1. first - noun
· the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
Synonym(s): number_one
Hypernym(s): rank
2. first - noun
· the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
Synonym(s): number_one, number_1
Hypernym(s): ordinal_number, ordinal, no.
3. first - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): beginning, commencement, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset
Hypernym(s): point, point_in_time
4. first - noun
· 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)
Synonym(s): first_base
Hypernym(s): position
5. first - noun
· an honours degree of the highest class
Synonym(s): first-class_honours_degree
Hypernym(s): honours, honours_degree
6. first - noun
· the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
Synonym(s): first_gear, low_gear, low
Hypernym(s): gear, gear_mechanism
7. first - adjective
· 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"
Antonym(s): last
8. first - adjective
· indicating the beginning unit in a series
Synonym(s): 1st
9. first - adjective
· 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"
Synonym(s): inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
10. first - adjective
· serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
Synonym(s): beginning
11. first - adjective
· ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
Synonym(s): foremost, world-class
12. first - adjective
· highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
Antonym(s): second
13. first - adverb
· before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
Synonym(s): firstly, foremost, first_of_all, first_off
14. first - adverb
· the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
15. first - adverb
· before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
16. first - adverb
· prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
Synonym(s): foremost
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