Complete Definition of "number one"

English

Adjective
number one

  1. idiom first|First; foremost; best.

#: Commuting to work is the number one reason to own a car.

Noun
number one

  1. the most important person, notably who is in charge

#: A Royal Navy ship's captain is the undisputed master aboard, until the nineteenth century so absolutely number one as to have the power to order any crew member flogged.

  1. oneself, being considered foremost, as by an egoist

#: Finding his teenage son had once again taught only of number one by neglecting his chores, he gave him a spanking and a taste of his own medecine, by imposing additional chores of benefit only to number one, such as shining Sir's shoes for a week.

  1. context|childish|_|euphemism urine|Urine; urination.

Derived terms
go number one

Translations
trans-top|urine euphemism
Dutch: kleine boodschap ("small business")
trans-mid
Russian: малое дело ("small business")
trans-bottom

See also
number two

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