WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Noun first has 6 senses
- first, number one - the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
--1 is a kind of rank
--1 has particulars: former
- first, number one, number 1 - the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
--2 is a kind of ordinal number, ordinal, no.
- beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset - 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"
--3 is a kind of point, point in time
--3 has particulars:
- first base, first - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
--4 is a kind of position
--4 is a member of baseball team
- first, first-class honours degree - an honours degree of the highest class
--5 is a kind of honours, honours degree
--5 has particulars: double first
- first gear, first, low gear, low - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
--6 is a kind of gear, gear mechanism
--6 is a part of car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
|