Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

n. - Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of a certain genus having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads.

edit
Usage examples (29)
  • On the whole, the primrose is a poet's and a painter's flower.
  • Elsewhere they would be called primrose, but the use of the Latin name is appropriate for this place.
  • And the primrose is fresh in the wood —
  • At first it has a kind of primrose tint, but, when subjected to heat, or to the sun, turns green.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.