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first > 17 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	first	Preceding all others in time or space or degree
	2	first, 1st	Indicating the beginning unit in a series
	3	first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden	Serving to set in motion
	4	first, beginning	Serving to begin
	5	first, foremost, world-class	Ranking above all others
	6	first	Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
	7	first, low	The gear producing the lowest drive speed
ADVERB	1	first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off	Before anything else
	2	first, for the first time	The initial time
	3	first	Before another in time, space, or importance
	4	first, foremost	Prominently forward
NOUN	1	first, number one	The first or highest in an ordering or series
	2	first, number one, number 1	The first element in a countable series
	3	first, beginning, commencement, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset	The time at which something is supposed to begin
	4	first, first base	The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
	5	first, first-class honours degree	An honours degree of the highest class
	6	first, first gear, low gear, low	The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

first > pronunciation
Sounds	fer'st
Rhymes	bratwurst, burst, cloudburst, and 13 more rhymes in erst at the HyperDic website...

first > adjective 1
Meaning	Preceding all others in time or space or degree.
Examples	"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"
Similar	archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical; basic, introductory; initial; firstborn, eldest; freshman, first-year; oldest; original; premier, premiere; premier, prime; prime
See also	front; early; original; primary
Contrary	last; intermediate

first > adjective 2
Meaning	Indicating the beginning unit in a series.
Synonyms	1st
Similar to	ordinal

first > adjective 3
Meaning	Serving to set in motion.
Examples	"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
Synonyms	inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
Similar to	opening

first > adjective 4
Meaning	Serving to begin.
Examples	"the first verse"
Synonyms	beginning
Similar to	opening

first > adjective 5
Meaning	Ranking above all others.
Examples	"was first in her class"
Synonyms	foremost, world-class
Similar to	best

first > adjective 6
Meaning	Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections.
Examples	"first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
Category	music
Contrary	second

first > adjective 7
Meaning	The gear producing the lowest drive speed.
Examples	"use first gear on steep hills"
Synonyms	low
Similar to	forward

first > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The first or highest in an ordering or series.
Examples	"He wanted to be the first"
Synonyms	number one
Narrower	former
Broader	rank

first > noun 2, quantity
Meaning	The first element in a countable series.
Examples	"the first of the month"
Synonyms	number one, number 1
Broader	ordinal number, ordinal, no.

first > noun 3, time
Meaning	The time at which something is supposed to begin.
Synonyms	beginning, commencement, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
Narrower	birth; incipiency, incipience; terminus a quo, starting point; threshold
Broader	point, point in time
Contrary	middle; end, ending

first > noun 4, act
Meaning	The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base.
Synonyms	first base
Member of	baseball team
Broader	position

first > noun 5, communication
Meaning	An honours degree of the highest class.
Synonyms	first-class honours degree
Region	United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Narrower	double first
Broader	honours, honours degree

first > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle. Used to start a car moving.
Synonyms	first gear, low gear, low
Part of	car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
Broader	gear, gear mechanism

first > adverb 1
Meaning	Before anything else.
Examples	"first we must consider the garter snake"
Synonyms	firstly, foremost, first of all, first off

first > adverb 2
Meaning	The initial time.
Examples	"when Felix first saw a garter snake"
Synonyms	for the first time

first > adverb 3
Meaning	Before another in time, space, or importance.
Examples	"I was here first"; "let's do this job first"

first > adverb 4
Meaning	Prominently forward.
Synonyms	foremost

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