Entertainment / Football / Automatic First Down: For several of the most severe fouls against the defensive team, a first down is awarded to the offensive team even if the result of the penalty does not advance the ball beyond the line to gain. In the NFL and NCAA, the fouls include pass interference and all personal fouls. Under NFHS (High School) rules only roughing the snapper, holder, kicker, or passer and forward pass interference by the defense are penalized with an automatic first down.
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First Adjective Synonyms: fundamental, elementary, basic, primary, cardinal, key, essential
First Adverb Synonyms: foremost, leading, chief, head, premier, prime, primary, principal, pre-eminent
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Entertainment / Video Games / First Person Shooter: Used in reference to the point of view in a video game. In a first-person game, the player sees the game world through the eyes of the player character. By contrast, in third-person games, the player MORE
Business / Finance / First Preferred Stock: The first day, varying by contracts and exchanges, on which notices of intent to deliver actual financial instruments or physical commodities against futures are authorized. MORE
Science / Tides and Currents / First Reduction: A method of determining high and low water heights, time intervals, and ranges from an arithmetic mean without adjustment to a long-term series through comparison of simultaneous observations. MORE