bedfellow

noun

How to pronounce bedfellow?

The word bedfellow sounds like bed-fel-low
/'bɛd,fɛloʊ/

What is the definition of bedfellow?

nouna person with whom you share a bed
nouna temporary associate
Examples
  • politics makes strange bedfellows

How to say bedfellow and what does bedfellow mean?

corny

adjective

How to pronounce corny?

The word corny sounds like corn-y
/'kɔrni/

What is the definition of corny?

adjectivedull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality

How to say corny and what does corny mean?

first

noun, adjective, adverb

How to pronounce first?

The word first sounds like first
/fɜrst/

What is the definition of first?

nounthe 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)
adjectiveindicating the beginning unit in a series
adjectiveserving to set in motion
Examples
  • his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
adjectiveserving to begin
Examples
  • the first verse
nounthe time at which something is supposed to begin
adjectiveranking above all others
Examples
  • was first in her class
adverbprominently forward
nounthe lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
nounthe first element in a countable series
Examples
  • the first of the month
adverbbefore anything else
Examples
  • first we must consider the garter snake
nounthe first or highest in an ordering or series
Examples
  • He wanted to be the first
nounan honours degree of the highest class
adjectivehighest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
Examples
  • first soprano
  • the first violin section
  • played first horn
adjectivepreceding all others in time or space or degree
Examples
  • the first house on the right
  • the first day of spring
  • his first political race
  • her first baby
  • the first time
  • the first meetings of the new party
  • the first phase of his training

How to say first and what does first mean?

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