Major, important.
Of or relating to an artery.
A through road.
First in importance, degree, or rank.
First in time, order, or sequence.
Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.
First in excellence, quality, or value.
Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.
Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.
To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
To mark with a prime mark.
To apply a coat of primer paint to.
To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
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.
To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.
An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.
Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.
A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.
The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.
The religious service appointed to this hour.
The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.
The chief or best individual or part.
The first note or tone of a musical scale.
An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.