first

• "first we must consider the garter snake"

Synonyms

• firstlybefore anything else
• foremostranking above all others; preceding all others in spatial position; situated closest to the bow; prominently forward; before anything else
• first of allbefore anything else
• first offbefore anything else

• "when Felix first saw a garter snake"

• "I was here first"
• "let's do this job first"

• "he put his best foot foremost"

Synonyms

• foremostprominently forward; before anything else; ranking above all others; preceding all others in spatial position; situated closest to the bow

• "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"

Synonyms

• 1stindicating the beginning unit in a series

• "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"

Synonyms

• inauguralan address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) ; the ceremonial induction into a position; occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; serving to set in motion
• initiativeserving to set in motion; readiness to embark on bold new ventures ; the first of a series of actions
• initiatoryserving to set in motion
• maidenserving to set in motion; an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) ; (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

• "the beginning canto of the poem"
• "the first verse"

Synonyms

• beginning(a)

• "was first in her class"
• "the foremost figure among marine artists"
• "the top graduate"

Synonyms

• foremostprominently forward; before anything else; ranking above all others; preceding all others in spatial position; situated closest to the bow
• world-classranking above all others

• "first soprano"
• "the first violin section"
• "played first horn"

• "He wanted to be the first"

Synonyms

• number onea reference to yourself or myself etc.; the first or highest in an ordering or series; the first element in a countable series

• "the first of the month"

Synonyms

• number onea reference to yourself or myself etc.; the first or highest in an ordering or series; the first element in a countable series
• number 1the first element in a countable series

• "they got an early start"
• "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

Synonyms

• beginningserving to begin; the event consisting of the start of something; the time at which something is supposed to begin; the first part or section of something; the place where something begins, where it springs into being; the act of starting something
• commencementthe time at which something is supposed to begin; an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred ; the act of starting something
• outsetthe time at which something is supposed to begin
• get-gothe time at which something is supposed to begin
• starttake the first step or steps in carrying out an action; set in motion, cause to start; leave; have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; bring into being; get off the ground; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; get going or set in motion; begin or set in motion; begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; play in the starting lineup ; have a beginning characterized in some specified way; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; bulge outward; the beginning of anything; the time at which something is supposed to begin; a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); a sudden involuntary movement; the act of starting something; a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game ; a signal to begin (as in a race); the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
• kickoff(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score ; the time at which something is supposed to begin; a start given to contestants
• starting timethe time at which something is supposed to begin
• showtimethe time at which something is supposed to begin
• offsetcompensate for or counterbalance; make up for; cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface ; create an offset in; produce by offset printing; the time at which something is supposed to begin; a compensating equivalent ; a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips ; a natural consequence of development ; a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper ; structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

Synonyms

• first basethe base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball ; 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 initial stage in accomplishing something

Synonyms

• first-class honours degreean honours degree of the highest class

• "used to start a car moving"

Synonyms

• first gearthe lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
• low gearthe lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
• lowin a low position; make a low noise, characteristic of bovines ; an air mass of lower pressure; British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) ; a low level or position or degree; the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; literal meanings; very low in volume; unrefined in character; used of sounds and voices; of the most contemptible kind; low or inferior in station or quality; no longer sufficient; subdued or brought low in condition or status; filled with melancholy and despondency