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English Dictionary: First by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
first
adv
  1. before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
    Synonym(s): first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off
  2. the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
    Synonym(s): first, for the first time
  3. before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
  4. prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
    Synonym(s): foremost, first
adj
  1. 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"
    Antonym(s): last
  2. indicating the beginning unit in a series
    Synonym(s): first, 1st
  3. 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"
    Synonym(s): inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
  4. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
    Synonym(s): beginning(a), first
  5. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
    Synonym(s): first, foremost, world-class
  6. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
    Antonym(s): second
n
  1. the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
    Synonym(s): first, number one
  2. the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
    Synonym(s): first, number one, number 1
  3. 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"
    Synonym(s): beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
    Antonym(s): end, ending, middle
  4. 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)
    Synonym(s): first base, first
  5. an honours degree of the highest class
    Synonym(s): first, first- class honours degree
  6. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
    Synonym(s): first gear, first, low gear, low
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   First \First\, adv.
      Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.;
      -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
  
               Adam was first formed, then Eve.            --1 Tim. ii.
                                                                              13.
  
      {At first}, {At the first}, at the beginning or origin.
  
      {First or last}, at one time or another; at the beginning or
            end.
  
                     And all are fools and lovers first or last.
                                                                              --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   First \First\, a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel.
      fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[94]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[81]rst
      prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For},
      {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.]
      1. 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.
  
      2. Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
  
      3. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest;
            as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
  
      {At first blush}. See under {Blush}.
  
      {At first hand}, from the first or original source; without
            the intervention of any agent.
  
                     It is the intention of the person to reveal it at
                     first hand, by way of mouth, to yourself. --Dickens.
  
      {First coat} (Plastering), the solid foundation of coarse
            stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and
            crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next
            coat.
  
      {First day}, Sunday; -- so called by the Friends.
  
      {First floor}.
            (a) The ground floor. [U.S.]
            (b) The floor next above the ground floor. [Eng.]
  
      {First} {fruit [or] fruits}.
            (a) The fruits of the season earliest gathered.
            (b) (Feudal Law) One year's profits of lands belonging to
                  the king on the death of a tenant who held directly
                  from him.
            (c) (Eng. Eccl. Law) The first year's whole profits of a
                  benefice or spiritual living.
            (d) The earliest effects or results.
  
                           See, Father, what first fruits on earth are
                           sprung From thy implanted grace in man!
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      {First mate}, an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to
            the captain.
  
      {First name}, same as {Christian name}. See under {Name}, n.
           
  
      {First officer} (Naut.), in the merchant service, same as
            {First mate} (above).
  
      {First sergeant} (Mil.), the ranking non-commissioned officer
            in a company; the orderly sergeant. --Farrow.
  
      {First watch} (Naut.), the watch from eight to twelve at
            midnight; also, the men on duty during that time.
  
      {First water}, the highest quality or purest luster; -- said
            of gems, especially of diamond and pearls.
  
      Syn: Primary; primordial; primitive; primeval; pristine;
               highest; chief; principal; foremost.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   First \First\, n. (Mus.)
      The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or
      instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the
      air, and has a pre[89]minence in the combined effect.
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