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  • 21gear — gearless, adj. /gear/, n. 1. Mach. a. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. b. an assembly of such… …

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  • 22first — first1 W1S1 [fə:st US fə:rst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a series)¦ 2 for the first time 3¦(main)¦ 4 in the first place 5 in the first instance 6 at first glance/sight 7 first things first 8 (at) first hand 9 first prize/place …

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  • 23first — number BEFORE 1 before anything or anyone else: She reached the top of the hill first. | It s mine, I saw it first. see firstly 2 the first someone or something that is before other people or things : be (the) first to do sth: My sister said I d… …

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  • 24first — firstness, adj. /ferrst/, adj. 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… …

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  • 25first — /fɜst / (say ferst) adjective 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc. (the ordinal of one). 2. Music highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn. 3. Motor… …

  • 26first — [[t]fɜrst[/t]] adj. 1) being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one[/ex] 2) mad highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn[/ex]… …

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  • 27first — fÉœrst /fɜːst n. person or thing which is first; beginning; first gear, low gear; first place (in a race or competition); highest grade in an examination; one who received this grade (British) adj. being ahead of all others; initial, beginning… …

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  • 28First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency — For a chronological listing of 2009 events, see Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2009). This article is part of a series on Barack Obama …

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  • 29first — 1. adjective /fɜːst,fɝst/ Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one. T favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction,<! Hyphenated as “diſtinc tion” in the original source and from… …

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  • 30Gear Fighter Dendoh — GEAR戦士電童 (GEAR Senshi Dendoh) Genre Mecha, Action, Drama TV anime Directed by Mitsuo Fukuda …

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