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The Meaning of first

  • (a.) 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.
  • (a.) Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
  • (a.) Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
  • (adv.) Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
  • (n.) 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.

Synonyms

beginning , outset , number one , showtime , starting time , low gear , first-class honours degree , first base , commencement , start , get-go , kickoff , number 1 , first gear , offset , low , starting , starting line , runner , rootage , send-off , setoff , scratch line , commencement ceremony , graduation , root , outgrowth , stolon , source , commencement exercise , start-off , counterbalance , scratch , startle , head start , branch , origin , jump , offset printing , starting signal , graduation exercise , offshoot , set-back , depression , maiden , initiatory , world-class , beginning(a) , initiative , inaugural , foremost , frontmost , for the first time , first off , first of all , firstly , archetypal , archetypical , prototypal , prototypic , prototypical , basic , introductory , initial , firstborn , eldest , freshman , first-year , original , premier , premiere , premier(prenominal) , prime(prenominal) , early , front , primary

Antonyms

last , second , closing , cardinal , ultimate , fourth-year , sunset(a) , worst , senior(a)

Homophones

furst

Rhymes

berst , burst , cloudburst , coerced , conversed , cursed , disbursed , dispersed , durst , emersed , furst , gerst , guaranty-first , headfirst , hearst , herst , hurst , immersed , interfirst , interspersed , kerst , kirst , medfirst , merced , nursed , outburst , pursed , rehearsed , reimbursed , reversed , submersed , thirst , traversed , unrehearsed , unreimbursed , versed , werst , worst , wurst