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nounthe 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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adjectiveindicating the beginning unit in a series
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"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"adjectiveserving to set in motion
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"the first verse"adjectiveserving to begin
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nounthe time at which something is supposed to begintype of:
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"was first in her class"adjectiveranking above all others
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adverbprominently forward
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nounthe lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
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"the first of the month"nounthe first element in a countable series
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"first we must consider the garter snake"adverbbefore anything else
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"He wanted to be the first"nounthe first or highest in an ordering or series
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nounan honours degree of the highest class
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"first soprano" "the first violin section" "played first horn"adjectivehighest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sectionsOpposite:
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"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"adjectivepreceding all others in time or space or degree
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- special first and most important
- sun first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
- sunday first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
- opening first or beginning
- particular first and most important
- prime first in rank or degree
- capital first-rate
- catherine first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
- alpha first in order of importance
- eldest first in order of birth