Initial
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The first letter of a word or a name. In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Example sentence: Lion sounds that have not grown from the mouse may exude naked power... but cannot convey any wisdom or understanding... The initial steps on the path to courageous speech then are the first tentative steps into the parts of us that cannot speak.
First
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one.
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Before anything else; firstly.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The person or thing in the first position.The first gear of an engine.Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.first baseA first-class honours degree.A first-edition copy of some publication.
Example sentence: The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.