Index of English words, starting with "fi"

(1) - First (n.) The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect.
(2) - First (adv.) Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
(3) - First (a.) Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
(4) - First (a.) Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
(5) - First (a.) Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

(1) - First-rate (n.) A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.
(2) - First-rate (a.) Of the highest excellence; preeminent in quality, size, or estimation.

(1) - Firstborn (a.) First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.