Definition of Prime

1. Adjective. First in rank or degree. "The prime minister"

Exact synonyms: Premier
Similar to: First
Derivative terms: Premier, Premier

2. Verb. Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing. "Prime a mine"
Generic synonyms: Fix, Gear Up, Prepare, Ready, Set, Set Up
Derivative terms: Primer

3. Noun. A number that has no factor but itself and 1.
Exact synonyms: Prime Quantity
Generic synonyms: Number
Specialized synonyms: Prime Number

4. Adjective. Used of the first or originating agent. "Prime mover"
Similar to: First

5. Verb. Cover with a primer; apply a primer to. "They want to prime the doors"
Exact synonyms: Ground, Undercoat
Generic synonyms: Paint
Derivative terms: Ground, Primer, Undercoat, Undercoat

6. Noun. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
Exact synonyms: Bloom, Blossom, Efflorescence, Flower, Flush, Heyday, Peak
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Specialized synonyms: Golden Age
Derivative terms: Blossom, Flush

7. Adjective. Of superior grade. ; "Select peaches"
Exact synonyms: Choice, Prize, Quality, Select
Similar to: Superior
Derivative terms: Choiceness

8. Verb. Fill with priming liquid. "Prime a car engine"
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full

9. Noun. The second canonical hour; about 6 a.m..
Generic synonyms: Canonical Hour

10. Adjective. Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers. "Prime number"
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Partainyms: Prime Number

11. Noun. The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest.
Exact synonyms: Prime Of Life
Generic synonyms: Adulthood, Maturity

12. Adjective. Being at the best stage of development. "Our manhood's prime vigor"
Exact synonyms: Meridian
Similar to: Mature
Derivative terms: Meridian

Definition of Prime

1. a. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.

2. n. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.

3. v. t. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.

4. v. i. To be renewed, or as at first.

5. a. Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number.

Definition of Prime

1. Adjective. First in importance, degree, or rank. ¹

2. Adjective. First in time, order, or sequence ¹

3. Adjective. First in excellence, quality, or value. ¹

4. Adjective. (mathematics lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers). ¹

5. Adjective. (mathematics technical) Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands. ¹

6. Adjective. (mathematics) Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals. ¹

7. Noun. (Christianity historical) One of the daily offices of prayer of the Western Church, associated with the early morning (typically 6 a.m.). ¹

8. Noun. (obsolete) The early morning. ¹

9. Noun. (rare) The earliest stage of something. ¹

10. Noun. The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period. ¹

11. Noun. The chief or best individual or part. ¹

12. Noun. (music) The first note or tone of a musical scale. ¹

13. Noun. (fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height. ¹

14. Noun. (context: algebra number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number. ¹

15. Noun. (card games) A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker. ¹

16. Noun. (backgammon) Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing. ¹

17. Noun. The symbol: ? ¹

18. Verb. (transitive) To prepare a mechanism for its main work. ¹

19. Verb. (transitive) To apply a coat of primer paint to. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prime

1. to make ready [v PRIMED, PRIMING, PRIMES] - See also: ready

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prime

primates
primateship
primateships
primatial
primatials
primatic
primatical
primative
primatological
primatologies
primatologist
primatologists
primatology
primavera
primaveras
prime (current term)
prime(a)
prime-minister
prime-number
prime-time
prime constellation
prime contract
prime decomposition
prime directive
prime directives
prime factor
prime factorization
prime factors
prime formula
prime implicant

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