PRIMARY

• (noun) a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

  synonyms : primary election

  Senator Bob lost the primaries in Georgia with a huge margin. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

  synonyms : primary feather , primary quill

  The pigeon’s primary was damaged, making it difficult for it to fly. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

  "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"

  synonyms : primary coil , primary winding

• (noun) (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

  Like other planets and objects in the Solar System, Earth’s primary is the sun. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

  "primary goals", "a primary effect", "primary sources", "a primary interest"

  Terrorism was the primary issue to be discussed in the summit. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

  "a primary instinct"

  Children have a primary instinct to run when they see a stray dog. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) of primary importance

  synonyms : basal

  “It is of primary importance that I be allowed to meet the Chief Minister!” the woman pleaded. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) most important element

  "the chief aim of living", "the main doors were of solid glass", "the principal rivers of America", "the principal example", "policemen were primary targets", "the master bedroom", "a master switch"

  synonyms : chief , main , master , principal

  The primary ingredients needed for baking a cake are flour, eggs, and oil. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) of or being the essential or basic part

  "an elementary need for love and nurturing"

  synonyms : elemental , elementary

  The primary responsibility of parents is to nurture and love their children. -added by naila_inlas

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