"to fill, charge, load" (a weapon), 1510s, probably from prime (adj.). Meaning "to cover with a first coat of paint or dye" is from c. 1600. To prime a pump (c. 1840) meant to pour [..]

"earliest canonical hour" (6 a.m.), Old English prim, from Medieval Latin prima "the first service," from Latin prima hora "the first hour" (of the Roman day). Meaning &q [..]

late 14c., "first in order," from Latin primus "first, the first, first part," figuratively "chief, principal; excellent, distinguished, noble" (source also of Italian an [..]

To prepare a surface for painting by covering it with primer, or an undercoat. Related: Joan Miró. The Birth of the World. Montroig, late summer–fall 1925

The first coat of paint in an application that consists of two or more coats; also refers to the paint used for such an initial coat - primer.

ideal or very good.

pouring gasoline into a carburetor.

a number that has no factor but itself and 1 insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine&a [..]

 rank, lecherous.

A natural number which has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself.

Definition The interest rate that commercial banks charge their most creditworthy borrowers, such as large corporations. The rate is a lagging indicator. also called prime rate.

1 : prime rate 2 : general contractor

Prime borrowers have good to excellent credit histories, typically with a FICO score of 650 or more.

 Stock that are said to be well finished enough to be ready for slaughter, ie stock that have adequate fat cover and general body shape and composition.

A number which has exactly two factors. The number one and itself.

is a classification of borrowers, rates or holdings as high-quality or with a high credit score. The most credit-worthy borrowers are considered prime.

Prime describes the best-qualified borrower, as in: "Only prime borrowers will qualify for this low rate." The term is related to the prime rate, which is a base lending rate reserved for th [..]

The original funding entity of a project for which Harvard has received a portion of funding via a subagreement. The prime sponsor is our sponsor's sponsor.

(n) a number that has no factor but itself and 1(n) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity(n) the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.(n) the time of maturity when power and vigor are greate [..]

In the Catholic Church the first canonical hour after lauds. Milton terms sunrise “that sweet hour of prime.” (Paradise Lost, bk. v. 170.)

In mathematics, a prime number is evenly divisible only by itself and the number 1 (with the specific exclusion that 0 and 1 are not prime). For example, the number 6 is not prime because it is divi [..]

 An award given for the rider to reach a certain point mid-race in a sprint. Pronounced "preem." French.

 a special award given to the leader on selected laps during a criterium, or the first rider to reach a certain landmark in a road or cross-country race. It's used to heighten the action. Pronounced "preem."

[4] (abbrev. P) (set theory, linear) an ordered set

 lens of fixed focal length.

A fixed focal length lens. The other option is a zoom lens, which can move between a range a focal lengths.

A fixed focal length lens that remains constant with no ability to zoom. Prime lenses are often of higher optical quality because they have a wider minimum aperture.

The process of initiating water flow in a pump to commence circulation by displacing air in the suction side of the circulation system.

In a multiple schedule a stimulus under which the organism embarks upon a schedule performance which usually sustains itself when the prime is withdrawn.

The action of filling a pump casing with water to remove the air. Most pumps must be primed before start-up or they will not pump any water.

adj. "first," s.v. prime a. (adv.) OED. KEY: prime@adj

adj 1 prime 1

n. "prime, the second canonical hour; early morning; beginning," s.v. prime sb.\1 OED. KEY: prime@n

n 20 prime 5 pryme 15

Six consecutive made points

A number of consecutive points, usually four, five or six in a row, that are made with the intention of blocking an opponent from escape. The best prime is when you hold six consecutive points, called [..]

To apply a primer, or undercoat before the application of the finish coating.

 When consecutive points are occupied by the same player blocking an opponents men. See Full Prime.  Priming Game: A type of game in which the chief objective is to trap some of the opponents men b [..]

This essentially means borrowers or loans at or above an accepted credit standard, typically around 620. Some loans and borrowers beneath that are considered greater risks and classified as subprime.

The application of a layer of paint or sizing (a primer), such as gesso, to a surface before applying paint to it.

Stands for Prescribed Right to Income and Maximum Equity, a certificate that entitles the owner to the dividend/income from an underlying security, but not to the capital appreciation of that security [..]

A prime is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself. Prime or PRIME may also refer to:

The prime symbol ( ′ ), double prime symbol ( ″ ), triple prime symbol ( ‴ ), quadruple prime symbol ( ⁗ ) etc., are used to designate units and for other purposes in mathematics, the sciences, lingui [..]

In mathematics, an element p of a partial order (P, ≤) is a meet prime element when p is the principal element of a principal prime ideal. Equivalently, if P is a lattice, p ≠ top, and for all a, b i [..]

Prime is the second privately owned national free-to-air television broadcaster currently available in New Zealand. The broadcaster airs a varied mix of programming, largely imported from Australia, t [..]

Prime is a superhero created by Bob Jacob, Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski, and Norm Breyfogle. He debuted in Prime #1 under Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint, and was one of its flagship characters alon [..]

Prime is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg. It was written and directed by Ben Younger. The film grossed $67,937,503 worldwide.

Prime, or the First Hour, is a fixed time of prayer of the traditional Divine Office (Canonical Hours), said at the first hour of daylight (approximately 6:00 a.m.), between the morning Hour of Lauds [..]

PrimeConcept/PRIME is a Russian company, headquartered in Moscow.

Prime is a Belgian premium television service owned by Telenet, the Belgian content division of Liberty Global. Prime launched together with its sister service Prime Sport (later Sporting Telenet and [..]

PRIME (PRobe Incorporation Mediated by Enzymes) is a molecular biology research tool developed by Alice Y. Ting and the Ting Lab at MIT for site-specific labeling of proteins in living cells with chem [..]

PRIME is a specification for narrow band powerline communication. Power-line communication uses power lines as transmission media. PRIME is an acronym for "PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution". P [..]

Jose "Prime" Reza, (b. October 5, 1971) is a Mexican-American graffiti artist born and raised in the Pico-Union District of Downtown Los Angeles. Prime is credited with being a founding father of Los [..]