First

noun

fɜrst

Adjective

serving to set in motion
“his first (or maiden) speech in Congress”
Similar:Inaugural InitiativeInitiatoryMaiden
serving to begin
“the first verse”
Similar:Beginning
ranking above all others
“was first in her class”
Similar:ForemostWorld-class
preceding all others in time or space or degree
“the first house on the right”
“the first day of spring”
“his first political race”
See also:EarlyFrontOriginal
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
“first soprano”
“the first violin section”
“played first horn”
indicating the beginning unit in a series
Similar:1st

the first element in a countable series
“the first of the month”
Type of:No.Ordinal
the first or highest in an ordering or series
“He wanted to be the first”
Type of:Rank
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)
Type of:Position
the time at which something is supposed to begin
Similar:Beginning CommencementGet-goKickoff Offset
Type of:Point
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
Similar:Low
Type of:Gear
an honours degree of the highest class
Type of:Honours

before anything else
“first we must consider the garter snake”
Similar:Firstly Foremost
prominently forward
Similar:Foremost