Synonyms of the word

primer

• n. (historical, Catholic ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment…
• n. (historical, Protestant ecclesiastical) Similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance…
• n. A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
• n. An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
• n. (New Zealand) An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
• n. Any substance or device used to ignite a fire, (especially) any priming wire, blasting cap, or other device…
• n. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes explosives.
• n. A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
• n. A layer of such a substance.
• n. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes wood, metal, etc.
• n. (biology) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic…
• n. (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
• n. A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
• n. A person who prunes trees.
• adj. (obsolete) First in time, initial, early.
• adj. (obsolete) First in importance, premier.
• adj. (obsolete, rare) First in position, foremost.

fuse

• n. (also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
• n. (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
• n. A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
• n. Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
• n. A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even…
• n. A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
• v. (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
• v. (intransitive) To melt together.
• v. To furnish with or install a fuse.
• v. (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that…

fusee

• n. A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks.
• n. A large friction match.
• n. A fuse for an explosive.
• n. (US) A colored flare used as a warning on the railroad.
• n. A fusil, or flintlock musket.
• n. The track of a buck.

fuze

• n. Archaic form of fuse. (detonator).
• v. To attach a fuze or similar detonator.

fuzee

• n. Alternative form of fusee (type of pulley).
• n. Alternative form of fusee (flintlock musket).

ground

• n. (uncountable) The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
• n. (uncountable) Terrain.
• n. (uncountable) Soil, earth.
• n. (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
• n. Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
• n. Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
• n. Background, context, framework, surroundings.
• n. The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
• n. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
• n. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
• n. In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from…
• n. (architecture, chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings…
• n. (countable) A soccer stadium.
• n. (electricity, Canada and US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.
• n. (electricity, Canada and US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.
• n. (countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena…
• n. (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually…
• n. (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
• n. The pit of a theatre.
• v. (US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
• v. (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give…
• v. (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
• v. To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
• v. (baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular))…
• v. (cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease…
• v. (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
• v. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
• v. (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with…
• v. To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of grind.
• adj. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
• adj. Processed by grinding.

igniter

• n. Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive.

ignitor

• n. Alternative spelling of igniter.

light

• n. (physics, uncountable) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation…
• n. A source of illumination.
• n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
• n. (in the plural, now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
• n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
• n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those…
• n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
• n. A flame or something used to create fire.
• n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
• n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
• n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
• n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
• n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
• n. The power of perception by vision.
• n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
• n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler…
• v. (transitive) To start (a fire).
• v. (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
• v. (transitive) To illuminate.
• v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
• v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
• adj. Having light.
• adj. Pale in colour.
• adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
• adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
• adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
• adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
• adj. Easy to endure or perform.
• adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
• adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
• adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached.
• adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
• adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
• adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
• adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
• adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
• adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
• adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
• adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
• adv. Carrying little.
• n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
• v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter.
• v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
• v. To find by chance.
• v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice.
• v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.

lighter

• adj. comparative form of light: more light.
• n. One who, or that which, lights.
• n. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
• n. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading…
• v. To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
• adj. comparative form of light: more light.

priming

• n. (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent…
• n. A substance used as a primer.
• n. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
• n. The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.
• n. The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
• v. present participle of prime.

schoolbook

• n. A textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school.

text

• n. A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
• n. A book, tome or other set of writings.
• n. (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message.
• n. (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data).
• n. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
• n. Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme.
• n. A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing.
• v. (transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or…
• v. (intransitive) To send and receive text messages.
• v. To write in large characters, as in text hand.

textbook

• n. A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools…
• adj. Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
• adj. Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example…

undercoat

• n. A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
• n. A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer.
• v. (transitive) To apply an undercoat to.