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Adjective prime has 5 senses
- premier, prime - first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"
Antonym: last (indirect, via intermediate, first)
Antonym: intermediate (indirect, via first, last)
- prime - used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"
Antonym: last (indirect, via intermediate, first)
Antonym: intermediate (indirect, via first, last)
- choice, prime, prize, quality, select - of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
Antonym: inferior (indirect, via superior)
- prime - of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number"
- prime - at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
Antonym: immature (indirect, via mature)
Noun prime has 4 senses
- prime, prime quantity - a number that has no factor but itself and 1
--1 is a kind of number
--1 has particulars: prime number
- flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
--2 is a kind of time period, period of time, period
--2 has particulars: golden age
- prime - the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
--3 is a kind of canonical hour
- prime, prime of life - the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
--4 is a kind of adulthood, maturity
Verb prime has 3 senses
- prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
--1 is one way to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- prime, ground, undercoat - cover with a primer; apply a primer to
--2 is one way to paint
Sample sentence:
They want to prime the doors
- prime - fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
--3 is one way to fill, fill up, make full
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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