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  • 21number one(2) — {adj. phr.} 1. Of first rank or importance; foremost; principal. * /He is easily America s number one golfer./ 2. Of first grade; of top quality; best. * /That is number one western steer beef./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 22number one(2) — {adj. phr.} 1. Of first rank or importance; foremost; principal. * /He is easily America s number one golfer./ 2. Of first grade; of top quality; best. * /That is number one western steer beef./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 23number one(s) —    1. urination    Mainly nursery usage.    2. self interest    Perhaps from the adage Number one comes first:     ... he believes trade policy should be founded on protection. Look after Number One. (A. Clark, 1993) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 24ˌnumber ˈone — noun [singular] I 1) the person or thing that is the first, best, or most important 2) in popular music, the CD or record that has sold the most copies in a particular week II adj ˌnumber ˈone first, best, or most important the world s number one …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 25number one — 1. n. urination (used mostly by and about children). Mom, I gotta go number one real bad. 2. adj. best; top 3. n. oneself. I m looking out for number one from now on …

    English slang

  • 26number one(s) — n urination. A nursery term dating from the Victorian concept of personal hygiene as a drill. The idea is usually expressed in the form do number ones . In the USA it is occasionally a verb, in the form to number one . See also number two(s) …

    Contemporary slang

  • 27number one — noun 1. a reference to yourself or myself etc.; take care of number one means to put your own interests first (Freq. 1) • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑self 2. the first or highest in an ordering or series He wanted to be the first …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28number one — num′ber one′ n. 1) oneself, esp. one s own well being 2) of the highest quality; first rate: a number one performance[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29number one — informal noun 1》 oneself. 2》 a person or thing that is foremost in an activity or area. 3》 euphemistic urine. 4》 a first lieutenant in the navy. adjective most important; foremost. Phrases number one (or number two, etc.) the shortest (or next… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30number one — oneself, one s own interests He is always looking out for number one and will never do anything for anyone else …

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