First ¹

Definition: 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.

First ²

Definition: Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.

First ³

Definition: Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.

First ⁴

Definition: Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; much used in composition with adjectives and participles.

First ⁵

Definition: The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect.

first ⁶

Definition: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base

first ⁷

Definition: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

first ⁸

Definition: an honours degree of the highest class

first ⁹

Definition: the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"

first ¹⁰

Definition: the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"

first ¹¹

Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

first ¹²

Definition: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"

first ¹³

Definition: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

first ¹⁴

Definition: serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"

first ¹⁵

Definition: serving to set in motion; "the magazine''s inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner''s maiden voyage"

first ¹⁶

Definition: preceding all others in time or space or degree; "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"

first ¹⁷

Definition: highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"

first ¹⁸

Definition: indicating the beginning unit in a series

first ¹⁹

Definition: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"

first ²⁰

Definition: the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"

first ²¹

Definition: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"

first ²²

Definition: before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let''s do this job first"