prime
Make something ready
Like the related adjective primary, prime means main or first in importance (prime minister, prime suspect).
A prime number is only divisible by itself and one; the set of such numbers are called primes.
To prime something is to prepare it for use or operation (prime a pump).
Sometimes prime means to apply primer, which is a substance that prepares a surface for some further treatment or covering.
Utmost height attained
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
heyday · bloom · height · culmination · best · finest · golden · glory
Initial stage of something
- firstPosition number one
- earliestFirst in time
- originalFirst or inventive
- formativeInfluencing development or growth
foundational · nascent · dawn · genesis · inception · outset · infancy · threshold
Fluid-moving machine
- readySuitable for use now
- prepareMake ready beforehand
- loadCarried weight or burden
- chargeCost or accusation
coat · undercoat · base · gesso · sealant · ignition · detonator · fuse
Symbol representing quantity
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- factorizationDecomposing into multiplicative parts
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- divisibleAble to be separated
indivisible · Euclid · theorem · sieve · Eratosthenes · twin · sequence · infinite
Outstanding quality or merit
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- premiumAdded cost for better
- choiceAct of selecting
- selectCarefully pick from options
top-notch · first-rate · high-grade · superb · elite · finest · filet · ribeye
One who guides others
- headUppermost body part
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- chancellorSenior administrative official
System of written symbols
- markVisible impression or sign
- feetLower limbs' ends
- inchesSmall length units
- minutesSixty-second intervals
seconds · derivative · apostrophe · tick · accent
peak
Utmost height attained
acme · heyday · bloom · height · culmination · best · finest · golden · glory · flourishing
beginning
Initial stage of something
formative · foundational · nascent · dawn · genesis · inception · outset · infancy · threshold · baseline
pump
Fluid-moving machine
charge · coat · undercoat · base · gesso · sealant · ignition · detonator · fuse · cartridge
number
Symbol representing quantity
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- factorizationDecomposing into multiplicative parts
- compositeMade of distinct parts
divisible · indivisible · Euclid · theorem · sieve · Eratosthenes · twin · sequence · infinite · conjecture
excellence
Outstanding quality or merit
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- premiumAdded cost for better
- choiceAct of selecting
select · top-notch · first-rate · high-grade · superb · elite · finest · filet · ribeye · sirloin
leader
One who guides others
- headUppermost body part
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
chancellor · cabinet · Westminster · Downing
notation
System of written symbols
minutes · seconds · derivative · apostrophe · tick · accent
- math conceptsangle, numbers, algebra, circle, equations
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
- beverage makingbrew, brewing, ferment, fermentation, distillation
- growth stagesmature, immature, developing, adult, juvenile
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- top tierelite, premium, best, finest, supreme
- prime timeEvening TV's busiest window
- primary colorsUnmixable base pigments
- primary schoolEarly childhood education institution
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- prime ribBone-in beef roast
- prime suspectMost probable perpetrator
primary, primitive, primer, primarily, primal, primed, primacy, primate, primeval