Found 3 items, similar to prim.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: prim
genit, rapi
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: prim
prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn:
dainty,
mincing,
niminy-piminy,
twee]
2: exaggeratedly proper;
“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
approve of my miniskirts” [syn:
priggish,
prissy,
prudish,
puritanical,
square-toed,
straitlaced,
strait-laced,
straightlaced,
straight-laced,
tight-laced,
victorian]
[also:
primming,
primmed,
primmest,
primmer]
prim
v 1: assume a prim appearance;
“They mince and prim”
2: contract one's lips;
“She primmed her lips after every bite
of food”
3: dress primly [syn:
prim up,
prim out]
[also:
primming,
primmed,
primmest,
primmer]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: prim
Privet
\Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print,
primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut
and trimmed. See,
Prim, a., and cf.
Prime to prune,
Prim, n.,
Prie, n.] (Bot.)
An ornamental European shrub (
Ligustrum vulgare), much used
in hedges; -- called also
prim.
[1913 Webster]
Egyptian privet. See
Lawsonia.
Evergreen privet, a plant of the genus
Rhamnus. See
Alatern.
Mock privet, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the
genus
Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region,
and have been much cultivated for hedges and for
fancifully clipped shrubberies.
[1913 Webster]