FIRST
/fΙͺrst/
8
Scrabble
8
WWF
F(4) I(1) R(1) S(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/fΙͺrst/
noun
- The person or thing in the first position.“He was the first to complete the course.”
- The first gear of an engine.
- Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.“This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.”
- First base“There was a close play at first.”
- A first-class honours degree.
adjective
- Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.“I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.”
- Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.“Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.”
adverb
- Before anything else; firstly.“Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.”
- For the first time;“I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: FIRST-S
