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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Primed :: Primed (imp. & p. p.) of Prim.
Primevally :: Primevally (adv.) In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
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..
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..
Abecedary :: Abecedary (n.) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
Prime :: Prime (n.) The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection..
Primeness :: Primeness (n.) The quality or state of being first.
Prime :: Prime (a.) Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
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..
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth..
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..
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..
Prime :: Prime (a.) Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
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..
English :: English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type..
Primely :: Primely (adv.) In a prime manner; excellently.
Primer :: Primer (a.) First; original; primary.
Primacy :: Primacy (a.) The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy..
Primevous :: Primevous (a.) Primeval.
Primely :: Primely (adv.) At first; primarily.
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