| NOUN | communication | primer | an introductory textbook |
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| artifact | primer, fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, priming | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | |
| artifact | primer, flat coat, ground, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
| Sounds | pray'mer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Amor ... Zimmer: 100 rhymes with mer... | |
| Meaning | An introductory textbook. | |
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| Narrower | hornbook | A primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge |
| speller | An introductory textbook to teach spelling | |
| Broader | textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school text | A book prepared for use in schools or colleges |
| Spanish | abecé, silabario, texto elemental | |
| Catalan | text elemental | |
| Meaning | Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant. | |
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| Synonyms | fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, priming | |
| Narrower | detonating fuse | A fuse containing an explosive |
| safety fuse | A slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter | |
| time-fuse | A fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) | |
| Broader | lighter, light, igniter, ignitor | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
| Spanish | imprimación | |
| Catalan | cartilla | |
| Verbs | prime | insert / insert a primer into (a gun / gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing |
| Meaning | The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | flat coat, ground, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat | |
| Narrower | couch | A flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer |
| Broader | coat of paint | A layer of paint covering something else |
| Spanish | primera mano | |
| Catalan | primera mà | |
| Verbs | prime | cover with a primer |
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