priem — meaning in English
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English meaning
- awl noun A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
- prime adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.
- pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
Senses
priem is used for these senses in English:
- awl A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
- bodkin A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
- prime (mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
- prime (music) The first note or tone of a musical scale.
- pry (East Anglia, US) A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever.
awl — full definition
- noun A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
- noun Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
prime — full definition
- adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.
- adj (mathematics) Of a number, divisible only by itself and one.
- verb To prepare something for use, especially by applying an initial coat or by getting it ready in advance.