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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

primo
adjective the best of its kind

primogeniture
noun right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

primordial dwarf
hypoplastic dwarf noun a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal

primordium
anlage noun an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development

primping
noun careful or finicky grooming; `the primping alone took more than an hour`

primrose
primula noun any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

primrose jasmine
Jasminum mesnyi noun evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China

primrose path
noun a life of ease and pleasure

Primula elatior
noun Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel

Primulaceae
family Primulaceae noun a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

Primulales
order Primulales noun Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae

primus
noun the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland

Primus stove
Primus noun a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers

prince
noun a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

Prince Albert
noun a man`s double-breasted frock coat

Prince Albert yew
Prince Albert`s yew noun small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile

prince charming
noun a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved

prince consort
noun a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign

Prince Edward Island
noun an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada

Prince of Wales
noun the male heir apparent of the British sovereign

prince`s-feather
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate noun annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America

Prince-of-Wales`-heath
Prince of Wales heath noun South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers

Prince-of-Wales fern
Prince-of-Wales feather noun New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea

princedom
noun the dignity or rank or position of a prince

princeling
noun a young prince

princely
adjective having the rank of or befitting a prince; `a princely bearing`; `princely manner`

princess
noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)

Princess Diana
Princess of Wales noun English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

princess feather
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate noun annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America

princess royal
noun the eldest daughter of a British sovereign

Princeton
noun a university town in central New Jersey

Princeton University
Princeton noun a university in New Jersey

princewood
noun tropical American timber tree

principal
school principal noun the educator who has executive authority for a school; `she sent unruly pupils to see the principal`

principal
principal sum noun capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

principal axis
optic axis noun a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted

principal investigator
noun the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project

principality
princedom noun territory ruled by a prince

principalship
noun the post of principal

Principe
noun an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe

principle
precept noun rule of personal conduct

principle of equivalence
noun (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference

principle of liquid displacement
noun (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid

principle of relativity
noun (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred

principle of superposition
Huygens` principle of superposition noun the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; `the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light`

principle of superposition
noun (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest

principled
adjective based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; `principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency`; `a principled person`

Prinia
genus Prinia noun a genus of Sylviidae

print
black and white noun the result of the printing process; `I want to see it in black and white`

print buffer
noun a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready

print media
noun a medium that disseminates printed matter

print run
press run noun the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper

print seller
noun someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.

print shop
noun a workplace where printing is done

printable
adjective fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable; `printable language`

printed
adjective written in print characters or produced by means of e.g. a printing press

printed circuit
noun computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered

printer
printing machine noun a machine that prints

printer cable
noun a cable between a computer and a printer

printer`s devil
noun an apprentice in a printing establishment

printer`s ink
printing ink noun a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing

printing
printing process noun reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

printing concern
printing business noun a company that does commercial printing

printing operation
noun an operation that controls the printing or display of information

printing press
noun a machine used for printing

printing unit
noun a unit of measurement for printing

printmaker
graphic artist noun an artist who designs and makes prints

printmaking
noun artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

printout
noun the output of a computer in printed form

Priodontes
genus Priodontes noun solely the giant armadillo

prion
noun (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system

Prionace
genus Prionace noun blue sharks

Prionotus
genus Prionotus noun a genus of Triglidae

prior
noun the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

priority
antecedence noun preceding in time

priority processing
noun data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities

priorship
noun the office of prior

priory
noun religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

prism
optical prism noun optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image

prismatic
adjective exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; `prismatic light`

prismatoid
noun a polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes; the faces that lie in those planes are the bases of the prismatoid

prismoid
noun a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms

prison
prison house noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

prison camp
prisoner of war camp noun camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war

prison chaplain
noun a chaplain in a prison

prison guard
jailer noun someone who guards prisoners

prison term
sentence noun the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; `he served a prison term of 15 months`; `his sentence was 5 to 10 years`; `he is doing time in the county jail`

prisoner
captive noun a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

prisoner of war censorship
noun military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces

prisoner of war
POW noun a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war

prisoner`s base
noun a children`s game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base

prisonlike
adjective resembling a prison

Pristidae
family Pristidae noun large primitive rays with elongated snouts

pristine
adjective immaculately clean and unused; `handed her his pristine white handkerchief`

Pristis
genus Pristis noun type genus of the Pristidae

Pritzelago
genus Pritzelago noun chamois cress

privacy
privateness noun the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

privacy
secrecy noun the condition of being concealed or hidden

private
adjective confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; `a private place`; `private discussions`; `private lessons`; `a private club`; `a private secretary`; `private property`; `the former President is now a private citizen`; `public figures struggle to maintain a private life`

private detective
PI noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information