| ADJECTIVE | all | first | preceding all others in time or space or degree |
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| all | first, 1st | indicating the beginning unit in a series | |
| all | first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden | serving to set in motion | |
| all | first, beginning | serving to begin | |
| all | first, foremost, world-class | ranking above all others | |
| all | first | highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections | |
| ADVERB | all | first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off | before anything else |
| all | first | the initial time | |
| all | first | before another in time, space, or importance | |
| all | first, foremost | prominently forward | |
| NOUN | relation | first, number one | the first or highest in an ordering or series |
| quantity | first, number one, number 1 | the first element in a countable series | |
| time | first, beginning, commencement, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset | the time at which something is supposed to begin | |
| act | first, first base | 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) | |
| communication | first, first-class honours degree | an honours degree of the highest class | |
| artifact | first, first gear, low gear, low | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle |
| Sounds | fer'st | |
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| Rhymes | bratwurst ... worst: 16 rhymes with erst... | |
| Meaning | preceding all others in time or space or degree. | |
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| Narrower | archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical | representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned |
| basic, introductory | Serving as a base or starting point | |
| firstborn, eldest | First in order of birth | |
| freshman, first-year | Used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college) | |
| initial | Occurring at the beginning | |
| original | preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed | |
| premier, premiere | preceding all others in time | |
| premier, prime | First in rank or degree | |
| prime | Used of the first or originating agent | |
| See also | early | At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time |
| front | relating to or located in the front | |
| original | Being or productive of something fresh and unusual | |
| primary | Of first rank or importance or value | |
| Opposite | last | Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining |
| Spanish | primero | |
| Catalan | primer | |
| Meaning | Indicating the beginning unit in a series. | |
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| Synonym | 1st | |
| Broader | ordinal | Being or denoting a numerical order in a series |
| Spanish | primer, primera, primero | |
| Catalan | primer, primera | |
| Meaning | Serving to set in motion. | |
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| Example | "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress" | |
| Synonyms | inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden | |
| Broader | opening | First or beginning |
| Spanish | inaugural, iniciador, iniciativo, primer, primero | |
| Catalan | inaugural, iniciador, primer, virginal | |
| Meaning | Serving to begin. | |
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| Example | "the first verse" | |
| Synonym | beginning | |
| Broader | opening | First or beginning |
| Spanish | inicial, primer, primero | |
| Catalan | inicial, primer | |
| Meaning | ranking above all others. | |
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| Example | "was first in her class" | |
| Synonyms | foremost, world-class | |
| Broader | best | (superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities |
| Spanish | primero, principal | |
| Catalan | primer, principal | |
| Meaning | Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections. | |
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| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Opposite | second | A part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first |
| Spanish | primer | |
| Meaning | The first or highest in an ordering or series. | |
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| Example | "He wanted to be the first" | |
| Synonym | number one | |
| Narrower | former | The first of two or the first mentioned of two |
| Broader | rank | relative status |
| Spanish | primera, primero | |
| Catalan | primera, primer | |
| Meaning | The first element in a countable series. | |
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| Example | "the first of the month" | |
| Synonyms | number one, number 1 | |
| Broader | ordinal number, ordinal, no. | The number designating place in an ordered sequence |
| Spanish | primera, primero | |
| Catalan | primera, primer | |
| Meaning | The time at which something is supposed to begin. | |
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| Synonyms | beginning, commencement, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset | |
| Narrower | birth | The time when something begins (especially life) |
| incipiency, incipience | Beginning to exist or to be apparent | |
| terminus a quo, starting point | Earliest limiting point | |
| threshold | The starting point for a new state or experience | |
| Broader | point, point in time | An instant of time |
| Opposite | end, ending | The point in time at which something ends |
| middle | Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period | |
| Spanish | comienzo, inicio, principio, umbral | |
| Catalan | començament, inici, primeria, primer, principi | |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Synonym | first base | |
| Member of | baseball team | A team that plays baseball |
| Broader | position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
| Spanish | primera base | |
| Catalan | primera base | |
| Meaning | An honours degree of the highest class. | |
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| Synonym | first-class honours degree | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Narrower | double first | A first-class honours degree in two subjects |
| Broader | honours, honours degree | A university / university degree with honors |
| Catalan | primer | |
| Meaning | The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving. | |
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| Synonyms | first gear, low gear, low | |
| Part of | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar | A motor vehicle with four wheels |
| Broader | gear, gear mechanism | A mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
| Spanish | primera | |
| Catalan | primera | |
| Meaning | Before anything else. | |
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| Example | "first we must consider the garter snake" | |
| Synonyms | firstly, foremost, first of all, first off | |
| Spanish | en primer lugar, primeramente, primero | |
| Catalan | abans que res, en primer lloc, primerament, primer de tot | |
| Meaning | The initial time. | |
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| Example | "when Felix first saw a garter snake" | |
| Spanish | primero | |
| Catalan | per primera vegada, per primer cop | |
| Meaning | Before another in time, space, or importance. | |
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| Spanish | primero | |
| Meaning | prominently forward. | |
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| Synonym | foremost | |
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