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nounoneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one. a person, company, etc., that is first in rank, order, or prestige: Our team is number one. urination: used especially by or with reference to children. adjectiveof the highest in quality, status, importance, etc.; first-rate: a number one performance. first in rank, order, or prestige: the number one book on the bestseller list. Idioms for number onemake / do / go number one, Informal. to urinate: used especially by or with reference to children.
Origin of number oneFirst recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby number onenumbered account, number eight wire, numberless, number line, number off, number one, number opera, numberplate, Numbers, numbers game, number sign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for number oneThe musical promise of eternal youth sold to the tune of 5.5 million copies and five number-one singles. ‘Prism’ Review: Katy Perry Perfects the Pop Blockbuster|Kevin Fallon|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST But after logging her eighth number-one single, Katy Perry might be the biggest pop star of her time. Katy Perry Is Pop Music's Biggest Star|Kevin Fallon|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST My husband in my number-one priority and I his; why would we want to change this so we can be slaves to a child? Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories|Harry Siegel|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST But the number-one thing rats want to be around is people, people who drop garbage on the ground. Hurricane Sandy Worsens N.Y. Rat Problem|Winston Ross|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The voting portion of the contest ended yesterday, and I swept the number-one spot. My Big, Fat Photo Spoof|Nancy Upton|September 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST Liu, the son of Kwong, followed him up-river and obtained a place in his household as pidgeon-cook, assistant to number-one cook. Civilization|Ellen Newbold La Motte Roger hurried along with Astro to the number-one boat and climbed inside. Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell You ought to be mighty proud because all men think you are a number-one musher. You've got thirty tons of fuel—you want to find the compression ratio of the number-one firing-tube chamber—so what do you do? Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell Then from the bundle come strings of pearls, translucent jade of "number-one" quality, snuff-bottles fit for a museum. Peking Dust|Ellen N. La Motte
British Dictionary definitions for number one
nounthe first in a series or sequence an informal phrase for oneself, myself to look after number one informal the most important person; leader, chiefhe's number one in the organization informal the bestselling pop record in any one week euphemistic the act or an instance of urination a haircut in which the hair is cut very close to the head with an electric shaver adjectivefirst in importance, urgency, quality, etcnumber one priority informal (of a pop record) having reached the top of the charts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to number onewinner, champion, hero, leader, master, numero uno |