The Word 'FIRST'

First (adjective)

definition:
ranking above all others

example:
"They were first in their class to the surprise of nobody."

First (adjective)

definition:
serving to begin

First (adjective)

definition:
serving to set in motion

First (adjective)

definition:
preceding all others in time or space or degree

example:
"the first house on the right"

First (adjective)

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

example:
"first soprano"

First (adjective)

definition:
indicating the beginning unit in a series

First (adverb)

definition:
before anything else

example:
"first we must consider the garter snake"

First (adverb)

definition:
the initial time

example:
"when Felix first saw a garter snake"

First (adverb)

definition:
prominently forward

First (adverb)

definition:
before another in time, space, or importance

example:
"I was here first"

First (noun)

definition:
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)

First (noun)

definition:
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

First (noun)

definition:
an honours degree of the highest class

First (noun)

definition:
the first element in a countable series

example:
"the first of the month"

First (noun)

definition:
coming before all others; highest in an ordering or series

example:
"The dog was first to be adopted."

First (noun)

definition:
the time at which something is supposed to begin