Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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best | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
first | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
best (noun) | first (noun) |
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the supreme effort one can make | 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) |
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving |
an honours degree of the highest class | |
the first element in a countable series | |
the first or highest in an ordering or series | |
the time at which something is supposed to begin |
best (adjective) | first (adjective) |
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(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities | preceding all others in time or space or degree |
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections |
ranking above all others | |
serving to begin | |
serving to set in motion |
best (verb) | first (verb) |
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get the better of |
best (adverb) | first (adverb) |
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it would be sensible | before anything else |
in a most excellent way or manner | prominently forward |
from a position of superiority or authority | the initial time |
before another in time, space, or importance |