respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
(verb) regard highly; think much of; “I respect his judgement”; “We prize his creativity”
pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
(verb) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; “The burglar jimmied the lock”; “Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail”
pry, prise
(verb) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; “They pried the information out of him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prise (plural prises)
(obsolete) An enterprise or adventure.
Obsolete form of prize.
prise (third-person singular simple present prises, present participle prising, simple past and past participle prised)
To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
• Peris, Piers, Speir, Spier, peris, piers, pries, resip, ripes, spier, spire
Source: Wiktionary
Prise, n.
Definition: An enterprise. [Obs.] Spenser.
Prise, n. & v.
Definition: See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
