first  /fɜrst/

noun

1. the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"

synset: first, number_one

2. the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"

synset: first, number_one, number_1

3. 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"

synset: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset

antonym: middle

4. 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)

synset: first_base, first

5. an honours degree of the highest class

synset: first, first-class_honours_degree

6. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

synset: first_gear, first, low_gear, low

adj

1. 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"

synset: first

antonym: last

2. indicating the beginning unit in a series

synset: first, 1st

3. 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"

synset: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden

4. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"

synset: beginning, first

5. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

synset: first, foremost, world-class

6. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"

synset: first

antonym: second

adv

1. before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"

synset: first, firstly, foremost, first_of_all, first_off

2. the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"

synset: first

3. before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"

synset: first

4. prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"

synset: foremost, first

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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