prime
prime is a 5-letter English word with 34 senses as adjective, noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
- adjective. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister.
- adjective. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.
- adjective. Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
- adjective. Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
- adjective. Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
- noun. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.
- noun. The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection.
- noun. That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.
- adjective. The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.
- adjective. The first of the chief guards.
- adjective. Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.
- adjective. A prime number. See under Prime, a.
- adjective. An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1.
- adjective. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.
- adjective. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.
- adjective. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.
- adjective. To trim or prune, as trees.
- adjective. To mark with a prime mark.
- intransitive verb. To be renewed, or as at first.
- intransitive verb. To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- noun. a number that has no factor but itself and 1
- noun. the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
- noun. the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- noun. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- verb. insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
"prime a cannon"
"prime a mine"
- verb. fill with priming liquid
"prime a car engine"
- verb. cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- adjective. first in rank or degree
"an architect of premier rank"
"the prime minister"
- adjective. used of the first or originating agent
"prime mover"
- adjective. being at the best stage of development- Robert Browning
"our manhood's prime vigor"
- adjective. of superior grade
"choice wines"
"prime beef"
- adjective. of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
"prime number"
Synonyms
bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, ground, undercoat, premier, meridian, choice, prize, quality, select
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in prime:
Common word forms
primed, primer, primes, primely, priming, primeness
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