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1. 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) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | position, |
| definition | : | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (noun.act) |
| member meronym | : | baseball team, |
| definition | : | a team that plays baseball (noun.group) |
2. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | gear, gear mechanism, |
| definition | : | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar, |
| definition | : | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (noun.artifact) |
3. an honours degree of the highest class (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | double first, |
| definition | : | a first-class honours degree in two subjects (noun.communication) |
4. the first element in a countable series (noun.quantity)
5. the first or highest in an ordering or series (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | rank, |
| definition | : | relative status (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | former, |
| definition | : | the first of two or the first mentioned of two (noun.linkdef) |
6. the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | birth, |
| definition | : | the time when something begins (especially life) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | threshold, |
| definition | : | the starting point for a new state or experience (noun.time) |
7. ranking above all others (adj.all)
| similar | : | best, |
| definition | : | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities (adj.all) |
8. serving to begin (adj.all)
9. preceding all others in time or space or degree (adj.all)
| similar | : | basic, introductory, |
| definition | : | serving as a base or starting point (adj.all) |
| similar | : | initial, |
| definition | : | occurring at the beginning (adj.all) |
| similar | : | first-year, freshman, |
| definition | : | used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | original, |
| definition | : | preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed (adj.all) |
| similar | : | premier, premiere, |
| definition | : | preceding all others in time (adj.all) |
| similar | : | premier, prime, |
| definition | : | first in rank or degree (adj.all) |
| similar | : | prime, |
| definition | : | used of the first or originating agent (adj.all) |
| also | : | front, |
| definition | : | relating to or located in the front (adj.all) |
| also | : | early, |
| definition | : | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time (adj.all) |
| also | : | original, |
| definition | : | being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of (adj.all) |
| also | : | primary, |
| definition | : | of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary (adj.all) |
10. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections (adj.all)
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
11. indicating the beginning unit in a series (adj.all)
| similar | : | ordinal, |
| definition | : | being or denoting a numerical order in a series (adj.all) |
12. the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time)
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period (noun.time) |
| antonym | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | start, take up, |
| definition | : | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative) |
13. serving to set in motion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | initiate, lead up, |
| definition | : | set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for (verb.change) |
14. preceding all others in time or space or degree (adj.all)
| antonym | : | last, |
| definition | : | coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining (adj.all) |
15. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections (adj.all)
| antonym | : | second, |
| definition | : | a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first (adj.all) |
16. the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time)
| antonym | : | middle, |
| definition | : | time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period (noun.time) |
| antonym | : | end, ending, |
| definition | : | the point in time at which something ends (noun.time) |
| derivation | : | start, take up, |
| definition | : | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative) |
17. serving to set in motion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | initiate, lead up, |
| definition | : | set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for (verb.change) |
18. preceding all others in time or space or degree (adj.all)
| antonym | : | last, |
| definition | : | coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining (adj.all) |
19. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections (adj.all)
| antonym | : | second, |
| definition | : | a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first (adj.all) |
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