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Hydraulics :: Hydraulics (n.) That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like..

Primeval :: Primeval (a.) Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man..

Inch :: Inch (n.) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic..

Primy :: Primy (a.) Being in its prime.

Primevous :: Primevous (a.) Primeval.

Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..

Primitive :: Primitive (a.) Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church..

Prime :: Prime (a.) The first of the chief guards.

Primer :: Primer (n.) A kind of type, of which there are two species; one, called long primer, intermediate in size between bourgeois and small pica [see Long primer]; the other, called great primer, larger than pica..

Efficient :: Efficient (n.) An efficient cause; a prime mover.

Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) The art of printing.

Primely :: Primely (adv.) In a prime manner; excellently.

Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..

Prime :: Prime (a.) To trim or prune, as trees..

Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being prime, or excellent..

Primrose :: Primrose (a.) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles..

Prime :: Prime (a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister..

Primer :: Primer (n.) One who, or that which, primes.

Prime :: Prime (n.) The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection..

Primacy :: Primacy (a.) The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy..

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