start




start - noun

  • the beginning of anything
  • the time at which something is supposed to begin
  • a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
  • a sudden involuntary movement
  • the act of starting something
  • a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
  • a signal to begin (as in a race)
  • the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

    • start - verb

    • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    • set in motion, cause to start
    • leave
    • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
    • bring into being
    • get off the ground
    • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
    • get going or set in motion
    • begin or set in motion
    • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    • play in the starting lineup
    • have a beginning characterized in some specified way
    • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
    • bulge outward

    start - thesaurus

    begin   beginning   bulge   commence   commencement   depart   first   get   go   initiate   jump   kickoff   offset   originate   outset   part   pop   protrude   scratch   showtime   starting   startle  


    View spelling list ar words: a starter list and learn about the word start in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 10. Spelling choices for /ar/ sound; ar, a.

    Scrabble score for start

    s is 1 t is 1 a is 1 r is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 5

    generated at 16:56:53 on 30-11-23

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