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1. first, number one -- (the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first").
2. first, number one, number 1 -- (the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month").
3. 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").
4. first base, first -- (the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base).
5. first, first-class honours degree -- (an honours degree of the highest class).
6. 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).

1. first (vs. last) (vs. intermediate) -- (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").
2. first, 1st -- (indicating the beginning unit in a series).
3. inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden -- (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").
4. beginning(prenominal), first -- (serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse").
5. first, foremost, world-class -- (ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate").
6. first (vs. second) -- (highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn").
7. first, low -- (being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills").

1. first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off -- (before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake").
2. first, for the first time -- (the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake").
3. first -- (before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first").
4. foremost, first -- (prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost").

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