FIRST-STRING

Meaning of FIRST-STRING in English

ˌfirst-ˈstring BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

a first-string player in a team plays when the game begins because they are the most skilled ⇨ second-string

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

FIRST-STRING — adjective Date: 1917 being a regular as distinguished from a substitute (as on a team), first-rate , ~er noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRST-STRING — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being a regular as distinguished from a substitute (as on a football team) first-string quarterback 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST-STRING — — first-stringer , n. /ferrst"string"/ , adj. 1. composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute ): the first-string …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST STRING — regular players or players that start games for a sports team
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIRST-STRING — adjective Date: 1917 1. : being a regular as distinguished from a substitute (as on a team) 2. : first-rate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST-STRING — Pronunciation: ' f ə rs(t)- ' stri ŋ Function: adjective Date: 1917 1 : being a regular as distinguished from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FIRST-STRING — [first-string] adj (1917) 1: being a regular as distinguished from a substitute (as on a team) 2: first-rate
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST-STRING — first-string BrE AmE ˌfɜːs t ˈstrɪŋ ◂ AmE \ ˌfɝːs t -
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRST-STRING — adjective PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES first-string/second-string etc EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ That holder was the first-string quarterback, so Stewart had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST STRING — Synonyms and related words : capital, cast, class, company, complement, crew, eight, eleven, famous, first, first team, first-rate, five, nine, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST-STRING — {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or A team. * /He was the first-string quarterback./ 2. Of the best …
Slang English vocab
FIRST STRING
Slang English vocab
FIRST-STRING — Function: adjective Synonyms: EXCELLENT , capital, famous, first-class, first-rate, five-star, prime, superior, top, top-notch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FIRST-STRING — adjective Synonyms: excellent , capital, famous, first-class, first-rate, five-star, prime, superior, top, top-notch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST STRING
Словарь английских идиом
FIRST-STRING — {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or A team. * /He was the first-string quarterback./ 2. Of the best …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRST-STRING — adj. , informal 1. On the starting team or A team. He was the first-string quarterback. 2. Of the best …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FIRST STRING
American Idioms English vocabulary
FIRST STRING — основной, первоклассный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST-STRING — виднейший, крупнейший - the * critics ведущие критики основной (о составе актерской труппы, футбольной команды и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST-STRING — Основной
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST-STRING — a 1. виднейший, крупнейший the first-string critics - ведущие критики 2. основной ( о составе актёрсой труппы, футбольной команды и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRST STRING — основной, первоклассный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIRST STRING — (a) виднейший; крупнейший; основной
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FIRST-STRING — a 1. виднейший, крупнейший the ~ critics - ведущие критики 2. основной ( о составе актёрской труппы, футбольной команды и …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FIRST-STRING — a 1. виднейший, крупнейший the first-string critics - ведущие критики 2. основной ( о составе актёрсой труппы, футбольной команды и …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST STRING — главный ресурс, прима, видный, крупнейший, основной
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FIRST STRING — главный ресурс, прима, видный, крупнейший, основной
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FIRST STRING — основной, первоклассный
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRST STRING — основной, первоклассный
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIRST-STRING — [adj.] 1) виднейший, крупнейший 2) основной (о составе актёров, членов спортивной команды (и т.п.))
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
FIRST-STRING — a 1) виднейший, крупнейший; 2) основной (о составе актёров, членов спортивной команды и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
FIRST-STRING — виднейший, крупнейший - the * critics ведущие критики основной (о составе актерской труппы, футбольной команды и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST STRING — основной, первоклассный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streng, string, from Old English streng; akin to Middle Dutch strenge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst, ˈfə̄st, ˈfəist adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRING — — stringless , adj. — stringlike , adj. /string/ , n. , v. , strung; strung or ( Rare ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — — firstness , adj. /ferrst/ , adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English streng; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRING — noun the line or cord of a bow. 2. string ·noun the points made in a game. 3. string ·noun …
Webster English vocab
STRING — [string] n [ME, fr. OE streng; akin to OHG strang rope, L stringere to bind tight--more at strain] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST — [first] adj [ME, fr. OE fyrst; akin to OHG furist first, OE faran to go--more at fare] (bef. 12c): preceding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST — first BrE AmE fɜːst AmE fɝːst ▷ firsts fɜːsts AmE fɝːsts ▶ ˌ first ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRING — / strɪŋ; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun FOR TYING / FASTENING 1. [ U , C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — / fɜːst; NAmE fɜːrst/ determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun ■ determiner , ordinal number 1. happening or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRING — I. string 1 S3 W2 /strɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streng ] 1 . THREAD …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — I. first 1 S1 W1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyrst ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRING — n. & v. n. 1 twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRING — n. & v. --n. 1. twine or narrow cord. 2 a piece of this or of similar material used for …
Oxford English vocab
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Oxford English vocab
STRING — ( strings, stringing, strung) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. String is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — ( firsts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The first thing, person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ thing, person, event, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a string of failures (= a series of failures ) ▪ The team has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first offence ▪ Because it was a first offence, she was not sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable], [noun], [pronoun] - (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality …
Cambridge English vocab
STRING — Synonyms and related words : A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Indian file, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST — Synonyms and related words : ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST — See ↑ BEFORE 1, ↑ FIRST 1,1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a first • ↑ at first/initially • ↑ be first/come …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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