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number one
noun
- oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests:
to look out for number one.
- a person, company, etc., that is first in rank, order, or prestige:
Our team is number one.
- urination: used especially by or with reference to children.
adjective
- of the highest in quality, status, importance, etc.; first-rate:
a number one performance.
- first in rank, order, or prestige:
the number one book on the bestseller list.
number one
noun
- the first in a series or sequence
to look after number one
- informal.the most important person; leader, chief
he's number one in the organization
- informal.the bestselling pop record in any one week
- euphemistic.the act or an instance of urination
- a haircut in which the hair is cut very close to the head with an electric shaver
adjective
- first in importance, urgency, quality, etc
number one priority
- informal.(of a pop record) having reached the top of the charts
Word History and Origins
Origin of number one1
Idioms and Phrases
- make / do / go number one, Informal. to urinate: used especially by or with reference to children.
Example Sentences
"Sinners" debuted at number one at the box office, making $48 million domestically, the highest-grossing opening for an original film released so far this decade.
With 19 US number one singles, she is second only to The Beatles in terms of chart success.
"My number one worry is what is going to happen in the summer," said Prof Rein, when "there are fewer wildfires but they are bigger and they can actually be seriously catastrophic".
Those number one albums both fell out of the Top 30 after one week, a sign of a strong core fanbase, with limited crossover appeal.
Newcastle will prioritise a new central defender this summer having missed out on number one target, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, last year and could attract Huijsen, particularly if they qualify for the Champions League.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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