Definition of primaries

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  • primaries is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • primaries is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • primaries is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of primaries

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

    Synonyms

    1. primary election
  • of or being the essential or basic part (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. basal
    2. elemental
    3. elementary
  • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. primary feather
    2. primary quill
  • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit (noun)

    Examples

    1. current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil

    Synonyms

    1. primary coil
    2. primary winding
  • most important element (adjective)

    Examples

    1. policemen were primary targets

    Synonyms

    1. chief
    2. main
    3. master
    4. principal
  • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it (noun)
  • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a primary instinct
  • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary (adjective)

    Examples

    1. primary goals
    2. a primary effect
    3. primary sources
    4. a primary interest

See definition of primaries in Merriam Webster