Definition of prime

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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..

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Prime :: Prime (a.) Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
Recapper :: Recapper (n.) A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
Prime :: Prime (a.) The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds..
Prime :: Prime (#) Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donn.
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.) Originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction..
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..
Primevally :: Primevally (adv.) In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A printing establishment.
English :: English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type..
Absey-book :: Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book; a primer.
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall..
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) A small volume containing the daily service for the little hours, viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline..
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
Prime :: Prime (a.) To mark with a prime mark.
Prime :: Prime (a.) Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) A print; impression.
Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being first.
Primero :: Primero (n.) A game at cards, now unknown..
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