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Definitions for Firsts

[1] being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
[2] Music . highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn.
[3] Automotive . low1(def 31) .
[4] (often initial capital letter ) being a member of the household or an intimate acquaintance of the president of the U.S. or of the governor of a state: the First Lady; Checkers, the first dog.
[5] before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.
[6] before some other thing, event, etc.: If you're going, phone first.
[7] for the first time: She first visited Atlanta in 1980.
[8] in preference to something else; rather; sooner: I'd die first.
[9] in the first place; firstly.
[10] the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
[11] the beginning.
[12] the first part; first member of a series.
[13] Music . the voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, especially in an orchestra or chorus. a leader of a part or group of performers.
[14] Automotive . low gear; first gear: She shifted into first and drove off.
[15] the winning position or rank in a race or other competition.
[16] Baseball . first base.
[17] Usually firsts. Commerce . a product or goods of the first or highest quality. goods produced according to specifications, without visible flaws. Compare second1(def 23) , third(def 12) .
[18] British University . first-class honors. Compare class(def 18) . a person who has won such honors.
[19] first and last , everything considered; above all else; altogether: First and last, it is important to know oneself.
[20] first off , Informal . at the outset; immediately: He wanted to know first off why he hadn't been notified.
[21] first thing , before anything else; at once; promptly: I'll call you first thing when I arrive.
[22] saleable goods of the highest quality
[23] coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost (as noun ) I was the first to arrive
[24] preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one . Often written: 1st
[25] rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels
[26] denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
[27] music denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra first soprano ; the first violins denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section he plays first horn
[28] first thing as the first action of the day I'll see you first thing tomorrow
[29] first things first things must be done in order of priority
[30] the first thing (in negative constructions) even one thing he doesn't know the first thing about me
[31] the beginning; outset I knew you were a rogue from the first ; I couldn't see at first because of the mist
[32] education , mainly British an honours degree of the highest class Full term: first-class honours degree
[33] something which has not occurred before a first for the company
[34] the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear
[35] music the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra the instrument or voice taking such a part the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal
[36] music a rare word for prime (def. 11)
[37] before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc do this first ; first, remove the head and tail of the fish
[38] first and last on the whole; overall
[39] from first to last throughout
[40] for the first time I've loved you since I first saw you
[41] (sentence modifier) in the first place or beginning of a series of actions first I want to talk about criminality

Words related to Firsts

firstprecursor, model, mock-up, favorite, choice, hero, champion, champ, first, medalist, predecessor, antecedent, ancestor, archetype, forerunner, standard, ideal, criterion, pattern, paradigm

Words nearby Firsts

firstfirn, firn line, firnification, firozabad, firry, first, first aid, first amendment, first and foremost, first and last, first axiom of countability

Origin of Firsts

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fyr(e)st (see fore1, -est1); cognate with German Fürst prince

Other words from Firsts

first·ness , adjective
first n.

Word origin for Firsts

Old English fyrest ; related to Old Saxon furist , Old Norse fyrstr , German Fürst prince, one who is first in rank

Synonyms for Firsts

mock-up, model, precursor, ancestor, antecedent, archetype, criterion, first, forerunner, ideal, norm, paradigm, pattern, precedent, predecessor, standard, type, antecessor