Meaning of 'prime' (Webster Dictionary)
- Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna
- First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive;
primary.
- First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance;
as, prime minister.
- First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a
prime quality of cloth.
- Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
- Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
- Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
- The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical
hour, succeeding to lauds.
- The first of the chief guards.
- Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of
any particular element; -- so called because these numbers were
respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed
standard of hydrogen as 1.
- A prime number. See under Prime, a.
- An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal
system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1.
- To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a
primer to, as a metallic cartridge.
- To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a
surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.
- To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post;
to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.
- To trim or prune, as trees.
- To mark with a prime mark.
- The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or
opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.
- The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or
beauty; perfection.
- That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion;
the best part.
- To be renewed, or as at first.
- To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- To work so that foaming occurs from too violent
ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried
along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler.
Meaning of 'prime' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
Example in sentence:- prime a cannon;
- prime a mine
Meaning (2):
- fill with priming liquid
Meaning (3):
- of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
Meaning (4):
- first in rank or degree
Example in sentence:- an architect of premier rank;
- the prime minister
Meaning (5):
- of superior grade
Example in sentence:- choice wines;
- prime beef;
- prize carnations;
- quality paper;
- select peaches
Meaning (6):
- being at the best stage of development
Example in sentence:- our manhood's prime vigor
Meaning (7):
- used of the first or originating agent
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