FIRST vs INITIAL: NOUN
- The time at which something is supposed to begin
- The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- A first baseman.
- First base.
- The first or highest in an ordering or series
- An honours degree of the highest class
- The winning position in a contest.
- The transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.
- The voice or instrument highest in pitch or carrying the principal part.
- The beginning; the outset.
- The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.
- The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.
- The first element in a countable series
- The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
- The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect.
- Immediately.
- The highest rank in an examination for honors: as, he got a first in mathematics. See double-first.
- Same as first base (which see, above).
- The interval and concord of the unison or prime. See unison and prime.
- In music: The voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, especially in an orchestra or chorus; a leader of a part or group of performers.
- That which is first; the beginning. or that which makes or constitutes a beginning.
- Time; time granted; respite: same as frist.
- Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
- A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
- The first letter of a word or a name.
- In plain-song, a tone with which a melody may begin. In strict usage the initials for each mode are prescribed, and called absolute initials.
- The first letter of a book or writing, or of any division of it, distinguished from the body of the text by larger size or more ornamental character, or both.
- The initial or first letter of a word; an initial letter.
- In steam-engines, an abbreviation of initial pressure (which see).
- A large, often highly decorated letter set at the beginning of a chapter, verse, or paragraph.
- The first letter of a word.
- The first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
- The first letter of a proper name.
- The first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
FIRST vs INITIAL: ADJECTIVE
- Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
- From the first or original source; without the intervention of any agent.
- Sunday; -- so called by the Friends.
- The floor next above the ground floor.
- The earliest effects or results.
- Same as Christian name. See under Name, n.
- See under Blush.
- Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
- Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest
- Indicating the beginning unit in a series
- Of, related to, or being a member of the US president's household.
- Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost.
- Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest.
- Coming before all others in order or location.
- Corresponding in order to the number one.
- An officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to the captain.
- Being the gear producing the lowest drive speed
- Ranking above all others
- Preceding all others in time or space or degree
- Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
- Serving to begin
- Serving to set in motion
- In the merchant service, same as First mate (above).
- The solid foundation of coarse stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat.
- Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word
- Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin
- Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing.
- Designating the first letter or letters of a word.
- Occurring at the beginning
- Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first.
FIRST vs INITIAL: VERB
- N/A
- Mark with one's initials
- To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
FIRST vs INITIAL: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To mark or sign with initials, especially for purposes of authorization or approval.
- To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.
FIRST vs INITIAL: ADVERB
- Before or above all others in time, order, rank, or importance.
- For the first time.
- Rather; preferably.
- Prominently forward
- Before another in time, space, or importance
- The initial time
- Before anything else
- In the first place; to begin with; firstly.
- N/A
FIRST vs INITIAL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Used to start a car moving
- Highest, chief, principal, capital, foremost, leading.
- Before all others in place or progression, rank, order of time, etc.
- Hence Sooner; before doing or suffering (that is, so as not to do or suffer) some act or result: as, I will not do it, I will die first.
- Being before all others; being the initial unit or aggregate in order of occurrence or arrangement as to time, place, or rank: the ordinal of one.
- Foremost in time; preceding all others of the kind in order of time: as, Adam was the first man; I was the first guest to arrive.
- Foremost in place; before all others from the point of view or consideration: as, the first man in a rank or line.
- Foremost in importance or estimation; before or superior to all others in character, quality, or degree: as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece; the part of first villain in a play; wheat of the first grade; specifically, in music, highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: as, first alto; first horn.
- Synonyms Primary, primordial, original, primitive, pristine, earliest. See comparison under primary.
- (idiom) (off/thing) From the start; immediately.
- To put one's initial or initials to or on; sign or mark with initials: as, an initialed handkerchief; initialed paper.
- Placed at the beginning; standing at the head: as, the initial letter of a word, or of a chapter in a book.
- Of or pertaining to the beginning; incipient: as, the initial step in a proceeding.
FIRST vs INITIAL: RELATED WORDS
- Freshman, Original, Prime, Premier, Outset, Best, Oldest, Start, Top, Maiden, Opening, Initial, Inaugural, Beginning, 1st
- Periodic, Provisional, Initiating, Nascent, Beginning, Initiation, Prior, Earlier, Previous, Original, Exploratory, Tentative, Early, Preliminary, First
FIRST vs INITIAL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Premiere, Freshman, Original, Prime, Premier, Best, Oldest, Start, Top, Maiden, Opening, Initial, Inaugural, Beginning, 1st
- Periodic, Provisional, Initiating, Nascent, Beginning, Initiation, Prior, Earlier, Previous, Original, Exploratory, Tentative, Early, Preliminary, First
FIRST vs INITIAL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- If there is a colon, the first letter of the first word after the colon would be capitalized.
- RATIONALETHE IMPORTANCE OF COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCEAppearing for the first time in court without an attorney is a reality for indigent defendants in Michigan.
- First Name Last Name, Edition if given and not first edition, vol.
- FIRST AID ROOMStudents who become ill during class should request a pass from their teacher to go to the First Aid Room.
- The first date you go to court is called the first mention date.
- This is your first and only chance to make a first impression and really capture the attention of the committee.
- In the first place, he need do nothing unless the movanthas met the first of his two burdens.
- If there is no author listed, list the title of the article first, capitalizing the first word.
- First, it is a decision of the First Circuit to which this Court owes direct allegiance.
- First to file is basically, whoever files their claim first, will get paid first.
- CTAP obligations must be cleared at initial announcement.
- Bond with their initial bill of lading transaction.
- It returns the initial letter, the count of names sharing that initial letter, and an example of a one of the name values.
- Interview and initial management: A separate space should be designated for the initial assessment of suspected cases and the interview of contacts.
- The borrower assumes the risk of interest rate increases in exchange for lower initial rates and lower initial mortgage payments.
- When available, initial citations must include the volume and initial page number of the North Western Reporter in which the opinion is published.
- Other solutions are randomly generated using the elements of this initial solution, until the size determined in the initial population is reached.
- If initial directors not named in Articles, incorporator must elect initial directors and resign.
- Subsequent to the initial filing an Initial Report or Statement of Information may be required.
- Initial blocks are used to setup initial conditions for simulation.
FIRST vs INITIAL: QUESTIONS
- When were hieroglyphs first translated into English?
- Which one occurs first pollination or fertilization?
- When was guaiacol vanillin first used commercially?
- What was the first nondenominational Christian church?
- When was generalized anxiety disorder first diagnosed?
- What are first order linear differential equations?
- Who invented the first invented the first ice cone?
- Will tickets for the open at St Andrews be first-come first-served?
- Who introduced the first first psychological therapy?
- When was the first Honorary Oscar award first awarded?
- What does initial employment probationary period mean?
- Is ParselTongue a head-initial or a tail-initial language?
- Should I use my first name initial or last name initial?
- What is the initial glut state of the initial window position?
- How sensitive is the initial k-means to initial starting values?
- What is the initial requirement type in initial screen of md61?
- What is the initial velocity and initial acceleration of a particle?
- Is Proto-Austronesian a verb-initial or noun-initial language?
- What is the initial initiating (or initial type) subtype?
- What is the initial cash inflow and initial outflow?