| primary |
main; chief. [3 definitions] |
| primary color |
any one of the three basic colors of the spectrum from which all other colors can be made by blending. In paint, they are red, yellow, and blue. |
| primary school |
a school that has the first three or four grades and sometimes kindergarten. |
| primate |
any animal in the category of mammals that includes humans, monkeys, apes, and some smaller, simpler animals. Most primates have large brains and flexible hands. |
| prime |
first in importance. [5 definitions] |
| prime minister |
the chief minister and head of a government with a parliament. |
| prime number |
a number that can be evenly divided only by itself or by one. Two and eleven are prime numbers. |
| primitive |
having to do with an early stage or a condition that is not developed. [3 definitions] |
| primrose |
a plant that grows tube-shaped flowers in many colors. Primroses have large leaves at the base of the flower stalk. |
| prince |
a high-ranking male member of a royal family, especially a son of a king or queen. |
| Prince Edward Island |
a province of Canada on an island off the eastern coast. Its capital is Charlottetown. |
| princess |
a daughter or other close female member of the family of a king or queen. [2 definitions] |
| principal |
greatest or first in importance. [3 definitions] |
| principal's office |
the office of the head of a school, where decisions concerning the school are made and where discipline is sometimes carried out or decided on. The principal's office is also a place where students can wait during school hours for someone to pick them up if they need to go home for some reason. |
| principle |
a basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based. [3 definitions] |
| print |
to copy by transferring ink to a surface using mechanical pressure. [8 definitions] |
| printer |
a person whose job or trade is printing. [2 definitions] |
| printing |
the business or art of making printed materials. [2 definitions] |
| printing press |
a machine for printing letters or pictures on paper or other material with ink. |
| print-out |
a printed paper copy from a computer. |
| print out |
to produce a copy on paper, by means of a computer printer. |