var. Of *pressie.

—n. - small thorn.

- hard-pointed spine of a hedgehog etc.

- prickling sensation. —v. (-ling) affect or be affected with a sensation of multiple pricking. [old english]

adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 having prickles.

- (of a person) ready to take offence.

- tingling. prickliness n.

- heat n. Itchy inflammation of the skin, causing a tingling sensation and common in hot countries.

- pear n. - cactus with pear-shaped prickly fruit.

- its fruit.

n. (pl. -ies) 1 pre-eminence.

- office of a primate. [latin: related to *primate]

feather n. Large flight-feather of a bird's wing.

- school n. School for children below the age of 11.

- —adj. - a of the first importance; chief. B fundamental, basic.

- earliest, original; first in a series.

- of the first rank in a series; not derived.

- designating any of the colours red, green, and blue, or (for pigments) red, blue, and yellow, of which all other colours are mixtures.

- (of education) for children below the age of 11.

- (primary) geol. Of the lowest series of strata.

- biol. Of the first stage of development. —n. (pl. -ies) 1 thing that is primary.

- (in full primary election) (in the us) preliminary election to appoint party conference delegates or to select candidates for a principal (esp. Presidential) election.

- = *primary feather. primarily adv. [latin: related to *prime1]

n. - member of the highest order of mammals, including apes, monkeys, and man.

- (also) archbishop. [latin primas -at- chief]

n. Cultivated plant bearing primrose-like flowers in a wide variety of colours. [latin diminutive: related to *prime1]

circuit n. Electric circuit with thin strips of conductor printed on a flat insulating sheet.

n. - person who prints books etc.

- owner of a printing business.

- device that prints, esp. From a computer.

n. - a being private and undisturbed. B right to this.

- freedom from intrusion or public attention.