first Meaning and Definition

1. a. preceding all others in time or space or degree

2. a. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

3. n. 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)

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

5. n. an honours degree of the highest class

6. n. the first element in a countable series

7. n. the first or highest in an ordering or series

8. n. the time at which something is supposed to begin

9. r. before anything else

10. r. the initial time

11. r. prominently forward

12. r. before another in time, space, or importance

13. s. indicating the beginning unit in a series

14. s. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed

15. s. ranking above all others

16. s. serving to begin

17. s. serving to set in motion