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| n. (linkdef) | 1. first, number one | the first or highest in an ordering or series.; "He wanted to be the first" |
| ~ former | the first of two or the first mentioned of two.; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" |
| ~ rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. first, number 1, number one | the first element in a countable series.; "the first of the month" |
| ~ no., ordinal, ordinal number | the number designating place in an ordered sequence. |
| n. (time) | 3. beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time | the time at which something is supposed to begin.; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
| ~ birth | the time when something begins (especially life).; "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" |
| ~ incipience, incipiency | beginning to exist or to be apparent.; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency" |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ starting point, terminus a quo | earliest limiting point. |
| ~ threshold | the starting point for a new state or experience.; "on the threshold of manhood" |
| n. (act) | 4. first, first base | 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). |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| ~ baseball team | a team that plays baseball. |
| n. (communication) | 5. first, first-class honours degree | an honours degree of the highest class. |
| ~ honours, honours degree | a university degree with honors. |
| ~ double first | a first-class honours degree in two subjects. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. first, first gear, low, low gear | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving. |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| ~ gear mechanism, gear | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle). |
| adj. | 7. first | preceding all others in time or space or degree.; "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" |
| ~ front | relating to or located in the front.; "the front lines"; "the front porch" |
| ~ early | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" |
| ~ archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical | representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned.; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" |
| ~ introductory, basic | serving as a base or starting point.; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" |
| ~ initial | occurring at the beginning.; "took the initial step toward reconciliation" |
| ~ eldest, firstborn | first in order of birth.; "the firstborn child" |
| ~ first-year, freshman | used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college).; "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college" |
| ~ original | preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed.; "the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement" |
| ~ premiere, premier | preceding all others in time.; "the premiere showing" |
| ~ premier, prime | first in rank or degree.; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" |
| ~ prime | used of the first or originating agent.; "prime mover" |
| ~ original | being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of.; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" |
| ~ primary | of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary.; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" |
| adj. | 8. 1st, first | indicating the beginning unit in a series. |
| ~ ordinal | being or denoting a numerical order in a series.; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" |
| adj. | 9. first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden | serving to set in motion.; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" |
| ~ opening | first or beginning.; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" |
| adj. | 10. beginning, first | serving to begin.; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" |
| ~ opening | first or beginning.; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" |
| adj. | 11. first, foremost, world-class | ranking above all others.; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" |
| ~ best | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
| adj. | 12. first | highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections.; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| adv. | 13. first, first of all, first off, firstly, foremost | before anything else.; "first we must consider the garter snake" |
| adv. | 14. first, for the first time | the initial time.; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" |
| adv. | 15. first | before another in time, space, or importance.; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first" |
| adv. | 16. first, foremost | prominently forward.; "he put his best foot foremost" |
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