| NOUN | act | priming | the act of making something ready |
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| artifact | priming, fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | |
| artifact | priming, flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
| Sounds | pray'mihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The act of making something ready. | |
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| Broader | preparation, readying | The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose |
| Spanish | apresto, preparación | |
| Catalan | aprest, preparació | |
| Meaning | Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant. | |
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| Synonyms | fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface. | |
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| Synonyms | flat coat, ground, primer, 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 | |
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