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prime |
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prime adjective | verb
1 adjective 1.•his prime reason for leaving:main, chief, key, primary, central, principal, foremost, first, most important, paramount, major | informal number-one. ANT secondary, subordinate. 2.•the prime cause of flooding:fundamental, basic, essential, primary, central. ANT secondary. 3.•prime agricultural land:top-quality, top, best, first-class, first-rate, grade A, superior, supreme, choice, select, finest | excellent, superb, fine | informal tip-top, A1, top-notch, blue-ribbon. ANT inferior. 4.•a prime example:archetypal, prototypical, typical, classic, excellent, characteristic, quintessential.▶noun •he is in his prime:heyday, best days, best years, prime of one's life | youth, salad days | peak, pinnacle, zenith.
2 verb 1.•he primed the gun:prepare, load, get ready. 2.•Lucy had primed him carefully:brief, fill in, prepare, put in the picture, inform, advise, instruct, coach, drill | informal clue in, give someone the lowdown. |
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