first

Sense 1 noun

the first or highest in an ordering or series

He wanted to be the first

Sense 2 adjective

preceding all others in time or space or degree

the first house on the right

Sense 3 adverb

before anything else

first we must consider the garter snake

Sense 4 noun

the first element in a countable series

the first of the month

Sense 5 adjective

indicating the beginning unit in a series

Sense 6 adverb

the initial time

when Felix first saw a garter snake

Sense 7 noun

the time at which something is supposed to begin

they got an early start

Sense 8 adjective

serving to set in motion

the magazine's inaugural issue

Sense 9 adverb

before another in time, space, or importance

I was here first

Sense 10 noun

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)

Sense 11 adjective

serving to begin

the beginning canto of the poem

Sense 12 adverb

prominently forward

he put his best foot foremost

Sense 13 noun

an honours degree of the highest class

Sense 14 adjective

ranking above all others

was first in her class

Sense 15 noun

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

Sense 16 adjective

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

first soprano