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(verb) insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" |
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Related Words: gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up |
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(verb) fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine" |
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Related Words: fill, fill up, make full |
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(verb) cover with a primer; apply a primer to |
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Synonyms: ground, undercoat |
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Related Words: paint |
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(satellite adjective) used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover" |
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(satellite adjective) at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning |
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(adjective) (math) of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number" |
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(noun) a quantity that has no factor but itself and 1 |
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Synonyms: prime quantity |
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Related Words: definite quantity, prime number |
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(noun) the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest |
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Synonyms: prime of life |
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Related Words: adulthood, maturity |
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(noun) the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m. |
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Related Words: canonical hour |
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(satellite adjective) first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" |
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Synonyms: premier |
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(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
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Synonyms: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak |
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Related Words: amount of time, period, period of time, time period |
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(satellite adjective) of superior grade; "choice wines"; "fine wines" "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" |
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Synonyms: choice, fine, prize, quality, select |
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