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Adjective: prime prIm- First in rank or degree
"the prime minister" - premier - Used of the first or originating agent
"prime mover" - Of superior grade
"prime beef" - choice, prize, quality, select, prise [Brit, Cdn] - Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
"prime number" - Being at the best stage of development
"our manhood's prime vigour" - meridian Noun: prime prIm- A number that has no factor but itself and 1
- prime quantity - The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- flower, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush - The second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- The time of maturity when power and vigour are greatest
- prime of life Verb: prime prIm- Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
"prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" - Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- ground, undercoat - Fill with priming liquid
"prime a car engine"
Derived forms: priming, primed, primes See also: first, mature, prime number, primer, superior Type of: adulthood, canonical hour, fill, fill up, fix, gear up, make full, maturity, number, paint, period, period of time, prepare, ready, set, set up, time period Encyclopedia: Prime |