last vs first

Definitions

adjective

1. occurring at or forming an end or termination
2. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
3. conclusive in a process or progression
4. occurring at the time of death
5. highest in extent or degree

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adverb

1. the item at the end
2. most recently

noun

1. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
3. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
4. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
5. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

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verb

1. continue to live and avoid dying
2. persist for a specified period of time

Examples

Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town.

So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room.

It's that last part Buckley is singing about, but he probably should have considered penning a few lines to himself regarding the "musician gone too soon" part.

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Definitions

noun

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. the first element in a countable series
3. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
4. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
5. the first or highest in an ordering or series

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adjective

1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to begin
3. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
4. preceding all others in time or space or degree
5. ranking above all others

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adverb

1. prominently forward
2. before anything else
3. before another in time, space, or importance
4. the initial time

Examples

When we see her, we remember that hot July day doing five knots pulling Jess and Jerry on a tube and Russ skippering his first yacht.

Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.

But at lunch on the first day we were approached by the helpful Hotel Manager Henri and offered a swap to an overwater bungalow.

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