number one

number one

n.

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.

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number one

n

1. the first in a series or sequence

2. an informal phrase for oneself, myself etc. 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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a haircut in which the hair is cut very close to the head with an electric shaver

adj

1. first in importance, urgency, quality, etc. number one priority

2. Informal (of a pop record) having reached the top of the charts

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	number one - a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech self - 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" first former - 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, first no., ordinal, ordinal number - the number designating place in an ordered sequence