Related Words for first thing

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bright and early
///x
Phrase, Adverb
days
/
Noun
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
last thing
//
Phrase, Adverb
tonight
x/
Noun
overnight
/x/
Adjective
nightly
/x
Adjective
betimes
x/
Noun
afternoon
xx/
Noun
weekdays
/x
Noun
weekends
/x
Noun
midweek
/x
Noun
evenings
/x
Noun
nights
/
Noun
overwinter
xx/x
Verb
tomorrow
x/x
Noun
mañana
x/x
Adverb
from day to day
////
Phrase, Adverb
one of these days
////
Phrase, Adverb
above
x/
Adjective
evermore
/xx
Noun
summers
/x
Noun
winters
/x
Noun
day after day
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
darkling
/x
Name
once in a blue moon
/xx//
Phrase, Adverb
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
aboriginal
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
achievement
x/x
Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
adventure
x/x
Noun, Verb
affair
x/
Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alley
/x
Noun
animal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
ante
/x
Noun, Verb
any
/x
Adverb
anybody
/xxx
Noun
anyone
/xx
Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
appearance
x/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
archetypal
//x
Adjective
area
/xx
Noun
arrival
x/x
Noun
asia
/x
Name
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
bag
/
Noun, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
beast
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
been
/
Verb
before
x/
Adverb
beforehand
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
bell
/
Noun, Verb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
biggest
/x
Adjective
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blasphemy
/xx
Noun
blob
/
Noun, Verb
blood
/
Noun, Verb
bonus
/x
Noun, Verb
book
/
Noun, Verb
boredom
/x
Noun
breadth
/
Noun
brew
/
Noun, Verb
bug
/
Noun, Verb
bunch
/
Noun, Verb
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
car
/
Noun
carrefour
/xx
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catch
/
Verb, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
chair
/
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
characteristic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
charming
/x
Adjective, Noun
chatter
/x
Noun, Verb
cheerful
/x
Adjective
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commentary
/xxx
Noun
commonest
/xx
Adjective
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
constellation
xx/x
Noun
contraption
x/x
Noun
cousin
/x
Noun, Verb
cracker
/x
Noun
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
creature
/x
Noun
crown
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
darts
/
Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
deceitful
x/x
Adjective
deceived
x/
Adjective
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
deed
/
Noun, Verb
denominator
x/xxx
Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
device
x/
Noun
diff
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
differential
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
ding
/
Noun, Verb
dirtiest
/xx
Adjective
disrespectful
xx/x
Adjective
done
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
dossier
x/
Noun
drill
/
Noun, Verb
drink
/
Noun, Verb
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
eighth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
eldest
/x
Adjective, Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
elephant
/xx
Noun
enamel
x/x
Noun, Verb
ending
/x
Noun
entity
/xx
Noun
equipment
x/x
Noun
errand
/x
Noun, Verb
especially
x/x
Adverb
event
x/
Noun, Verb
every
/xx
Noun
everything
/xx
Noun
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
facet
/x
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
fanny
/x
Name
favor
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feast
/
Noun, Verb
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
feedstocks
/x
Noun
fifth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
first base
//
Phrase, Noun
first off
//
Phrase, Adverb
firstborn
//
Noun, Adjective
firstly
/x
Adverb
fist
/
Noun, Verb
fittest
/x
Adjective
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
fluke
/
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
formative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
formerly
/xx
Adverb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
freshman
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gadget
/x
Noun
gag
/
Noun, Verb
game
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gesture
/x
Noun, Verb
gig
/
Noun, Verb
gimmick
/x
Noun, Verb
gizmo
/x
Noun
glimmer
/x
Noun, Verb
goody
/x
Name, Adjective
grade
/
Noun, Verb
grant
/
Noun, Verb
greatest
/x
Verb
group
/
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
hang
/
Verb, Noun
happening
/xx
Adjective, Noun
hated
/x
Adjective
hateful
/x
Adjective
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
heck
/
Noun, Verb
hell
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
hereabouts
/xx
Adverb
highest
/x
Adjective
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
honored
/x
Adjective