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▸ noun: an honours degree of the highest class
▸ noun: the first element in a countable series ("The first of the month")
▸ noun: the first or highest in an ordering or series ("He wanted to be the first")
▸ noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
▸ noun: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
▸ noun: the time at which something is supposed to begin
▸ adjective: indicating the beginning unit in a series
▸ adjective: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed ("Use first gear on steep hills")
▸ adjective: ranking above all others ("Was first in her class")
▸ adjective: preceding all others in time or space or degree ("The first house on the right")
▸ adjective: highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections ("First soprano")
▸ adjective: serving to begin ("The first verse")
▸ adjective: serving to set in motion ("His first (or maiden) speech in Congress")
▸ adverb: before anything else ("First we must consider the garter snake")
▸ adverb: the initial time ("When Felix first saw a garter snake")
▸ adverb: before another in time, space, or importance ("I was here first")
▸ adverb: prominently forward
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #29015)
▸ Also see firsts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to first
▸ Usage examples for first
▸ Idioms related to first (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing first
▸ Popular nouns described by first
▸ Words that often appear near first
▸ Rhymes of first
▸ Invented words related to first
▸ noun: an honours degree of the highest class
▸ noun: the first element in a countable series ("The first of the month")
▸ noun: the first or highest in an ordering or series ("He wanted to be the first")
▸ noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
▸ noun: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
▸ noun: the time at which something is supposed to begin
▸ adjective: indicating the beginning unit in a series
▸ adjective: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed ("Use first gear on steep hills")
▸ adjective: ranking above all others ("Was first in her class")
▸ adjective: preceding all others in time or space or degree ("The first house on the right")
▸ adjective: highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections ("First soprano")
▸ adjective: serving to begin ("The first verse")
▸ adjective: serving to set in motion ("His first (or maiden) speech in Congress")
▸ adverb: before anything else ("First we must consider the garter snake")
▸ adverb: the initial time ("When Felix first saw a garter snake")
▸ adverb: before another in time, space, or importance ("I was here first")
▸ adverb: prominently forward
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #29015)
▸ Also see firsts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to first
▸ Usage examples for first
▸ Idioms related to first (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing first
▸ Popular nouns described by first
▸ Words that often appear near first
▸ Rhymes of first
▸ Invented words related to first