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first

(f/[@]/rst )

preceding all others in time or space or degree(adj.all)

Example:
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:
last

source: wordnet30
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections(adj.all)

Example:
First soprano.
The first violin section.
Played first horn.

Antonym:
second

source: wordnet30
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.(adjective)

source: webster1913

the first or highest in an ordering or series(noun.linkdef)

Example:
He wanted to be the first.

Synonym:
number one

source: wordnet30
the first element in a countable series(noun.quantity)

Example:
The first of the month.

Synonym:
number 1, number one

source: wordnet30
the time at which something is supposed to begin(noun.time)

Synonym:
beginning, commencement, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
Antonym:
end, ending

source: wordnet30
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)(noun.act)

Synonym:
first base

source: wordnet30
an honours degree of the highest class(noun.communication)

Synonym:
first-class honours degree

source: wordnet30
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
first gear, low, low gear

source: wordnet30
The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect.(noun)

source: webster1913

before anything else(adv.all)

Example:
First we must consider the garter snake.

source: wordnet30
the initial time(adv.all)

Example:
When Felix first saw a garter snake.

source: wordnet30
before another in time, space, or importance(adv.all)

Example:
I was here first.
Let's do this job first.

source: wordnet30
prominently forward(adv.all)

source: wordnet30
Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.(adverb)

source: webster1913