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▸ noun: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) ("He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital")
▸ noun: advantage gained by an early start as in a race ("With an hour's start he will be hard to catch")
▸ noun: the beginning of anything ("It was off to a good start")
▸ noun: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
▸ noun: the act of starting something
▸ noun: a signal to begin (as in a race) ("The starting signal was a green light")
▸ noun: a sudden involuntary movement ("He awoke with a start")
▸ noun: the time at which something is supposed to begin ("They got an early start")
▸ verb: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job ("Start a new job")
▸ verb: play in the starting line-up
▸ verb: get off the ground ("Who started this company?")
▸ verb: get going or set in motion ("We simply could not start the engine")
▸ verb: begin or set in motion ("I start at eight in the morning")
▸ verb: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object ("She started the soup while it was still hot")
▸ verb: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense ("Prices for these homes start at $250,000")
▸ verb: have a beginning characterized in some specified way
▸ verb: set in motion, cause to start ("The U.S. started a war in the Middle East")
▸ verb: bring into being ("Start a foundation")
▸ verb: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm ("She startled when I walked into the room")
▸ verb: leave
▸ verb: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action ("Who will start?")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #19955)
▸ Also see starts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to start
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▸ Idioms related to start (New!)
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▸ noun: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) ("He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital")
▸ noun: advantage gained by an early start as in a race ("With an hour's start he will be hard to catch")
▸ noun: the beginning of anything ("It was off to a good start")
▸ noun: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
▸ noun: the act of starting something
▸ noun: a signal to begin (as in a race) ("The starting signal was a green light")
▸ noun: a sudden involuntary movement ("He awoke with a start")
▸ noun: the time at which something is supposed to begin ("They got an early start")
▸ verb: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job ("Start a new job")
▸ verb: play in the starting line-up
▸ verb: get off the ground ("Who started this company?")
▸ verb: get going or set in motion ("We simply could not start the engine")
▸ verb: begin or set in motion ("I start at eight in the morning")
▸ verb: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object ("She started the soup while it was still hot")
▸ verb: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense ("Prices for these homes start at $250,000")
▸ verb: have a beginning characterized in some specified way
▸ verb: set in motion, cause to start ("The U.S. started a war in the Middle East")
▸ verb: bring into being ("Start a foundation")
▸ verb: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm ("She startled when I walked into the room")
▸ verb: leave
▸ verb: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action ("Who will start?")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #19955)
▸ Also see starts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to start
▸ Usage examples for start
▸ Idioms related to start (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing start
▸ Words that often appear near start
▸ Rhymes of start
▸ Invented words related to start