noun Download 🔗Share The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour. Examples : "The church bells rang, signaling the start of the primes. " time religion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The religious service appointed to this hour. Examples : "The monks gathered in the chapel to chant primes before starting their day's work in the fields. " religion time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The early morning generally. Examples : "The farmhands began their chores in the primes, well before the sun fully rose. " time period Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The earliest stage of something. Examples : ""Her artistic talent was evident in its primes, even in her early childhood sketches." " time stage Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period. Examples : ""Many athletes reach their primes in their late twenties." " age period time stage achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The chief or best individual or part. Examples : ""The primes of the school orchestra were given solo performances at the spring concert, showcasing their exceptional talent." " quality aspect value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The first note or tone of a musical scale. Examples : "The choir director asked us to sing just the primes of the C major scale – C, D, E, F, G, A, B – before adding the other notes. " music sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height. Examples : "The fencing instructor stressed the importance of primes, reminding the students to keep their sword tips pointed up and their hands near their heads for a strong initial defense. " military weapon position sport war technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number. Examples : "3 is a prime." math number logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker. Examples : "The player dealt a great hand of primes, hoping to win the primero game. " game number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing. Examples : "The player's primes completely blocked the path, making it impossible for me to move my checkers forward. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations. Examples : "The architect's drawing labeled the dimensions of the room with feet and inches, using single primes for feet and double primes for inches, like 10' 6". " math technical sign unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Chemists used to calculate primes to determine the combining ratios of elements in a compound, with hydrogen as the standard reference point of 1. " math chemistry element Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system. Examples : "In this old engineering diagram, each inch is divided into twelve primes, and each prime further into twelve seconds, for very precise measurements. " math unit number system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The priming in a flintlock. Examples : "The frontiersman carefully inspected the primes in his flintlock rifle, ensuring the gunpowder was dry and ready to ignite with the spark from the flint. " weapon military machine part technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Contraction of prime lens, a film lens Examples : ""For this portrait shoot, I'm mainly using primes because they offer better image quality than my zoom lenses." " media technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prepare a mechanism for its main work. Examples : "Before painting the wall, she primes it with a special coat to help the color stick better. " machine technical process function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply a coat of primer paint to. Examples : "I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat." material art building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be renewed. Examples : ""After a long winter, the garden primes itself with new growth in the spring." " process action time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To serve as priming for the charge of a gun. Examples : "The old hunter carefully primes the muzzleloader with powder before setting off into the woods. " military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a steam boiler) 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. Examples : "The old steam boiler primes badly when the water level gets too high and the fire burns too hot, sending water surging through the pipes along with the steam. " technical machine energy industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge). Examples : "The artillery crew carefully primes the cannon before each demonstration at the historical reenactment. " military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach. Examples : "The boys are primed for mischief." education business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To trim or prune. Examples : "to prime trees" agriculture plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mark with a prime mark. Examples : "The editor primes each corrected line with a small ' mark so the typesetter knows where changes are needed. " mark language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points. Examples : "During the bike race, the announcer told the cyclists to prepare for the upcoming primes, where they could earn extra points. " sport race achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading