Noun : a primer of phonetics.    From Dictionary.com. 

Adjective : a prime requisite. ,a prime example. ,the prime authority on Chaucer. ,prime building lots. ,This ale is prime! ,prime ribs of beef. ,the prime axioms of his philosophy. ,The number 2 is prime to 9.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : the prime of youth. ,a man in his prime. ,a, a′.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : The politician was primed by his aides for the press conference.    From Dictionary.com. 

And now I have TWO products with the word primer in them.    From Wordnik.com.  [ejshea.com - Erin Shea] Reference

Load in rifle and extract to see if the primer is stil protruding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paper Versus Meat] Reference

The lighter titanium pin doesn't have the moxie to ignite the primer from the momentum of a mere fall.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winner Announced, and Charlton Heston Appreciated] Reference

There isn't room in the space I have for this column to cover all the terms but perhaps a brief primer is in order.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spanish terms for building and construction in Mexico] Reference

I won't even try it on my in-line Austin Halleck because the primer is held by a spring wrapped partially open primer system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will blackhorn 209 powder work in a flintlock?] Reference

For commercial vehicle cognescenti the van pictured is the 5/6 cwt 10hp 4 cylinder version, costing £140 plus £15 tax (in primer).    From Wordnik.com.  [Any Excuse] Reference

My primer was the Moosewood Cookbook for a good intro.    From Wordnik.com.  [mushroom strudel | smitten kitchen] Reference

Laura is known for her successful make-up range - her primer is a beauty icon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home | Mail Online] Reference

For good measure, I'll throw in a little Twitter lingo primer to help you along the way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Search Engine Guide : Small Business Search Marketing] Reference

A primer is a solid thick paint that covers old paint to make your new paint work better.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily Vanguard RSS] Reference

"A primer is a short stretch of synthetic DNA that's specific to an individual species," Shivji said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shark Test Smells Fishy to Some] Reference

Mica Bella - We absolutely love their eyeshadow primer, which is made specifically for loose mineral eyeshadow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Karim Orange: The Energy Of Beauty] Reference

Eukaryotic Okazaki fragments are initiated by a RNA / DNA primer, which is removed before the fragments are joined.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue] Reference

Let me give you a primer from the AP.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Silent Change to Section 382 - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

Maybe you could put up some kind of primer or how to?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vodkapundit » Vote Early & Often] Reference

No, I think "primer" is probably preferred, but "primer" is proper too.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 26, 2002] Reference

This writing is conceived of as a kind of primer for modern touring life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Josh Ritter: First Notes from Josh: The Small Town USA Tour 2008] Reference

Then he applies a watery mixture of glue and 'blanca de españa', a kind of primer, with a brush.    From Wordnik.com.  [Born to blush] Reference

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is here with a kind of primer on mad cow disease, what it is, and how it's spread.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 21, 2003] Reference

The latest is a new "primer" which specifically admonishes congresspeople to NOT call the president a liar.    From Wordnik.com.  [House Guidelines: You can't call the President a Liar] Reference

Rachel already had the feeling Corky Marlinson's meteorite "primer" was going to be more than thirty seconds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deception Point]

Lewitt's "Sentences on Conceptual Art" from 1969 form a kind of primer on how to read and make conceptual art.    From Wordnik.com.  [SWEATblog: Sol Lewitt, 1928 - 2007] Reference

Their document, billed as a "primer" on the financial crisis, gives a basic overview of the main factors at work.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP Set to Issue Own Fiscal Report] Reference

I hope it will serve as a kind of primer to help more and more people understand the function and importance of vibration.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Miracle of Water] Reference

For me, the 209 primer is enough.    From Wordnik.com.  [Electrifying Muzzleloaders: CVA's New Electronic Ignition System] Reference

I had to buy one for my car and it is the standard "primer" black.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASIOC] Reference

Kevin is using this election as a kind of primer on all things political.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fragile What!?] Reference

What I observe there on my visits to the West Bank amounts to a kind of primer in colonialism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palestine Blogs aggregator]

There are also five choices of wild-caught seafood, a kind of primer of sustainable varieties.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

Home and Garden When researching painting metal surfaces I hear a lot about "primer" what is it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories] Reference

While the "primer" by Eric is instructive and caution should always be taken when adjusting team or player stats using PF's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baseball Analysts] Reference

That being said, perhaps the book documenting the unpreparedness of the Galaxy can act as a kind of primer for the rest of the league.    From Wordnik.com.  [Soccer Blogs - latest posts] Reference

"primer" of the full report about what went wrong in America's financial markets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

A Pennsylvanian waxes over alibris's recovery of his first-grade primer "Down Cherry Street.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Nostalgia Is Hot] Reference