Stockholm Syndrome-type victim into the mix and presto!

A presto ingeniously represents the quick movements of the stag.

presto was the dog that lay under the table while we talked.

A slight motion of one of my feet at this juncture, however, and, presto!

Word Value for prestos
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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