Fast vs. First
Fastadjective
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Fastadjective
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Fastadjective
(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
Fastadjective
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.
Fastadjective
Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
Fastadjective
Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
Fastadjective
Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).
Fastadjective
(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.
Fastadjective
(obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
Fastadjective
(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
Fastadjective
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
Fastadjective
(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.
Fastadverb
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
Fastadverb
(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .
Fastadverb
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
Fastadverb
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
Fastadverb
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
Fastnoun
A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
Fastnoun
The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
Fastnoun
The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.
Fastinterjection
(archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
Fastverb
(intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
Fastverb
To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.
Fastverb
To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.
Fastnoun
Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.
Fastnoun
Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.
Fastnoun
A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.
Fastnoun
That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; - called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.
Fastadjective
Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.
Fastadjective
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Fastadjective
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
Fastadjective
Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
Fastadjective
Tenacious; retentive.
Fastadjective
Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
Fastadjective
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
Fastadjective
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.
Fastadjective
In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc.
Fastadverb
In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
Fastadverb
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.
Fastnoun
abstaining from food
Fastverb
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons;
Fastverb
abstain from eating;
Fastadjective
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly;
Fastadjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time;
Fastadjective
at a rapid tempo;
Fastadjective
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds;
Fastadjective
firmly fastened or secured against opening;
Fastadjective
resistant to destruction or fading;
Fastadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality;
Fastadjective
hurried and brief;
Fastadjective
securely fixed in place;
Fastadjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
Fastadverb
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form);
Fastadverb
firmly or tightly;
Firstadjective
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
Firstadjective
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Firstadverb
Before anything else; firstly.
Firstadverb
For the first time;
Firstnoun
(uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
Firstnoun
(uncountable) The first gear of an engine.
Firstnoun
(countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
Firstnoun
first base
Firstnoun
A first-class honours degree.
Firstnoun
A first-edition copy of some publication.
Firstnoun
A fraction of an integer ending in one.
Firstnoun
(obsolete) Time; time granted; respite.
Firstadjective
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.
Firstadjective
Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
Firstadjective
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
Firstadverb
Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; - much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
Firstnoun
The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; - so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect.
Firstnoun
the first or highest in an ordering or series;
Firstnoun
the first element in a countable series;
Firstnoun
the time at which something is supposed to begin;
Firstnoun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
Firstnoun
an honours degree of the highest class
Firstnoun
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
Firstadjective
preceding all others in time or space or degree;
Firstadjective
indicating the beginning unit in a series
Firstadjective
serving to set in motion;
Firstadjective
serving to begin;
Firstadjective
ranking above all others;
Firstadjective
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections;
Firstadjective
being the gear producing the lowest drive speed;
Firstadverb
before anything else;
Firstadverb
the initial time;
Firstadverb
before another in time, space, or importance;
Firstadverb
prominently forward;
