first
UK /fɜːst/US /fɚst/
noun8
adjective4
adverb2
verb1
forms
firsted · firsting · firsts · firstmost
Phrases with first
- first-rateSuperb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
- at firstInitially; at the start; originally.
- at first blushUpon first impression or consideration; seemingly, apparently, ostensibly.
- blink firstTo be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.
- cast the first stoneTo act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing oneself to be blameless.
- come firstTo win first place in a competition.
- director of first impressionsA receptionist.
- feet firstWith the feet preceding the rest of the body.
- first among equalsA person or position that is formally of equal rank to others in a group, but nonetheless takes a leading role within that group.
- first and lastonly
- first annualBeing the first occurrence of an event that is scheduled or hoped to become annual.
- first-come-first-servedOf a process or situation in which one is dealt with in the order in which ones arrives.
- first loserSecond place.
- first loveOne's first experience of the feeling of romantic love.
- first mileThe initial stage of delivery of goods, etc., from the seller or producer to a distribution centre, often involving greater effort or expense.
- first-mover disadvantageA situation in which a company or individual that creates or introduces a new idea, product, or service is later at a disadvantage because others are able to copy or improve upon it, making the original seem less innovative or valuable, or because of other factors, such as breaking down barriers (at a cost) that others thus won't have to face.
- first of allFirstly; before anything else.
- first of neverA nonexistent day; a day that will never come.
- first offFirstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.
- first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage