noun. The act of one that primes.

noun. The explosive used to ignite a charge.

noun. A preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface.

noun. In gunnery and blasting, the act of applying the powder, percussion-cap, or other material used to ignite the charge; hence, the powder or cap itself.

noun. Figuratively, anything as small relatively to something else as the gun-priming is relatively to the charge: as, his crop isn't a priming to mine.

noun. In painting, the first layer of paint, size, or other material given to any surface as a ground.

noun. In steam-engines: Hot water carried along by the steam from the boiler into the cylinder.

noun. The carrying of such water from the boiler into the cylinder.

noun. In tobacco-growing: The act of gathering an instalment of leaves.

noun. The leaves of one of the gatherings. See prime, 3 .

noun. In brewing, an addition of sugar to the beer in the settling back, furnishing material for further fermentation.

noun. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.

noun. The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.

noun. The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.

noun. See Lag of the tide, under 2d Lag.

noun. a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon.

noun. a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming.

noun. a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.

noun. The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.

noun. A substance used as a primer.

noun. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.

noun. The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.

noun. The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.

verb. Present participle of prime.

noun. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

noun. the act of making something ready

noun. any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

"What I have seen is about as fine in grain as what we call priming powder in the navy."

priming of the tides  

preparation  readying  

climbing  diming  liming  rhyming  timing  

blasting cap  calcimining  cap  chromogen  coat  

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