dominant vs last

dominant

adj
  • Being the dominant 

  • Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance. 

  • Ruling; governing; prevailing 

  • Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one. 

  • Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation. 

noun
  • The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on. 

  • The triad built on the dominant tone. 

  • A gene that is dominant. 

  • The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity. 

  • A species or organism that is dominant. 

last

adj
  • Supreme; highest in degree; utmost. 

  • Being the only one remaining of its class. 

  • Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable. 

  • Lowest in rank or degree. 

  • Most recent, latest, last so far. 

  • Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. 

noun
  • A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes. 

  • A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value. 

det
  • The (one) immediately before the present. 

  • Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago. 

adv
  • Most recently. 

  • after everything else; finally 

verb
  • To hold out, continue undefeated or entire. 

  • To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last. 

  • To endure, continue over time. 

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