Prime meanings. All definitions of Prime

adjective prime best, of top quality 1

adjective prime chief, most important 1

adjective prime number: divisible by 1 or itself 1

adjective prime initial, original 1

noun prime best, healthiest time in life 1

transitive verb prime weapon: prepare for shooting 1

transitive verb prime prepare sth for action 1

transitive verb prime prepare sb 1

transitive verb prime prepare sb for sth 1

adjective prime of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite. 1

adjective prime of the greatest relevance or significance: a prime example. 1

adjective prime of the highest eminence or rank: the prime authority on Chaucer. 1

adjective prime of the greatest commercial value: prime building lots. 1

adjective prime first-rate: This ale is prime! 1

adjective prime (of meat, especially of beef) noting or pertaining to the first grade or best quality: prime ribs of beef. 1

adjective prime first in order of time, existence, or development; earliest; primitive. 1

adjective prime basic; fundamental: the prime axioms of his philosophy. 1

adjective prime Mathematics. (of any two or more numbers) having no common divisor except unity: The number 2 is prime to 9. 1

noun prime the most flourishing stage or state. 1

noun prime the time of early manhood or womanhood: the prime of youth. 1

noun prime the period or state of greatest perfection or vigor of human life: a man in his prime. 1

noun prime the choicest or best part of anything. 1

noun prime (especially in the grading of U.S. beef) a grade, classification, or designation indicating the highest or most desirable quality. 1

noun prime the beginning or earliest stage of any period. 1

noun prime the spring of the year. 1

noun prime the first hour or period of the day, after sunrise. 1

noun prime Banking. prime rate. 1

noun prime Ecclesiastical. the second of the seven canonical hours or the service for it, originally fixed for the first hour of the day. 1

noun prime Mathematics. prime number. one of the equal parts into which a unit is primarily divided. the mark (′) indicating such a division: a, a′. 1

noun prime Fencing. the first of eight defensive positions. 1

noun prime Music. unison (def 2). (in a scale) the tonic or keynote. 1

noun prime Linguistics. any basic, indivisible unit used in linguistic analysis. 1

noun prime Metallurgy. a piece of tin plate free from visible defects. 1

verb with object prime to prepare or make ready for a particular purpose or operation. 1

verb with object prime to supply (a firearm) with powder for communicating fire to a charge. 1

verb with object prime to lay a train of powder to (a charge, mine, etc.). 1

verb with object prime to pour or admit liquid into (a pump) to expel air and prepare for action. 1

verb with object prime to put fuel into (a carburetor) before starting an engine, in order to insure a sufficiently rich mixture at the start. 1

verb with object prime to cover (a surface) with a preparatory coat or color, as in painting. 1

verb with object prime to supply or equip with information, words, etc., for use: The politician was primed by his aides for the press conference. 1

verb with object prime to harvest the bottom leaves from (a tobacco plant). 1

verb without object prime (of a boiler) to deliver or discharge steam containing an excessive amount of water. 1

verb without object prime to harvest the bottom leaves from a tobacco plant. 1

adjective prime You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. 0

adjective prime You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality. 0

adjective prime You use prime to describe an example of a particular kind of thing that is absolutely typical. 0

uncountable noun prime If someone or something is in their prime, they are at the stage in their existence when they are at their strongest, most active, or most successful. 0

verb prime If you prime someone to do something, you prepare them to do it, for example by giving them information about it beforehand. 0

verb prime If someone primes a bomb or a gun, they prepare it so that it is ready to explode or fire. 0

adjective prime first in quality or value; first-rate 0

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