first principles (noun)
61constitution — noun 1 (C) the system of basic laws and principles that a democratic country is governed by, which cannot easily be changed by the political party in power: The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech. 2 (singular) the… …
62principle — noun 1》 a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action. ↘a rule or belief governing one s personal behaviour. ↘morally correct behaviour and attitudes: a man of principle. 2》 a general scientific theorem …
63basic principle — noun principles from which other truths can be derived first you must learn the fundamentals let s get down to basics • Syn: ↑fundamentals, ↑basics, ↑fundamental principle, ↑bedrock • Hypernyms: ↑ …
64fundamental principle — noun principles from which other truths can be derived first you must learn the fundamentals let s get down to basics • Syn: ↑fundamentals, ↑basics, ↑basic principle, ↑bedrock • Hypernyms: ↑ …
65law of thermodynamics — noun (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature • Hyponyms: ↑ …
66ABC's — noun the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) he mastered only the rudiments of geometry • Syn: ↑rudiment, ↑first rudiment, ↑first principle, ↑alphabet, ↑ABC, ↑ABCs • Usage Domain: ↑ …
67child psychology — noun the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children • Syn: ↑developmental psychology, ↑genetic psychology • Hypernyms: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science * * * noun : the …
68plymouth brother — noun (plural plymouth brethren) Usage: usually capitalized P&B : a member of a religious body organized about 1830 in Plymouth, England, that takes the Bible as its sole guide, protests against sectarianism and rejects creeds and rituals, has no… …
69knowledge — noun Etymology: Middle English knowlege, from knowlechen to acknowledge, irregular from knowen Date: 14th century 1. obsolete cognizance 2. a. (1) the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or… …
70Tory — noun (plural Tories) Etymology: Irish tóraidhe outlaw, robber, from Middle Irish tóir pursuit Date: 1646 1. a dispossessed Irishman subsisting as an outlaw chiefly in the 17th century 2. obsolete bandit, outlaw 3. a. a member or supporter of a… …
