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ADJECTIVE | 1 | prime, premier | First in rank or degree |
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2 | prime | Used of the first or originating agent | |
3 | prime, choice, prize, quality, select | Of superior grade | |
4 | prime | Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers | |
5 | prime | At the best stage | |
NOUN | 1 | prime, prime quantity | A number that has no factor but itself and 1 |
2 | prime, flower, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush | The period of greatest prosperity or productivity | |
3 | prime | The second canonical hour | |
4 | prime, prime of life | The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest | |
VERB | 1 | prime | Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing |
2 | prime, ground, undercoat | Cover with a primer | |
3 | prime | Fill with priming liquid |
Sounds | pray'm |
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Rhymes | Anaheim, bedtime, Blenheim, and 48 more rhymes in aym at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | First in rank or degree. |
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Examples | "the prime minister" |
Synonyms | premier |
Similar to | first |
Meaning | Used of the first or originating agent. |
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Examples | "prime mover" |
Similar to | first |
Meaning | Of superior grade. |
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Examples | "prime beef" |
Synonyms | choice, prize, quality, select |
Similar to | superior |
Meaning | Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers. |
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Examples | "prime number" |
Category | mathematics, math, maths |
Nouns | prime number |
Meaning | At the best stage. |
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Examples | "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning |
Similar to | mature |
Meaning | A number that has no factor but itself and 1. |
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Synonyms | prime quantity |
Narrower | prime number |
Broader | number |
Meaning | The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. |
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Synonyms | flower, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush |
Narrower | golden age |
Broader | time period, period of time, period |
Meaning | The second canonical hour. About 6 a.m. |
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Broader | canonical hour |
Meaning | The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest. |
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Synonyms | prime of life |
Broader | adulthood, maturity |
Meaning | Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" |
Broader | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set |
Nouns | primer |
Meaning | Cover with a primer. Apply a primer to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | They want to prime the doors |
Synonyms | ground, undercoat |
Broader | paint |
Nouns | primer |
Meaning | Fill with priming liquid. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "prime a car engine" |
Broader | fill, fill up, make full |