Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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first | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
start | Yes | No | Yes | No |
first (noun) | start (noun) |
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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 act of starting something |
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving | a sudden involuntary movement |
an honours degree of the highest class | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) |
the first element in a countable series | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) |
the first or highest in an ordering or series | a signal to begin (as in a race) |
the time at which something is supposed to begin | the beginning of anything |
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | |
the time at which something is supposed to begin |
first (adjective) | start (adjective) |
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preceding all others in time or space or degree | |
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 |
first (verb) | start (verb) |
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | |
set in motion, cause to start | |
play in the starting lineup | |
bring into being | |
get off the ground | |
begin or set in motion | |
get going or set in motion | |
depart for someplace | |
bulge outward | |
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | |
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | |
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | |
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | |
have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
first (adverb) | start (adverb) |
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before anything else | |
prominently forward | |
the initial time | |
before another in time, space, or importance |