foremost
     adj 1: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the
            foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top
            graduate" [syn: {first}, {world-class}]
     2: situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of
        the ship"
     3: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost
        compartment of the ship" [syn: {frontmost}]
     adv 1: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" [syn: {first}]
     2: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter
        snake" [syn: {first}, {firstly}, {first of all}, {first
        off}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0