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| Main Entry: |
primary/prime
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, principal |
| Synonyms: | capital, cardinal, chief, crackerjack*, dominant, excellent, fab, first, first-class*, greatest, heavy, highest, hot*, leading, main, number one, paramount, primo, state-of-the-art*, stellar, top, top-of-the-line, tough*, world-class |
| Antonyms: | inferior, least, minor, second-rate, secondary, subordinate, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | primary/prime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, fundamental |
| Synonyms: | basal, beginning, bottom, central, elemental, elementary, essential, first, foundational, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, original, primitive, principal, radical, rudimentary, simple, three R's, ultimate, underivative, underived, underlying |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, secondary, supplemental |
| Main Entry: | primer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | textbook |
| Synonyms: | basal, book, hornbook, reader |
Example Sentences
- Each one of the primer molecules comes tagged with a fluorescent chemical.
- Hopefully the above links will provide a helpful primer on how best to begin.
- Here's a primer on what to keep in mind as you research, plan, and build your coop.
| 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: | 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: | 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: | book |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | published document |
| Synonyms: | album, atlas, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure, codex, compendium, copy, dictionary, dissertation, edition, encyclopedia, essay, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet, lexicon, magazine, manual, monograph, nonfiction, novel, octavo, offprint, omnibus, opus, opuscule, pamphlet, paperback, periodical, portfolio, preprint, primer, publication, quarto, reader, reprint, roll, scroll, softcover, speller, text, textbook, thesaurus, tome, tract, treatise, vade mecum, volume, work, writing |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | capital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior |
| Synonyms: | best, champion, choice, crack, dandy, delightful, deluxe, excellent, famous, fine, first, first-class*, first-rate, five-star, fly, great, prime, splendid, superb, top, top-notch*, world-class |
| Antonyms: | inferior, low-class, minor, poor, unimportant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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