noun Download 🔗Share A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party. Examples : "Sentence: Before the general election, each political party holds primaries to choose their best candidate. " politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The first year of grade school. Examples : "My daughter is very excited to start primaries next year. " age education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible. Examples : "In art class, we learned that red, yellow, and blue are the primaries; all other colors can be made by mixing them. " part thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites. Examples : "Jupiter and Saturn, among the gas giants in our solar system, are considered the primaries due to their overwhelming mass compared to their moons. " astronomy space physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A primary school. Examples : "Many primaries in the city offer free after-school care for working parents. " education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird. Examples : "The injured hawk couldn't fly because several of its primaries were broken. " bird anatomy animal biology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A primary colour. Examples : "The artist mixed red, blue, and yellow primaries to create a vibrant painting. " color art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Primary site of disease; original location or source of the disease. Examples : "most common primaries" medicine disease body anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary Examples : "In the electric motor, the primaries induce a current in the rotor, causing it to spin. " electronics physics machine energy technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme. Examples : "The activist decided to primary the moderate senator, believing his progressive policies weren't being represented enough. " politics government state action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take part in a primary election. Examples : "To show support for the new school principal, many parents will be primariing in the upcoming election. " politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading