- headmost
- adjective Date: 1628 most advanced ; leading
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Headmost — Head most ( m[=o]st ), a. Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
headmost — [hed′mōst΄] adj. in the lead; foremost … English World dictionary
headmost — /hed mohst / or, esp. Brit., / meuhst/, adj. most advanced; foremost. [1620 30; HEAD + MOST] * * * … Universalium
headmost — adjective Closest to the front of a group or pack … Wiktionary
headmost — Synonyms and related words: acmatic, ahead, antecedent, anterior, apical, arch, banner, before, capital, cardinal, central, champion, chief, consummate, crowning, dominant, exordial, first, focal, fore, foregoing, forehand, foremost, forward,… … Moby Thesaurus
headmost — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. initial, outstanding, main; see principal … English dictionary for students
headmost — adj. most advanced … English contemporary dictionary
headmost — adjective archaic (chiefly of a ship) holding a position in advance of others; foremost … English new terms dictionary
headmost — adj foremost, supreme, head, first, premier, paramount, Inf. boss; main, chief, principal, cardinal, prime, primary, uppermost, most important; dominant, superior, surpassing, preeminent … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
headmost — head·most … English syllables
