prime
— Verb
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～ fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
prime
— Verb
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～ insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
prime
— Verb
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～ cover with a primer; apply a primer to
prime
— Adjective
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～ of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
prime
— Adjective
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～ first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"
prime
— Adjective
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～ used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"
prime
— Adjective
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～ being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
prime
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number"
primed
— Adjective
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～ (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
primer
— Noun
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～ the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
primer
— Noun
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～ an introductory textbook
primer coat
— Noun
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～ the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
primer
— Noun
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～ any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
primeval
— Adjective
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～ having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"