Benting time () The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe. |
Prime (#) Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna |
Prime (a.) First in order of time |
Prime (a.) First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance |
Prime (a.) First in excellence |
Prime (a.) Early |
Prime (a.) Lecherous |
Prime (a.) Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark. |
Prime (n.) The first part |
Prime (n.) The spring of life |
Prime (n.) That which is first in quantity |
Prime (a.) The morning |
Prime (a.) The first of the chief guards. |
Prime (a.) Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element |
Prime (a.) A prime number. See under Prime, a. |
Prime (a.) An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system |
Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon |
Prime (a.) To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting |
Prime (a.) To prepare |
Prime (a.) To trim or prune, as trees. |
Prime (a.) To mark with a prime mark. |
Prime (v. i.) To be renewed, or as at first. |
Prime (v. i.) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun. |
Prime (v. i.) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed |
Serial (a.) Of or pertaining to a series |
Serial (a.) Of or pertaining to rows. |
Serial (n.) A publication appearing in a series or succession of part |
Time (n.) Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof. |
Time (n.) A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future |
Time (n.) The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived |
Time (n.) The duration of one's life |
Time (n.) A proper time |
Time (n.) Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition. |
Time (n.) Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition |
Time (n.) The present life |
Time (n.) Tense. |
Time (n.) The measured duration of sounds |
Time (v. t.) To appoint the time for |
Time (v. t.) To regulate as to time |
Time (v. t.) To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of |
Time (v. t.) To measure, as in music or harmony. |
Time (v. i.) To keep or beat time |
Time (v. i.) To pass time |
Time-honored (a.) Honored for a long time |
Time-table (n.) A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides, etc. |
Time-table (n.) A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains. |
Time-table (n.) A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes. |
time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
time exposure | exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second) |
harvest harvest time | the season for gathering crops |
haying haying time | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder |
respite recess break time out | a pause from doing something (as work), we took a -minute break, he took time out to recuperate |
free time spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
character printer character-at-a-time printer serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
line printer line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
page printer page-at-a-time printer | a printer that prints one page at a time |
serial port | an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time |
time-ball | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time, especially at an observatory |
time bomb infernal machine | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time |
time clock | clock used to record the hours that people work |
time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
time exposure | a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time |
time-fuse | a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) |
time machine | a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
vintage time of origin | the oldness of wines |
meter metre time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
light time | distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves), the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately minutes |
space-time space-time continuum | the four-dimensional coordinate system ( dimensions of space and of time) in which physical events are located |
time series | a series of values of a variable at successive times |
pulse-time modulation | modulation of the time between successive pulses |
time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
series serial serial publication | a periodical that appears at scheduled times |
serial series | a serialized set of programs, a comedy series, the Masterworks concert series |
time signal | a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
time signature musical time signature | a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat |
serialism serial music | th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition |
good time blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
time | a person's experience on a particular occasion, he had a time holding back the tears, they had a good time together |
semantic error run-time error runtime error | an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time |
time clip | an instance or single occasion for some event, this time he succeeded, he called four times, he could do ten at a clip |
prime meridian | meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England) |
time zone | any of the regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used |
first cause prime mover primum mobile | an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause, God is the first cause |
chancellor premier prime minister | the person who is head of state (in several countries) |
Prime Minister PM premier | the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom |
serial killer serial murderer | someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval |
double time | a doubled wage (for working overtime) |
time and a half | a rate of pay that is . times the regular rate, for overtime work |
installment plan installment buying time plan | a system for paying for goods by installments |
prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
time deposit account deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |
time deposit | a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date |