primary
primary election | a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen |
| direct primary | a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office |
| closed primary | a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote, closed primaries strengthen party unity |
| open primary | a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party) |
Virginia reel
reel | an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines |
reel
Scottish reel | a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders, marked by circular moves and gliding steps |
| papermaking | the craft of making paper |
| primary care | the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere) |
| arms control | a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country |
| primary censorship | armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit |
manual of arms
manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle |
| order arms | a position in the manual of arms, the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground, often used as a command |
| primary health care | health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system |
| arms deal | a deal to provide military arms |
primary
primary feather
primary quill | one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing |
bobbin
spool
reel | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound |
coat of arms
arms blazon
blazonry | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. |
primary coil
primary winding
primary | 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 |
| reel | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle, attached to a fishing rod |
| reel | a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector |
voltaic cell
galvanic cell
primary cell | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy, cannot be recharged |
weaponry
arms
implements of war
weapons system
munition | weapons considered collectively |
primary color
primary colour | any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing |
primary color for pigments
primary colour for pigments | any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing, the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow |
primary color for light
primary colour for light | any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing, the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green |
primary subtractive color for light
primary subtractive colour for light | any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light, the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow |
primary sex characteristic
primary sexual characteristic
primary sex character | the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) |
| freedom to bear arms | a right guaranteed by the nd amendment to the US Constitution |
| primary dentition | dentition of deciduous teeth |
primary tooth
deciduous tooth
baby tooth
milk tooth | one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one ofin children) |
| reel | music composed for dancing a reel |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SALT | negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons |
| arms race | a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments |
munitions industry
arms industry | an industry that manufacturers weapons of war |
grade school
grammar school
elementary school
primary school | a school for young children, usually the first or grades |
| primary | (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it |
| arms manufacturer | someone who manufactures arms and munitions |
| gentleman-at-arms | one ofgentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions |
health professional
primary care provider
PCP
health care provider
caregiver | a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability |
knight bachelor
bachelor-at-arms
bachelor | a knight of the lowest order, could display only a pennon |
| man-at-arms | a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times |
| master-at-arms | the senior petty officer, responsible for discipline aboard ship |
| primary care physician | the physician who provides primary care, the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system |
sergeant at arms
serjeant-at-arms | an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands |
| primary syphilis | the first stage, characterized by a chancre at the site of infection |
atypical pneumonia
primary atypical pneumonia
mycoplasmal pneumonia | an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing, caused by mycoplasma, primarily affecting children and young adults |
| primary amenorrhea | delay of menarche beyond age |
| primary dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and not the result of a disease |
solid solution
primary solid solution | a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals, a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal |
rattle down
rattle off
reel off
spiel off
roll off | recite volubly or extravagantly, He could recite the names of all the chemical elements |