Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one.
Female or feminine object having no predecessor.
At first.
the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"
serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
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"
(music) highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
indicating the beginning unit in a series
(Great Britain) an honours degree of the highest class
before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"
the first or highest in an ordering or series: "He wanted to be the first"
the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
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"
an honours degree of the highest class
the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
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"
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"
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let''s do this job first"
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)
the first element in a countable series
the first or highest in an ordering or series
the time at which something is supposed to begin
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion
preceding all others in time or space or degree
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
