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noun
- a quick and auspicious beginning
- a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
- (idiomatic) An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start.
- (sports) A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point.
noun
- The beginning of something.
- (anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
- (mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
- (cartography) An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
- (in the plural) Ancestry.
- The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
- an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
- properties attributable to your ancestry
noun
- A beginning; a first move.
- A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- The ability to act first or on one's own.
- (politics) An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
- the first of a series of actions
- readiness to embark on bold new ventures
adj
noun
- An instance of starting.
- the beginning of anything
- The beginning of an activity.
- the act of starting something
- A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
- An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
- An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- (horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- A sudden involuntary movement.
- Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)
- The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a sudden involuntary movement
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
verb
- To begin.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To begin one's menstrual cycle.
- To set in motion.
- To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
- (intransitive) To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.
- (transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- (transitive, sports) To put into play.
- (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
- (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
- (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
- (intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
- To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
- play in the starting lineup
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- get off the ground
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- bulge outward
- begin or set in motion
- depart for someplace
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
- get going or set in motion
- bring into being
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
verb
adv
- at the beginning
- (sciences) Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
- (law) From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
- (of an academic course) Taken with no prior qualifications.
noun
- The beginning.
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
adj
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
- relating to or located in the front
intj
verb
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
noun
- A setting about; a beginning.
- (phonology) The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
- (medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
- (acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- the beginning or early stages
verb
- To start, begin.
- (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.
- To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
- (transitive) To cover or enclose with bark.
- (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
- set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
- go on board
noun
noun
- An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
- (journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.
- A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
- the introductory section of a story
- wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
adv
- After the beginning of something.
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- to or toward the inside of
adj
- In fashion; popular.
- (of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Having been collected or received.
- (not comparable) Located inside something.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Incoming.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- (cricket) Currently batting.
- Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
- (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
- (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- currently fashionable
- holding office
- directed or bound inward
noun
prep
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Contained by; inside.
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Expressing abstract containment.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- Into.
- (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
- During (a period of time).
noun
- (figurative) The beginning; the first stage of anything.
- In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
- In a viviparous animal, the young animal's earliest stages in the mother's body.
- An organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis.
- In a human, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy.
- (botany) A rudimentary plant contained in the seed.
- an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
- (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
prefix
- Beginning, initial.
- Etching or engraving.
- Located or positioned at a tip or tips of an object or body.
- Heights, high in location.
- The peak of a wave or cycle; accented.
- Located or positioned at the top; uppermost.
- High in altitude, montane.
- Upper.
- Acrobatics.
- Pointed in shape.
- The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.
noun
- the act of beginning something new
- the presentation of a debutante in society
- A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
- The first appearance of a debutante in society.
- (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.
- (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
verb
noun
- the act of beginning something new
- something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
- an item inserted in a written record
- the act of entering
- a written record of a commercial transaction
- (Midlands) A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
- (uncountable) Permission to enter.
- A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
- (linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.
- A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.
- The act of entering.
- A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
- An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
- The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
- (hunting) The introduction of new hounds into a pack.
- (insurance) The start of an insurance contract.
- (law) The act of taking possession.
- A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
- (music) The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.
noun
- the act of beginning something new
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- a basic or elementary instructional text
- the act of putting one thing into another
- a new proposal
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the first section of a communication
- A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
- A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
- An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
- The act or process of introducing.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- the human act of creating
- an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
- everything that exists anywhere
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something
- (uncountable) The act of creating something.
- (countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
- (uncountable) All which exists.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- lowest support of a structure
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- an institution supported by an endowment
- the basis on which something is grounded
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
- That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
- (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
- That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
- The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
- (card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
- (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
- (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
- A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
- wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office
- (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
- A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
- a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- (informal) A mental institution.
- Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or sick, or who are prisoners) are committed (confined), where their freedom to leave is restricted.
- (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
- The act of instituting something.
- The building or buildings which house such an organization.
- (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.
- A custom or practice of a society or community.
- (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
- (informal) A correctional institution.
verb
noun
- (music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
- (figurative) A forerunner to anything.
- An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
- (programming) A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
- music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
noun
adj
noun
- the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
- (typography, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
- The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
- (phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
verb
noun
verb
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To start out.
- (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
- (transitive) To intercept.
- (intransitive) To begin moving away.
- (nautical) To turn away from the wind.
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
verb
- (transitive) To begin; to start.
- (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
- (transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
- (transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
- take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
- bring up a topic for discussion
- accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
- bring into being
- set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
noun
- A new member of an organization.
- One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
- people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
- someone new to a field or activity
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
noun
- The beginning (of the morning).
- (programming) Ellipsis of breakpoint.
- (music) The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
- Alternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”)
- (computing) The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- (soccer) The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- (finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- (computing) A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- (UK, education) A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- (geography, chiefly in the plural) An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- (British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- An act of escaping.
- (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
- (horse racing) The start of a horse race.
- The opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
- (golf) The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.
- (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- an escape from jail
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- the occurrence of breaking
- a sudden dash
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
verb
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (intransitive, of a storm) To begin or end.
- (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
- (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
- (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- (intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
- (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- (transitive) To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
- (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- (rare, mainly historical or a misspelling) To brake.
- (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
- (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- (music, slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (programming) To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- (computing) To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- (transitive) To ruin financially.
- (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- (finance, intransitive) Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- (computing) To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- (intransitive, of a fever) To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- (intransitive, of a sauce or emulsion) To de-emulsify.
- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- find the solution or key to
- become punctured or penetrated
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- do a break dance
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- fall sharply
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- cause to give up a habit
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- change directions suddenly
- exchange for smaller units of money
- undergo breaking
- give up
- interrupt a continued activity
- interrupt the flow of current in
- break a piece from a whole
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- move away or escape suddenly
- invalidate by judicial action
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- cease an action temporarily
- happen or take place
- render inoperable or ineffective
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- come to an end (of an event)
- cause the failure or ruin of
- put an end to a state or an activity
- fracture a bone of
- stop operating or functioning
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- terminate or end
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- come into being
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- find a flaw in
- ruin completely
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- happen
- go to pieces
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- pierce or penetrate
- surpass in excellence
- lessen in force or effect
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- scatter or part
- be broken in
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- be released or become known; of news
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
noun
- The act of setting off on a journey; a departure, a start.
- (generally) Anything set off against another thing; a compensation, a counterbalancing circumstance.
- (finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
- (law) A counterclaim; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.
- (printing) An offset.
noun
- the act of starting something
- the event consisting of the start of something
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the first part or section of something
- The initial portion of some extended thing.
- That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
- (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
adj
verb
noun
- the act of starting something
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- (education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
- (education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
noun
verb
- (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- (intransitive) To come into existence.
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- begin to speak or say
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- have a beginning, of a temporal event
- be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
verb
- start abruptly
- begin suddenly and sometimes violently
- move away or escape suddenly
- become raw or open
- take from stowage in preparation for use
- (transitive) To take or force out by breaking.
- (intransitive, of a person) To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.
- (intransitive) To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
- (transitive) To separate (something) from a bundle.
- (transitive) To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To bring out from storage, use, or present.
- (intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- (especially recording industry, intransitive) (Of a record, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.
verb
- start abruptly
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
- appear on the skin
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- become raw or open
- start to burn or burst into flames
- erupt or intensify suddenly
- break out
- (intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
- (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
noun
- a quick and auspicious beginning
- a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
- (idiomatic) An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start.
- (sports) A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point.
noun
- The beginning of something.
- (anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
- (mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
- (cartography) An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
- (in the plural) Ancestry.
- The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
- an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
- properties attributable to your ancestry
noun
- A beginning; a first move.
- A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- The ability to act first or on one's own.
- (politics) An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
- the first of a series of actions
- readiness to embark on bold new ventures
adj
noun
- An instance of starting.
- the beginning of anything
- The beginning of an activity.
- the act of starting something
- A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
- An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
- An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- (horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- A sudden involuntary movement.
- Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)
- The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a sudden involuntary movement
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
verb
- To begin.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To begin one's menstrual cycle.
- To set in motion.
- To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
- (intransitive) To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.
- (transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- (transitive, sports) To put into play.
- (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
- (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
- (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
- (intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
- To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
- play in the starting lineup
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- get off the ground
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- bulge outward
- begin or set in motion
- depart for someplace
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
- get going or set in motion
- bring into being
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
noun
- The beginning.
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
adj
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
- relating to or located in the front
intj
verb
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
noun
- A setting about; a beginning.
- (phonology) The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
- (medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
- (acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- the beginning or early stages
noun
noun
- An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
- (journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.
- A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
- the introductory section of a story
- wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
noun
- (figurative) The beginning; the first stage of anything.
- In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
- In a viviparous animal, the young animal's earliest stages in the mother's body.
- An organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis.
- In a human, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy.
- (botany) A rudimentary plant contained in the seed.
- an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
- (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
noun
- the act of beginning something new
- the presentation of a debutante in society
- A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
- The first appearance of a debutante in society.
- (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.
- (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
verb
noun
- the act of beginning something new
- something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
- an item inserted in a written record
- the act of entering
- a written record of a commercial transaction
- (Midlands) A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
- (uncountable) Permission to enter.
- A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
- (linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.
- A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.
- The act of entering.
- A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
- An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
- The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
- (hunting) The introduction of new hounds into a pack.
- (insurance) The start of an insurance contract.
- (law) The act of taking possession.
- A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
- (music) The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.
noun
- the act of beginning something new
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- a basic or elementary instructional text
- the act of putting one thing into another
- a new proposal
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the first section of a communication
- A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
- A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
- An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
- The act or process of introducing.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- the human act of creating
- an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
- everything that exists anywhere
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something
- (uncountable) The act of creating something.
- (countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
- (uncountable) All which exists.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- lowest support of a structure
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- an institution supported by an endowment
- the basis on which something is grounded
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
- That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
- (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
- That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
- The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
- (card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
- (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
- (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
- A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
- wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office
- (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
- A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
- a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- (informal) A mental institution.
- Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or sick, or who are prisoners) are committed (confined), where their freedom to leave is restricted.
- (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
- The act of instituting something.
- The building or buildings which house such an organization.
- (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.
- A custom or practice of a society or community.
- (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
- (informal) A correctional institution.
noun
noun
verb
adj
noun
- The beginning (of the morning).
- (programming) Ellipsis of breakpoint.
- (music) The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
- Alternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”)
- (computing) The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- (soccer) The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- (finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- (computing) A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- (UK, education) A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- (geography, chiefly in the plural) An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- (British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- An act of escaping.
- (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
- (horse racing) The start of a horse race.
- The opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
- (golf) The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.
- (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- an escape from jail
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- the occurrence of breaking
- a sudden dash
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
verb
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (intransitive, of a storm) To begin or end.
- (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
- (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
- (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- (intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
- (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- (transitive) To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
- (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- (rare, mainly historical or a misspelling) To brake.
- (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
- (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- (music, slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (programming) To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- (computing) To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- (transitive) To ruin financially.
- (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- (finance, intransitive) Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- (computing) To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- (intransitive, of a fever) To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- (intransitive, of a sauce or emulsion) To de-emulsify.
- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- find the solution or key to
- become punctured or penetrated
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- do a break dance
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- fall sharply
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- cause to give up a habit
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- change directions suddenly
- exchange for smaller units of money
- undergo breaking
- give up
- interrupt a continued activity
- interrupt the flow of current in
- break a piece from a whole
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- move away or escape suddenly
- invalidate by judicial action
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- cease an action temporarily
- happen or take place
- render inoperable or ineffective
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- come to an end (of an event)
- cause the failure or ruin of
- put an end to a state or an activity
- fracture a bone of
- stop operating or functioning
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- terminate or end
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- come into being
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- find a flaw in
- ruin completely
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- happen
- go to pieces
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- pierce or penetrate
- surpass in excellence
- lessen in force or effect
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- scatter or part
- be broken in
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- be released or become known; of news
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
noun
- The act of setting off on a journey; a departure, a start.
- (generally) Anything set off against another thing; a compensation, a counterbalancing circumstance.
- (finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
- (law) A counterclaim; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.
- (printing) An offset.
noun
- the act of starting something
- the event consisting of the start of something
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the first part or section of something
- The initial portion of some extended thing.
- That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
- (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
adj
verb
noun
- the act of starting something
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- (education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
- (education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
noun
verb
- (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- (intransitive) To come into existence.
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- begin to speak or say
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- have a beginning, of a temporal event
- be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
verb
verb
- To start, begin.
- (transitive) To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair.
- To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
- (transitive) To cover or enclose with bark.
- (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.
- set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
- go on board
noun
- An instance of starting.
- the beginning of anything
- The beginning of an activity.
- the act of starting something
- A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
- An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
- An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- (horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- A sudden involuntary movement.
- Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)
- The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a sudden involuntary movement
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
verb
- To begin.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To begin one's menstrual cycle.
- To set in motion.
- To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
- (intransitive) To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.
- (transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- (transitive, sports) To put into play.
- (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
- (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
- (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
- (intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
- To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
- play in the starting lineup
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- get off the ground
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- bulge outward
- begin or set in motion
- depart for someplace
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
- get going or set in motion
- bring into being
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
verb
noun
- (music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
- (figurative) A forerunner to anything.
- An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
- (programming) A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
- music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
verb
- (intransitive) To start out.
- (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
- (transitive) To intercept.
- (intransitive) To begin moving away.
- (nautical) To turn away from the wind.
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
noun
verb
adj
verb
- (transitive) To begin; to start.
- (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
- (transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
- (transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
- take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
- bring up a topic for discussion
- accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
- bring into being
- set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
noun
- A new member of an organization.
- One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
- people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
- someone new to a field or activity
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
verb
- start abruptly
- begin suddenly and sometimes violently
- move away or escape suddenly
- become raw or open
- take from stowage in preparation for use
- (transitive) To take or force out by breaking.
- (intransitive, of a person) To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.
- (intransitive) To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
- (transitive) To separate (something) from a bundle.
- (transitive) To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To bring out from storage, use, or present.
- (intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- (especially recording industry, intransitive) (Of a record, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.
verb
- start abruptly
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
- appear on the skin
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- become raw or open
- start to burn or burst into flames
- erupt or intensify suddenly
- break out
- (intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
- (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
noun
- the act of beginning something new
- the presentation of a debutante in society
- A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
- The first appearance of a debutante in society.
- (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.
- (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
verb
adv
- at the beginning
- (sciences) Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
- (law) From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
- (of an academic course) Taken with no prior qualifications.
adv
- After the beginning of something.
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- to or toward the inside of
adj
- In fashion; popular.
- (of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Having been collected or received.
- (not comparable) Located inside something.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Incoming.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- (cricket) Currently batting.
- Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
- (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
- (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- currently fashionable
- holding office
- directed or bound inward
noun
prep
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Contained by; inside.
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Expressing abstract containment.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- Into.
- (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
- During (a period of time).
adj
noun
- the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
- (typography, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
- The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
- (phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.