First Definition–adjective | 1. | being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president. |
| 2. | Music. highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn. |
| 3. | Automotive. low (def. 31). |
| 4. | (often initial capital letter ) being a member of the household or an intimate acquaintance of the president of the U.S. or of the governor of a state: the First Lady; Checkers, the first dog. |
–adverb | 5. | before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc. |
| 6. | before some other thing, event, etc.: If you're going, phone first. |
| 7. | for the first time: She first visited Atlanta in 1980. |
| 8. | in preference to something else; rather; sooner: I'd die first. |
| 9. | in the first place; firstly. |
–noun | 10. | the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc. |
| 12. | the first part; first member of a series. |
| 13. | Music. | a. | the voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, esp. in an orchestra or chorus. |
| b. | a leader of a part or group of performers. |
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| 14. | Automotive. low gear; first gear: She shifted into first and drove off. |
| 15. | the winning position or rank in a race or other competition. |
| 17. | Usually, firsts. Commerce. | a. | a product or goods of the first or highest quality. |
| b. | goods produced according to specifications, without visible flaws. Compare second1 (def. 23), third (def. 12). |
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| 18. | British University. | a. | first-class honors. Compare class (def. 18). |
| b. | a person who has won such honors. |
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—Idioms| 19. | first and last, everything considered; above all else; altogether: First and last, it is important to know oneself. |
| 20. | first off, Informal. at the outset; immediately: He wanted to know first off why he hadn't been notified. |
| 21. | first thing, before anything else; at once; promptly: I'll call you first thing when I arrive. |
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Premier Definition–noun | 1. | the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister. |
–adjective | 3. | first in rank; chief; leading. |
| 4. | first in time; earliest; oldest. |
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Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. |
| 2. | a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. |
| 3. | the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. |
| 4. | trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. |
| 5. | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. |
| 6. | reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. |
| 7. | influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. |
| 8. | time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit. |
| 9. | repute; reputation; esteem. |
| 10. | a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. |
| 11. | Education. | a. | official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. |
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| 12. | Bookkeeping. | a. | an entry of payment or value received on an account. |
| b. | the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit). |
| c. | an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side. |
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| 13. | any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in. |
| 15. | to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon. |
| 16. | Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to. |
| 17. | Education. to award educational credits to (often fol. by with): They credited me with three hours in history. |
—Verb phrase| 18. | credit to or with, to ascribe to a (thing, person, etc.): In former times many herbs were credited with healing powers. |
—Idioms| 19. | do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. |
| 20. | on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit. |
| 21. | to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. |
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Card Definition–noun | 1. | a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. |
| 2. | one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. |
| 3. | cards, (usually used with a singular verb) | a. | a game or games played with such a set. |
| b. | the playing of such a game: to win at cards. |
| c. | Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. |
| d. | Whist. tricks won in excess of six. |
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| 4. | Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. |
| 5. | something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. |
| 9. | a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc. |
| 15. | Informal. | a. | a person who is amusing or facetious. |
| b. | any person, esp. one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card. |
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–verb (used with object) | 16. | to provide with a card. |
| 18. | to write, list, etc., on cards. |
| 19. | Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was carding all youthful customers to be sure they were of legal drinking age. |
—Idioms| 20. | in or on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards. |
| 21. | play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will. |
| 22. | put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table. |
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