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number one
number onen.1. One that is first in rank, order, or importance.2. Slang One's own interests; oneself: watching out for number one.3. Informal a. The act of urinating.b. Urine.adj.1. First in rank, order, or importance: the number one team in the nation; our number one problem.2. Foremost in quality; first-rate: bought some number one farmland.number one n 1. the first in a series or sequence 2. an informal phrase for oneself, myself: to look after number one. 3. informal the most important person; leader, chief: he's number one in the organization. 4. informal the bestselling pop record in any one week 5. euphemistic the act or an instance of urination 6. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a haircut in which the hair is cut very close to the head with an electric shaver adj 7. first in importance, urgency, quality, etc: number one priority. 8. informal (of a pop record) having reached the top of the charts num′ber one′ n. 1. oneself, esp. one's own well-being. adj. 2. of the highest quality; first-rate: a number one performance. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | number one - a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests firstcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechself - a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self" | | 2. | number one - the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"firstformer - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" | | 3. | number one - the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"number 1, firstno., ordinal, ordinal number - the number designating place in an ordered sequence |
number onenounA leading contestant:front-runner, leader.adjectiveMost important, influential, or significant:capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, paramount, premier, primary, prime, principal, top.Translations
number one
a number oneOf the very highest caliber, standard, or quality. That was a number one performance last night.See also: number, onenumber one1. adjective Top-rated, best, or foremost. Sometimes hyphenated. He's the number one salesman in the whole region, so you can definitely learn from him. I was really hoping that we wouldn't have to face the number-one team in the first round.2. noun Oneself. In this usage, the term implies that one's top priority or concern is or should be oneself. Used especially with the phrase "look out for number one." You need to be careful in situations where there's a stampede toward an exit, because everybody is just looking out for number one.3. noun, slang Urine or the act of urination. (Feces or the act of defecation is called "number two.") A: "Mommy, I have to go to the bathroom." B: "Number one or number two?"See also: number, oneˌnumber ˈone (informal) 1 the most important or best person or thing: We’re number one in the used car business. ♢ He’s the world’s number one athlete. 2 (often disapproving) yourself: She doesn’t care about other people and their problems. She just looks after number one. ♢ Take care of number one and forget everybody else. That’s his philosophy.See also: number, onenumber one1. mod. top rate; best. (see also numero uno.) We heard the number one high school band in the whole state last night. 2. n. oneself. I don’t know who will pay for the broken window, but old number one isn’t! 3. n. urination; an act of urination. Jimmy made a mess in his pants. But don’t worry. It’s just number one. See also: number, oneNumber One
Number Oneportraying politician Crawford; self-gain as tour de force. [Am. Lit.: Number One]See: EgotismAcronymsSeeN1number one
Synonyms for number onenoun a leading contestantSynonymsadj most important, influential, or significantSynonyms- capital
- cardinal
- chief
- first
- foremost
- key
- leading
- main
- major
- paramount
- premier
- primary
- prime
- principal
- top
Synonyms for number onenoun a reference to yourself or myself etc.Related Wordsnoun the first or highest in an ordering or seriesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the first element in a countable seriesSynonymsRelated Words |