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Adj.
Foremost, leading, chief, head, premier, prime, primary,principal, pre-eminent: The Kennedys were regarded as among'the first people of Boston'. I heard that your son is nowfirst violinist in the Philharmonic. 2 earliest, original,senior, oldest; initial, beginning, maiden, opening: The firstclock in England was made about 1288. The first assault resultedin great loss of life. 3 fundamental, elementary, basic,primary, cardinal, key, essential: It is necessary to return tofirst principles.
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Adj., n., & adv.
A earliest in time or order. bcoming next after a specified or implied time (shall take thefirst train; the first cuckoo).
N. the eldest child of a person. First Cause theCreator of the universe. first class 1 a set of persons orthings grouped together as the best.
Adv.by the first class (travels first-class). first cousin seeCOUSIN. first-day cover an envelope with stamps postmarked ontheir first day of issue. first-degree Med. denoting burnsthat affect only the surface of the skin, causing reddening.first finger the finger next to the thumb. first floor seeFLOOR. first-foot Sc. n. the first person to cross athreshold in the New Year.
V.intr. be a first-foot.first-fruit (usu. in pl.) 1 the first agricultural produce of aseason, esp. as offered to God.
Hist. a payment to a superior by the new holder of anoffice. first gear see GEAR. first intention see INTENTION.First Lady (in the US) the wife of the President. first lessonthe first of several passages from the Bible read at a servicein the Church of England. first lieutenant US an army or airforce officer next below captain. first light the time whenlight first appears in the morning. first mate (on a merchantship) the officer second in command to the master. first name apersonal or Christian name. first night the first publicperformance of a play etc. first-nighter a habitual attender offirst nights. first off US colloq. at first, first of all.first offender a criminal against whom no previous conviction isrecorded. first officer the mate on a merchant ship. first orlast sooner or later. first past the post 1 winning a race etc.by being the first to reach the finishing line.
(of anelectoral system) selecting a candidate or party by simplemajority (see also proportional representation, singletransferable vote). first person see PERSON. first post seePOST(3). first-rate adj. of the highest class, excellent.
Excellently. first reading the occasion when a Bill ispresented to a legislature to permit its introduction. firstrefusal see REFUSAL. first school Brit. a school for childrenfrom 5 to 9 years old. first sergeant US the highest-rankingnon-commissioned officer in a company. first-strike denoting afirst aggressive attack with nuclear weapons. first thingcolloq. before anything else; very early in the morning (shalldo it first thing). the first thing even the most elementaryfact or principle (does not know the first thing about it).first things first the most important things before any others(we must do first things first). first up Austral. first ofall; at the first attempt. from the first from the beginning.from first to last throughout. get to first base US achieve thefirst step towards an objective. in the first place as thefirst consideration. of the first water see WATER. [OE fyrstf. Gmc]
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