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noun
- the initial stage in accomplishing something
- the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- (baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
- (blackjack) The betting spot located immediately to the left of the dealer, which is first to receive cards and first to act.
- (singular only, by extension) Completion of the first phase of an activity.
- (singular only, US, colloquial) Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.
noun
- The setting about of an action; development; progress.
- The commencement or initial stages of a business, especially of one which requires great exertion.
- (dialectal) A heavy fall of rain or snow; cloudburst.
- (dialectal) A mysterious disease or ailment.
- An attack; an attack or onset of a disease, fit, or episode.
- (of a chimney) The lower edge of a fire-clay lining piece.
- Advent, arrival, approach; onset.
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phrase
- Initialism of to be developed.
- Initialism of to be done.
- Initialism of to be discussed.
- Initialism of to be deducted.
- Initialism of to be declared.
- Initialism of to be decided.
- Initialism of to be discovered.
- Initialism of to be destroyed.
- Initialism of to be dated.
- Initialism of to be disclosed.
- Initialism of to be delivered.
- Initialism of to be derived.
- Initialism of to be defined.
- Initialism of to be documented.
- Initialism of to be determined.
- Initialism of to be designed.
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- (uncountable) The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house.
- (uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.
- (countable, rare) An instance of preparing food by using heat.
- (uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
- (uncountable) One's ability to prepare food; cookery.
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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- Initialism of social work.
- (electronics) Initialism of short wave.
- Abbreviation of software.
- Initialism of search warrant.
- Initialism of street workout.
- Initialism of sex worker.
- Initialism of start weight.
- Initialism of sex work.
- Initialism of southwest.
- the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
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- Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process.
- Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold.
- (anthropology, literary theory) Pertaining to or in a state that is in-between or transitional between two (or more) other states, while belonging to neither; pertaining to or in a state such as to be neither definitively in a particular other state or category nor definitively outside it.
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- Initialism of in order to.
- (music, MIDI) Initialism of in-out-through.
- (computing) Initialism of interoperability testing, a process of testing to determine the interoperability of a software product.
- (computing) Initialism of input-output transfer, instructions for computers as in the PDP-8.
- (electronics) Initialism of inductive output tube.
- (computing) Initialism of index-organized table, a type of database's table where the data is stored in a B-tree index structure.
- (business, telecommunications) Initialism of interoperator tariff.
noun
- The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
- (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
- 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.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun
- (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
- (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
- (countable) An act of preparing something to begin.
- (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
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
- 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 act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- 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 devising something
- the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- Something overly artful or artificial.
noun
- the act of starting 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 event consisting of the start 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.
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- 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
- the act of starting something
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the beginning of anything
- 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)
- A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
- An instance of starting.
- The beginning of an activity.
- 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.
verb
- 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
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To begin one's menstrual cycle.
- To set in motion.
- To begin.
- 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.
noun
- The process of constructing.
- the act of constructing something
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- A building, model or some other structure.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
verb
- To begin working on or dealing with.
- To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
- To manage to gain access to.
- (slang, US) To contact someone.
- To mean, signify, imply.
- (slang, UK) To tease (someone).
- To understand or ascertain by investigation.
- To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- reach or gain access to
- influence by corruption
noun
- The act or process of starting a process or machine.
- A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
- (computing, often capitalized) A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.
- the act of starting a new operation or practice
- the act of setting in operation
noun
- The process of doing something.
- (law) Ellipsis of act of parliament.
- (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
- (countable) A display of behaviour.
- (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
- (law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
- (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
- (countable) Something done, a deed.
- (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- (countable) Any organized activity.
- (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
- (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a manifestation of insincerity
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
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- (transitive) To feign.
- (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
- (intransitive) To do something.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
- (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
- (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
- (intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
- (intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
- (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
- (transitive) To play (a role).
- (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- play a role or part
- discharge one's duties
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- perform on a stage or theater
- be suitable for theatrical performance
noun
- The action or process of defining.
- A product of defining.
- Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
- (programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- (mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
- (crosswording) The part of a cryptic clue which defines but does not indicate the solution.
- Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
- (usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
- (bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
- The act of defining; determination of the limits.
- Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
- A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
- (semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
- The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
- clarity of outline
- a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
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
- Initialism of state of the art.
- (electronics) Initialism of safe operating area (“the current conditions over which a device can be expected to operate without self-damage”)
- (business, accounting, banking) Initialism of statement of account.
- (electronics) Initialism of semiconductor optical amplifier (“a device that amplifies an optical signal directly”)
- (UK, census) Initialism of super output area.
- (computing, architecture) Initialism of service-oriented architecture.
- Initialism of sudden-onset aggression
- (computing, architecture) Initialism of search-oriented architecture.
- (computing, networks) Initialism of start of authority, a record that identifies the authoritative name server for a specific DNS database segment.
- (psychology) Initialism of stimulus onset asynchrony (“the time interval between the onset of a first stimulus and the onset of a second stimulus”)
name
- (UK) Initialism of Society of Ancients, an international society based in the UK.
- (US) Initialism of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, officially titled the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002.
- (US) Initialism of Society of Actuaries, one of the two main professional societies of actuaries in the United States.
- (US) Initialism of School of the Americas, a US Army training facility subsequently officially known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
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- (uncountable) Work that has been started, but is not complete.
- (uncountable, accounting) A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process.
- (countable) Something that is in the process of improving.
- (countable) A project that has been started but is not complete.
- a piece of work that is not yet finished
noun
- the act of constructing something
- the occupants of a building
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
- (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building.
- (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
verb
verb
noun
- the limit of capability
- navigational instrument for finding directions
- drafting instrument used for drawing circles
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- (music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
- A pair of compasses (a device used to draw circular arcs and transfer length measurements).
- (carpentry, architecture, shipbuilding) A curved circular form.
- (formal) Synonym of scope.
- A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
verb
- (intransitive) To progress.
- (transitive) To overtake.
- (transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
- (transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
- (transitive, chiefly British, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
- to vault
- progress by large jumps instead of small increments
noun
- (chiefly British, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
- (games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.
- a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
- advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
noun
- the initial stage in accomplishing something
- the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- (baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
- (blackjack) The betting spot located immediately to the left of the dealer, which is first to receive cards and first to act.
- (singular only, by extension) Completion of the first phase of an activity.
- (singular only, US, colloquial) Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.
noun
- The setting about of an action; development; progress.
- The commencement or initial stages of a business, especially of one which requires great exertion.
- (dialectal) A heavy fall of rain or snow; cloudburst.
- (dialectal) A mysterious disease or ailment.
- An attack; an attack or onset of a disease, fit, or episode.
- (of a chimney) The lower edge of a fire-clay lining piece.
- Advent, arrival, approach; onset.
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noun
- Initialism of social work.
- (electronics) Initialism of short wave.
- Abbreviation of software.
- Initialism of search warrant.
- Initialism of street workout.
- Initialism of sex worker.
- Initialism of start weight.
- Initialism of sex work.
- Initialism of southwest.
- the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
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- Initialism of in order to.
- (music, MIDI) Initialism of in-out-through.
- (computing) Initialism of interoperability testing, a process of testing to determine the interoperability of a software product.
- (computing) Initialism of input-output transfer, instructions for computers as in the PDP-8.
- (electronics) Initialism of inductive output tube.
- (computing) Initialism of index-organized table, a type of database's table where the data is stored in a B-tree index structure.
- (business, telecommunications) Initialism of interoperator tariff.
noun
- The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
- (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
- 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.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun
- (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
- (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
- (countable) An act of preparing something to begin.
- (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
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
- 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 act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- 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 devising something
- the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- Something overly artful or artificial.
noun
- the act of starting 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 event consisting of the start 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
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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
- the act of starting something
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the beginning of anything
- 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)
- A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
- An instance of starting.
- The beginning of an activity.
- 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.
verb
- 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
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To begin one's menstrual cycle.
- To set in motion.
- To begin.
- 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.
noun
- The process of constructing.
- the act of constructing something
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- A building, model or some other structure.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
noun
- The act or process of starting a process or machine.
- A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
- (computing, often capitalized) A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.
- the act of starting a new operation or practice
- the act of setting in operation
noun
- The process of doing something.
- (law) Ellipsis of act of parliament.
- (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
- (countable) A display of behaviour.
- (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
- (law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
- (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
- (countable) Something done, a deed.
- (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- (countable) Any organized activity.
- (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
- (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a manifestation of insincerity
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
adv
verb
- (transitive) To feign.
- (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
- (intransitive) To do something.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
- (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
- (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
- (intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
- (intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
- (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
- (transitive) To play (a role).
- (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- play a role or part
- discharge one's duties
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- perform on a stage or theater
- be suitable for theatrical performance
noun
- The action or process of defining.
- A product of defining.
- Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
- (programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- (mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
- (crosswording) The part of a cryptic clue which defines but does not indicate the solution.
- Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
- (usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
- (bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
- The act of defining; determination of the limits.
- Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
- A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
- (semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
- The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
- clarity of outline
- a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
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
- Initialism of state of the art.
- (electronics) Initialism of safe operating area (“the current conditions over which a device can be expected to operate without self-damage”)
- (business, accounting, banking) Initialism of statement of account.
- (electronics) Initialism of semiconductor optical amplifier (“a device that amplifies an optical signal directly”)
- (UK, census) Initialism of super output area.
- (computing, architecture) Initialism of service-oriented architecture.
- Initialism of sudden-onset aggression
- (computing, architecture) Initialism of search-oriented architecture.
- (computing, networks) Initialism of start of authority, a record that identifies the authoritative name server for a specific DNS database segment.
- (psychology) Initialism of stimulus onset asynchrony (“the time interval between the onset of a first stimulus and the onset of a second stimulus”)
name
- (UK) Initialism of Society of Ancients, an international society based in the UK.
- (US) Initialism of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, officially titled the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002.
- (US) Initialism of Society of Actuaries, one of the two main professional societies of actuaries in the United States.
- (US) Initialism of School of the Americas, a US Army training facility subsequently officially known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
noun
- (uncountable) Work that has been started, but is not complete.
- (uncountable, accounting) A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process.
- (countable) Something that is in the process of improving.
- (countable) A project that has been started but is not complete.
- a piece of work that is not yet finished
noun
- the act of constructing something
- the occupants of a building
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
- (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building.
- (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
verb
verb
adj
noun
verb
- To begin working on or dealing with.
- To persuade by intimidation; to tamper with; to corrupt.
- To manage to gain access to.
- (slang, US) To contact someone.
- To mean, signify, imply.
- (slang, UK) To tease (someone).
- To understand or ascertain by investigation.
- To attack verbally or physically; to annoy, bother.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- reach or gain access to
- influence by corruption
verb
name
noun
verb
noun
- the limit of capability
- navigational instrument for finding directions
- drafting instrument used for drawing circles
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- (music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
- A pair of compasses (a device used to draw circular arcs and transfer length measurements).
- (carpentry, architecture, shipbuilding) A curved circular form.
- (formal) Synonym of scope.
- A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
verb
- (intransitive) To progress.
- (transitive) To overtake.
- (transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
- (transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
- (transitive, chiefly British, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
- to vault
- progress by large jumps instead of small increments
noun
- (chiefly British, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
- (games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.
- a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
- advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
adj
noun
- (uncountable) The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house.
- (uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.
- (countable, rare) An instance of preparing food by using heat.
- (uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
- (uncountable) One's ability to prepare food; cookery.
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
verb
adj
- Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process.
- Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold.
- (anthropology, literary theory) Pertaining to or in a state that is in-between or transitional between two (or more) other states, while belonging to neither; pertaining to or in a state such as to be neither definitively in a particular other state or category nor definitively outside it.