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"
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" पर्याय: foremost, foremost,
before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let''s do this job first"
ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" पर्याय: foremost, world-class,
serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" पर्याय: beginning,
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" पर्याय: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden,
indicating the beginning unit in a series पर्याय: 1st,
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) पर्याय: first base,
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving पर्याय: first gear, low gear, low,