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