first vs first base

first

noun
  • first base 

  • A first-edition copy of some publication. 

  • A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1. 

  • The first gear of an engine. 

  • Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence. 

  • A first-class honours degree. 

  • The person or thing in the first position. 

adj
  • Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. 

  • Of or belonging to a first family. 

  • Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest. 

adv
  • For the first time. 

  • Before anything else; firstly. 

  • Now. 

first base

noun
  • The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield. 

  • Completion of the first phase of an activity. 

  • Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship. 

  • The betting spot located immediately to the left of the dealer, which is first to receive cards and first to act. 

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