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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
• first base

More generic

• position

Related

• baseball team

Noun

the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

Synonyms

• first
• first gear
• low
• low gear

More generic

• gear
• gear mechanism

Related

• auto
• automobile
• car
• machine
• motorcar

Noun

an honours degree of the highest class

Synonyms

• first
• first-class honours degree

More generic

• honours
• honours degree

More specific

• double first

Noun

the first element in a countable series

Synonyms

• first
• number 1
• number one

More generic

• no.
• ordinal
• ordinal number

Noun

the first or highest in an ordering or series

Synonyms

• first
• number one

More generic

• rank

More specific

• former

Noun

the time at which something is supposed to begin

Synonyms

• beginning
• commencement
• first
• get-go
• kickoff
• offset
• outset
• showtime
• start
• starting time

More generic

• point
• point in time

More specific

• birth
• incipience
• incipiency
• starting point
• terminus a quo
• threshold

Adjective

ranking above all others

Synonyms

• first
• foremost
• world-class

Related

• best

Adjective

serving to begin

Synonyms

• beginning
• first

Related

• opening

Adjective

serving to set in motion

Synonyms

• first
• inaugural
• initiative
• initiatory
• maiden

Related

• opening

Adjective

preceding all others in time or space or degree

Synonyms

• first

Related

• archetypal
• archetypical
• basic
• eldest
• first-year
• firstborn
• freshman
• initial
• introductory
• original
• premier
• premiere
• prime
• prototypal
• prototypic
• prototypical

Opposite / Antonyms

• last

Also See

• early
• front
• original
• primary

Adjective

highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

Synonyms

• first

Opposite / Antonyms

• second

Adjective

indicating the beginning unit in a series

Synonyms

• 1st
• first

Related

• ordinal

before anything else

Synonyms

• first
• first of all
• first off
• firstly
• foremost

the initial time

Synonyms

• first

prominently forward

Synonyms

• first
• foremost

before another in time, space, or importance

Synonyms

• first

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