foremost


foremost (http://definr.com/foremost)

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