Main entry: prime, prime quantity
Definition: a number that has no factor but itself and 1
Main entry: prime, prime of life
Definition: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
Main entry: prime
Definition: the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
Main entry: peak, prime, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, heyday, flower, flush
Definition: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Main entry: prime
Definition: insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
Usage: prime a cannon; prime a mine
Main entry: prime
Definition: fill with priming liquid
Usage: prime a car engine
Main entry: undercoat, prime, ground
Definition: cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Definition: first in rank or degree
Usage: an architect of premier rank; the prime minister
Main entry: prime
Definition: used of the first or originating agent
Usage: prime mover
Definition: being at the best stage of development
Usage: our manhood's prime vigor- Robert Browning
Main entry: choice, select, prime, prize, quality
Definition: of superior grade
Usage: choice wines; prime beef; prize carnations; quality paper; select peaches
Main entry: prime
Definition: of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
Usage: prime number