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original, pioneer, premier; also ancient, early, primal, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial; antecedent, preceding, previous

Antonyms

final, last, terminal, ultimate

2first adverb 1 : before any other

2 : for the first time

3 : in preference to something else

Synonyms

preferably, rather, readily, soon—more at RATHER

3first noun 1 : number one in a countable series

2 : something that is first

3 : the lowest forward gear in an automotive vehicle

4 : the winning or highest place in a competition or examination

first aid noun : emergency care or treatment given an injured or ill person

first·born adjective : ELDEST

— firstborn noun

first class noun : the best or highest group in a classification

— first–class adjective or adverb

first·hand adjective : coming from direct personal observation or experience

— firsthand adverb

Synonyms

direct, immediate, primary—more at DIRECT

first lady noun, often cap F&L : the wife or hostess of the chief executive of a political unit (as a country)

first lieutenant noun : a commissioned officer (as in the army) ranking next below a captain

first·ling noun : one that comes or is produced first

first·ly adverb : in the first place : FIRST

Synonyms

first, initially, originally, primarily—more at ORIGINALLY

1first–rate adjective : of the first order of size, importance, or quality

2first–rate adverb : very well

first sergeant noun 1 : a noncommissioned officer serving as the chief assistant to the commander of a military unit

2 : a rank in the army below a sergeant major and in the marine corps below a master gunnery sergeant

first strike noun : a preemptive nuclear attack

first–string adjective : being a regular as distinguished from a substitute

— first–string·er noun

firth noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. ON fjǫrthr]

: a narrow arm of the sea : the opening of a river into the sea : ESTUARY

fis·cal adjective [ORIGIN: L fiscalis, fr. fiscus basket, treasury]

1 : of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt

2 : of or relating to financial matters

— fis·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

financial, monetary, pecuniary—more at FINANCIAL

1fish noun, plural fish or fish·es 1 : a water-dwelling animal — usu. used in combination

2 : any of numerous cold-blooded water-breathing vertebrates with fins, gills, and usu. scales that include the bony fishes and usu. the cartilaginous and jawless fishes

3 : the flesh of fish used as food

2fish verb 1 : to attempt to catch fish

2 : to seek something by roundabout means <~ for praise>

3 : to search for something underwater

4 : to engage in a search by groping

5 : to draw forth

Synonyms

feel, fumble, grope—more at GROPE

fish–and–chips noun plural : fried fish and french fried potatoes

fish·bowl noun 1 : a bowl for the keeping of live fish

2 : a place or condition that affords no privacy

fish·er noun 1 : one that fishes

2 : a dark brown No. American carnivorous mammal related to the weasels

fish·er·man noun 1 : a person engaged in fishing

2 : a fishing boat

fish·ery noun, plural -er·ies 1 : the business of catching fish

2 : a place for catching fish

fish·hook noun : a usu. barbed hook for catching fish

fish ladder noun : an arrangement of pools in steps by which fish can pass over a dam in going upstream

fish·net noun 1 : netting for catching fish

2 : a coarse open-mesh fabric

fish·tail verb : to have the rear end slide from side to side out of control while moving forward

fish·wife noun 1 : a woman who sells fish

2 : a vulgar abusive woman

fishy adjective fish·i·er; -est 1 : of or resembling fish

2 : inspiring doubt or suspicion : QUESTIONABLE

Synonyms

debatable, doubtful, problematic, questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, suspicious—more at DOUBTFUL

fis·sion noun [ORIGIN: L fissio, fr. findere to split]

1 : a cleaving into parts

2 : a method of reproduction in which a living cell or body divides into two or more