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 priming priming /ˈpraɪmɪŋ/

noun

  1. () The act of making something ready  ( priming )
    the act of making something ready
  2. The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface  ( flat coat , ground , primer , primer coat , priming , priming coat , undercoat )
    the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
     I always use a primer before painting
    I always use a primer before painting
  3. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant  ( fuse , fusee , fuze [ N. American] , fuzee [ N. American] , primer , priming )
    any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant


 frontiersman frontiersman /frʌnˈtɪərzmən/

noun

  1. A man who lives on the frontier  ( backwoodsman , frontiersman , mountain man )
    a man who lives on the frontier


 wrecker wrecker /ˈrɛkɝ/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)  ( tow car , tow truck [ N. American] , wrecker [ N. American] , breakdown lorry [British] )
    a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
     The car broke down, and I had to call a tow truck to take it to the mechanic
    The car broke down, and I had to call a tow truck to take it to the mechanic
  2. Someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks  ( diversionist , saboteur , wrecker )
    someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
  3. Someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job  ( wrecker )
    someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job


 Chaetodipterus faber Chaetodipterus faber /kiːˌtoʊdɪpˈtɜːrəs ˈfeɪbər/

noun

  1. Deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters  ( angelfish , Chaetodipterus faber , spadefish )
    deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters