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Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

Prime :: Prime (a.) Early; blooming; being in the first stage.

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.) To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief..

Passee :: Passee (a.) Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passee belle..

Reprimer :: Reprimer (n.) A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again..

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

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

Pristine :: Pristine (a.) Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor..

Prime :: Prime (a.) The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds..

Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being first.

Deflour :: Deflour (v. t.) To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament.

Motor :: Motor (n.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work..

Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.

Horse Power :: Horse power () A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute; hence, it is the power that must be exerted in lifting 33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot per minute, or 550 pounds at the rate of one foot per second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per second

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

Paragon :: Paragon (n.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.

Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To be renewed, or as at first..

Principal :: Principal (n.) A thing of chief or prime importance; something fundamental or especially conspicuous.

Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler..

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