Definition of prime

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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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Primero :: Primero (n.) A game at cards, now unknown..
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.) To trim or prune, as trees..
Primely :: Primely (adv.) At first; primarily.
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) A small volume containing the daily service for the little hours, viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline..
Prime :: Prime (n.) The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection..
Imprimery :: Imprimery (n.) The art of printing.
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister..
Passee :: Passee (a.) Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passee belle..
Tube :: Tube (n.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under Priming, and Friction..
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
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..
Abecedary :: Abecedary (n.) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
Primeval :: Primeval (a.) Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man..
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Primer :: Primer (a.) First; original; primary.
Declination :: Declination (n.) The arc of the horizon, contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from the east or west, or between the meridian and the plane, reckoned from the north or south..
Unessential :: Unessential (a.) Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.
Depriment :: Depriment (a.) Serving to depress.
Primer :: Primer (n.) an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder..
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