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