Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
priapean |
noun |
A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each, having generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an amphimacer in the third; — applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each. |
priapism |
noun |
More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire. |
priceite |
noun |
A hydrous borate of lime, from Oregon. |
pricking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Prick, The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point., The driving of a nail into a horse’s foot so as to produce lameness., Same as Nicking., A sensation of being pricked., The mark or trace left by a hare’s foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks., Dressing one’s self for show; prinking. |
prideful |
adjective |
Full of pride; haughty. |
priedieu |
noun |
A kneeling desk for prayers. |
priestly |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell. |
prigging |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Prig |
priggery |
noun |
Priggism. |
priggish |
adjective |
Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. |
priggism |
noun |
The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig., Roguery; thievery. |
prillion |
noun |
Tin extracted from the slag. |
primming |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Prim |
primates |
noun pl. |
The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci. |
primeval |
adjective |
Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. |
primitia |
noun |
The first fruit; the first year’s whole profit of an ecclesiastical preferment. |
primness |
noun |
The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness. |
primrose |
adjective |
An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles., Any plant of the genus Primula., Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; — hence, flowery; gay. |
princely |
adjective |
Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc., Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely fortune., In a princely manner. |
princess |
noun |
A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince., The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family., The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales. |
princock |
noun |
Alt. of Princox |
prinking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Prink |
printing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Print, The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints. |
printery |
noun |
A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing office. |
priorate |
noun |
The dignity, office, or government, of a prior. |
prioress |
noun |
A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess. |
priority |
adjective |
The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application., Precedence; superior rank. |
priories |
plural |
of Priory |
prismoid |
noun |
A body that approaches to the form of a prism. |
prisoned |
imp. & past participle |
of Prison |
prisoner |
noun |
One who is confined in a prison., A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court. |
pristine |
adjective |
Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor. |
pritchel |
noun |
A tool employed by blacksmiths for punching or enlarging the nail holes in a horseshoe. |
prizable |
adjective |
Valuable. |
prizemen |
plural |
of Prizeman |
prizeman |
noun |
The winner of a prize. |