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first
(f/[@]/rst )

adjective (a)

  • preceding all others in time or space or degree(adj.all)
    Example:
    The first house on the right.
    The first day of spring.
    His first political race.
    Her first baby.
    The first time.
    The first meetings of the new party.
    The first phase of his training.
    Antonym:
    last
    source: wordnet30
  • highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections(adj.all)
    Example:
    First soprano.
    The first violin section.
    Played first horn.
    Antonym:
    second
    source: wordnet30
  • Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the first or highest in an ordering or series(noun.linkdef)
    Example:
    He wanted to be the first.
    Synonym:
    number one
    source: wordnet30
  • the first element in a countable series(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    The first of the month.
    Synonym:
    number 1, number one
    source: wordnet30
  • the time at which something is supposed to begin(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    beginning, commencement, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
    Antonym:
    end, ending
    source: wordnet30
  • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    first base
    source: wordnet30
  • an honours degree of the highest class(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    first-class honours degree
    source: wordnet30
  • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    first gear, low, low gear
    source: wordnet30
  • The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • before anything else(adv.all)
    Example:
    First we must consider the garter snake.
    source: wordnet30
  • the initial time(adv.all)
    Example:
    When Felix first saw a garter snake.
    source: wordnet30
  • before another in time, space, or importance(adv.all)
    Example:
    I was here first.
    Let's do this job first.
    source: wordnet30
  • prominently forward(adv.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • indicating the beginning unit in a series(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    1st
    source: wordnet30
  • serving to set in motion(adj.all)
    Example:
    His first (or maiden) speech in Congress.
    Synonym:
    inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
    source: wordnet30
  • serving to begin(adj.all)
    Example:
    The first verse.
    Synonym:
    beginning
    source: wordnet30
  • ranking above all others(adj.all)
    Example:
    Was first in her class.
    Synonym:
    foremost, world-class
    source: wordnet30
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