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prime
[prahym] 
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prime
[prahym]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | best part of existence |
| Synonyms: | best, best days, bloom, choice, cream*, elite, fat*, flower*, flowering, height, heyday, maturity, peak, perfection, pink*, prize, spring, springtime, top, verdure, vitality, zenith |
| Antonyms: | downfall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prime |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get ready; prepare |
| Synonyms: | break in, brief, clue*, coach, cram, excite, fill in, fit, galvanize, groom, inform, innervate, make ready, motivate, move, notify, prep, provoke, rehearse, stimulate, tell, train |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | archetypal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most typical |
| Synonyms: | average, classic, clichéd, conventional, exemplary, hackneyed, model, most characteristic, paradigmatic, prime, quintessential, representative, standard, stereotypical, stock, textbook, trite |
| Antonyms: | atypical, unique |
| Main Entry: | arm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equip with weapon or power |
| Synonyms: | accouter, appoint, array, deck, equalize, fortify, furnish, gear, gird, guard, heel up, heel, issue, load, load up, lug iron, make ready, mobilize, outfit, pack, pack a rod, prepare, prime, protect, provide, rig, rod up, strengthen, supply, tote |
| Antonyms: | disarm |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most excellent |
| Synonyms: | 10, A-1, ace, bad*, beyond compare, boss*, capital, champion, chief, choicest, cool*, culminating, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, foremost, greatest, highest, incomparable, inimitable, leading, matchless, nonpareil, number 1, optimum, out-of-sight, outstanding, paramount, peerless, perfect, preeminent, premium, prime, primo, principal, sans pareil, second to none, super, superlative, supreme, terrific, tops, tough, transcendent, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed |
| Antonyms: | worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | most outstanding thing in class |
| Synonyms: | choice, cream, cream of the crop, elite, fat, favorite, finest, first, flower, gem, model, nonpareil, paragon, pick, prime, prize, select, top |
| Antonyms: | worst |
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | big league, big-time, consequential, considerable, eminent, heavy-duty, heavyweight, influential, leading, main, major league, material, meaningful, momentous, paramount, popular, powerful, prime, principal, prominent, serious, significant, substantial, super, super colossal, valuable, weighty |
| Antonyms: | blah, bland, dull, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform of facts |
| Synonyms: | abridge, advise, apprise, edify, enlighten, epitomize, explain, fill in, give rundown, give the lowdown, inform, initiate, instruct, let in on, orient, prepare, prime, recapitulate, show the lay of the land, show the ropes, summarize, tip off, update |
| Antonyms: | hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | capital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, essential |
| Synonyms: | basic, cardinal, central, chief, controlling, dominant, first, foremost, fundamental, important, leading, major, number one, outstanding, overruling, paramount, predominant, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, underlying, vital |
| Notes: | the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government |
| Antonyms: | extra, minor, nonessential, secondary, unimportant |
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