FIRST
Scrabble letter values: F4I1R1S1T1 = 8
Definition
- adverb before anything else. — synonyms: firstly, foremost, first_of_all, first_off
- adverb the initial time.
- adverb before another in time, space, or importance.
- adverb prominently forward. — synonyms: foremost
- noun the first or highest in an ordering or series. — synonyms: number_one
- noun the first element in a countable series. — synonyms: number_one, number_1
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin. — synonyms: beginning, commencement, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime
- noun 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). — synonyms: first_base
- noun an honours degree of the highest class. — synonyms: first-class_honours_degree
- noun the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle. — synonyms: first_gear, low_gear, low
- adjective preceding all others in time or space or degree.
- adjective indicating the beginning unit in a series. — synonyms: 1st
- adjective serving to set in motion. — synonyms: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
- adjective serving to begin. — synonyms: beginning(a)
- adjective ranking above all others. — synonyms: foremost, world-class
- adjective highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections.
Examples
- “first we must consider the garter snake”
- “when Felix first saw a garter snake”
- “I was here first”