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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. ranking above all others;
- Example: "was first in her class"
- Example: "the foremost figure among marine artists"
- Example: "the top graduate"
[syn: first, foremost, world-class]

2. preceding all others in spatial position;
- Example: "the foremost compartment of the ship"
[syn: foremost, frontmost]

3. situated closest to the bow;
- Example: "the foremost compartment of the ship"


ADVERB (2)

1. prominently forward;
- Example: "he put his best foot foremost"
[syn: foremost, first]

2. before anything else;
- Example: "first we must consider the garter snake"
[syn: first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foremost \Fore"most`\, a. [OE. formest first, AS. formest,
   fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore
   fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See Fore, adv., and
   cf. First, Former, Frame, v. t., Prime, a.]
   First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or
   dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.
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         THat struck the foremost man of all this world. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

foremost
    adv 1: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
           [syn: foremost, first]
    2: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter
       snake" [syn: first, firstly, foremost, first of all,
       first off]
    adj 1: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the
           foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
           [syn: first, foremost, world-class]
    2: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost
       compartment of the ship" [syn: foremost, frontmost]
    3: situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the
       ship"