Priming is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PRIMING in dictionary:

VERB:
• make (something) ready for use or action.
• prepare (a firearm or explosive device) for firing or detonation
• cover (a surface) with a primer
• pour or spray liquid into (a pump) before starting in order to seal the moving parts and facilitate its operation
• inject extra fuel into (the cylinder or carburettor of an internal combustion engine) in order to facilitate starting.
• (of a steam engine or its boiler) mix water with the steam being passed into the cylinder.
• induce a susceptibility or proclivity in (an animal, person, or tissue)
• serve as a starting material for (a polymerization process)
• prepare (someone) for a situation, typically by supplying them with relevant information
NOUN:
• the act of one who primes
• the beginning of something
• a service forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Church, traditionally said at the first hour of the day (i.e. 6 a.m.), but now little used.
• a prime number.
• a symbol (ʹ) written after a letter or symbol as a distinguishing mark or after a figure as a symbol for minutes or feet.
• the first of eight parrying positions, used to protect the upper inside of the body, with the sword hand at head height in pronation and the tip of the blade pointing downwards.
• a special section in a cycle race, attracting a special prize.
• The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
• The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.
• The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
• the act of making something ready
• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
• a symbol (ʹ) written after a letter or symbol as a distinguishing mark or after a figure as a symbol for minutes or feet.
• the state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life
ADJECTIVE:
• of first importance; main
• from which another thing may derive or proceed
• of the best possible quality; excellent
• having all the typical characteristics of something
• most suitable or likely
• (of a number) divisible only by itself and unity (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11).
• (of two or more numbers in relation to each other) having no common factor but unity
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to make ready
• same as primer
• the act of one that primes

Words related to PRIMING

prime9 primed11 primer10 primes10 primings13

Words that contain PRIMING

primings13 repriming14 depriming15

How to use PRIMING in a sentence

• I felt no fear, only intense anger at my folly in not having looked better to my priming.
• I looked to the priming of my pistols, and embarked very tranquilly on the evening of the 12th of July.
• What would you consider the first duty of an engineer on discovering that the water was foaming or priming A.
• To their surprise, neither exploded, and, on examination, it was discovered that the priming had vanished.
• The final order was for each man to look carefully at the priming of his rifle, and then to go into battle and fight till he died.
• An ordinary priming is placed on the pyramid, h, and the plug with the valve is screwed down in such a way that the latter shall have a little play.
• Ephraim Savage examined the priming of his gun with a tightened lip and a gleaming eye, while Amos Green, without a word, began to cast round in circles in search of a trail.
• Arundel, without altogether understanding the purpose of his companion, got up, and after examining the priming of his piece, followed his steps.
• The Indians commenced shaking their priming into the pans of their flint lock guns, and, while doing so, talked loud and threatened to perform a great many things.
• The hunter immediately sets off in chase of another, priming, loading, and taking aim at full speed.
• Team, wagon and driver certainly were on hand, but the team looked rickety, so did the wagon, so did the driver, who had obviously been priming for the occasion.
• One is priming a musket, another loading his gun, another firing.
• He was examining the priming of these very narrowly when Tristram appeared, red and glowing from his ablutions.
• Pickering would have executed his purpose, had not the flint at one time dropped out of his pistol, at another time the priming.
• Fine powder, for muskets or priming seems to have had a greater proportion of saltpetre.
• We had also to look to the priming of our rifles, as they were likely to have got damp, and might fail us at a pinch.
• At the Tuileries the red Swiss look to their priming.
• But where the surface is impervious and smooth, as in the case of metallic surfaces, a priming coat is not applied.
• But it has its drawbacks, and these drawbacks are incidental to the nature of the priming coat which consists of size and whiting.
• But japan coats applied with a priming coat crack and fly off in flakes at the slightest concussion, at any knock or fall, more especially at the edges.
• The priming is then evenly and uniformly applied with a brush and left to dry.
• On a fairly even surface two coats of priming properly applied should suffice.
• When the last coat of priming is dry the water polish is applied.
• The priming is now complete and the surface ready to take the japan ground or the coloured varnish.
• Finally, he thought of a remedy, and sitting down, he patiently picked some priming into the tube.
• They looked well to the priming of their rifles, and to their other arms, and sat in silence to await the commencement of the battle.
• They were awake and astir with the first light of the tardy dawn, eagerly listening whilst they looked to the priming of their arms, and exchanged whispered prognostications.

Similar words containing PRIM without suffix ing

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