Prime
WordNet
adjective
(1) Being at the best stage of development
"Our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
(2) Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
"Prime number"
noun
(3) A number that has no factor but itself and 1
(4) The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
(5) The second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
(6) The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
verb
(7) Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
"Prime a cannon"
"Prime a mine"
(8) Fill with priming liquid
"Prime a car engine"
(9) Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
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Etymology 1
From Old , from , from , from .
Adjective
- First in time, order, or sequence
- Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.
- First in excellence, quality, or value.
- This is a prime location for a bookstore.
- Having no integral factors except itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
- Thirteen is a prime number.
- First in importance, degree, or rank.
- Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.
- Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.
Synonyms
greatest, most important, main, primary, principal, top excellent, top quality earliest, first, originalNoun
- the earliest stage
- the most active, thriving, or successful stage or period
- the chief or best individual or part
- The first note or tone of a musical scale.
- The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
- A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
- 3 is a prime.
- A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of Primero.
- The opposite of a “flush” in Poker.
- Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing in backgammon.
- I'm threatening to build a prime here.
Synonyms
bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak choice, prize, quality, select prime number (when an integer)Verb
- To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
- You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.
- To apply a coat of primer paint to.
- I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.
See also
- prime contract
- prime decomposition
- prime factorization
- prime number
- pseudoprime
Noun
- bounty (reward)
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