prime

1. # Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna Source: opted

2. a. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary. Source: opted

3. a. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister. Source: opted

4. a. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth. Source: opted

5. a. Early; blooming; being in the first stage. Source: opted

6. a. Lecherous; lustful; lewd. Source: opted

7. a. Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark. Source: opted

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

9. n. The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection. Source: opted

10. n. That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part. Source: opted

11. a. The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds. Source: opted

12. a. The first of the chief guards. Source: opted

13. a. 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. Source: opted

14. a. A prime number. See under Prime, a. Source: opted

15. a. An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d Inch, n., 1. Source: opted

16. a. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge. Source: opted

17. a. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall. Source: opted

18. a. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief. Source: opted

19. a. To trim or prune, as trees. Source: opted

20. a. To mark with a prime mark. Source: opted

21. v. i. To be renewed, or as at first. Source: opted

22. v. i. To serve as priming for the charge of a gun. Source: opted

23. 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. Source: opted

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