n
(US) The early stages of; the beginning process; the start.
adj
Designates the first in an order of precedence.
adv
(dated) In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
n
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.
adj
(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
n
(informal) Early shifts, in a job with a shift rotation.
adj
Near the start of the day.
n
The initial period of an innovation
n
(dated) A door allowing earlier access to a theatre for an additional fee.
adj
(rare, obsolete) Relating to victory.
n
(countable, colloquial) A first-edition copy of some publication.
adv
(set phrase) Primarily; most importantly.
adj
Of, or relating to a class of mail to be delivered before second class.
n
(by extension) The beginning; the period of time when something is first starting.
adv
(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.
adv
(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.
n
(by extension) The highest rank or quality or the greatest degree.
adj
Obsolete spelling of first [Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.]
adj
(nonstandard) very first.
adv
As the first in a number of examples or reasons.
adj
Coming before (all) others in time.
adv
In the foremost place or order; among the foremost.
n
(obsolete) A certain space or period of time; respite.
adj
Eye dialect spelling of first. [Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.]
adj
Obsolete form of first. [Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.]
adj
(archaic or literary, rare outside grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.
adv
In the first place (used to introduce a list of items or considerations).
adj
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
n
(now rare, archaic) A day of someone's life; chiefly in plural: a lifetime.
n
(historiography, social sciences) A long period of time during which social processes develop or social structures evolve.
adj
Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
adj
(idiomatic) First; foremost; best, often used after its headword.
n
(obsolete) onset; beginning
adj
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
adv
(not comparable) As it was in the beginning.
n
(mathematics) A vertex having a directed path to another vertex
n
(colloquial) premiere of a film
adj
Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.
n
The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show.
v
(less common) Alternative spelling of premiere [(intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.]
adj
Alternative spelling of preeminent [Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.]
n
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.
n
The increased ability to remember the first items in a list
adj
Of greatest importance; primary.
adv
(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost
adj
first or earliest in a group or series.
n
(by extension) Something that represents the best quality in its class.
n
A person or thing that is seminal and influential.
n
(idiomatic) The period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance.
adj
(obsolete) First in time, initial, early.
adj
(colloquial) Best; first-class.
adj
(mathematics) [first, earliest or original]
n
(by extension) The person or thing that is the main impetus for some action; a driving force.
n
(rare) Synonym of primum mobile (prime mover or first cause).
adj
(obsolete) in its prime
adj
Primary; most important; first level in importance.
adj
Obsolete form of principal. [Primary; most important; first level in importance.]
v
(transitive) To ground; to settle in first principles.
n
Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
adv
(dialectal) in the morning
n
The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
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