first vs last: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: first or last

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firstnoun

the 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)

firstadjective

indicating the beginning unit in a series

firstadjective

serving to set in motion

firstadjective

serving to begin

firstnoun

the time at which something is supposed to begin

firstadjective

ranking above all others

firstverb

prominently forward

firstnoun

the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

firstnoun

the first element in a countable series

firstverb

before anything else

firstnoun

the first or highest in an ordering or series

firstnoun

an honours degree of the highest class

firstadjective

highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

firstadjective

preceding all others in time or space or degree

lastverb

persist for a specified period of time

lastnoun

the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

lastverb

the item at the end

lastadjective

not to be altered or undone

lastnoun

holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

lastnoun

the temporal end; the concluding time

lastverb

continue to live and avoid dying

lastadjective

occurring at or forming an end or termination

lastadjective

conclusive in a process or progression

lastadjective

highest in extent or degree

lastadjective

lowest in rank or importance

lastnoun

the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence

lastnoun

a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do

lastnoun

a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

lastnoun

a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

lastadjective

coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

lastadjective

immediately past

lastadjective

most unlikely or unsuitable

lastadjective

occurring at the time of death

lastnoun

the last or lowest in an ordering or series

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