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prom¹ Definition

prom (präm)

noun

a ball or dance, as of a particular class at a school or college

Etymology: contr. < promenade

prom² Definition

prom

promontory

PROM Definition

PROM (präm)

noun

a type of ROM chip that can be programmed to a particular user's needs

Etymology: p(rogrammable) r(ead-)o(nly) m(emory)

prom Synonyms

prom

n.

ball, dance, gala, promenade, class dance, junior prom, senior prom; see also dance 2.

prom Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • attend: There used to be a near riot, but last year they all attended a formal dress prom at a local hotel.

Adjective modifier

  • urm....my: Urm....my prom in 9 days wooo can't wait for that!
  • senior: I knew I ought to ask Pat to the senior prom.
  • high: MORRIS FLETCHER: You guys never went to your high school prom, did you?
  • classical: Proms in the Park - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 29 July, 8pm Classical firework proms.
  • annual: The annual Proms in the Park Festival will be taking place on Saturday August 15th.
  • Welsh: In addition the theater hosts the annual Welsh Proms and has a packed program of orchestral concerts from the BBC National Orchestras of Wales.

Modifies a noun

  • queen: Let me tell you something, Darlene's little girl was no prom queen.
  • gown: Our ball gowns, evening dresses and prom gowns are made by our team of highly skilled dressmakers.
  • dress: Find your nearest prom dress store or online shopping mall.
  • decoration: Or, maybe you are looking for Easter decorations, baby shower decorations, or even prom decorations?
  • concert: Coincidentally David Atherton who conducted my first ever prom concert with the NYO was Music Director there for my first couple of years.
  • night: Film lore tells us never to go to prom nights - or else!

Noun used with modifier

  • boot: The boot prom uses the trivial file transfer protocol ( tftp ) to request the boot program.
  • summer: Neighbors continue to thank us for the summer prom which began the festival.
  • school: Michael and Stephanie Bell are pictured above before their school prom.
  • dress: There used to be a near riot, but last year they all attended a formal dress prom at a local hotel.
  • college: Jeff ( Gene Bervoets ), a fellow student, encourages Harry to attend the college prom.

Possessives

  • year: Martin Kettle talks to Nicholas Kenyon about this year's Proms.

Preposition: in

  • wooo: Urm....my prom in 9 days wooo can't wait for that!
prom Quotes

And there was that wholesale libel on aYale prom. If all the girls attending it were laid end to end, Mrs Parker said, she wouldn't be at all surprised.

—Parker, Dorothy ne¤  e Rothschild