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adv
- the initial time
- before anything else
- before another in time, space, or importance
- prominently forward
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the first or highest in an ordering or series
- the first element in a countable series
- 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)
- an honours degree of the highest class
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
adj
adj
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a compensating equivalent
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- a natural consequence of development
- a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
- structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
verb
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the beginning of anything
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- a sudden involuntary movement
- the act of starting something
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
verb
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- set in motion, cause to start
- depart for someplace
- bring into being
- get off the ground
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- get going or set in motion
- begin or set in motion
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
- play in the starting lineup
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- bulge outward
noun
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- An improvised stabbing weapon.
- The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
adj
verb
- To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
prep
- Indicating a starting point in time.
- Indicating a starting point on an array or gamut of conceptual variations.
- Used to indicate source or provenance.
- Originating at (a year, time, etc.)
- With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.
- Indicating removal or separation.
- Indicating exclusion.
- Produced with or out of (a substance or material).
- Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.
- Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.
- Denoting a subtraction operation.
- Indicating a starting point on a range or scale.
- Indicating differentiation.
- Indicates a starting state of the predicament of the subject. Synonym of since being
noun
- an instant of time
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- the object of an activity
- a V shape
- a very small circular shape
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- an outstanding characteristic
- sharp end
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a wall socket
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
verb
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be oriented
- direct into a position for use
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- sail close to the wind
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be positionable in a specified manner
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- give a point to
- repair the joints of bricks
noun
noun
noun
- A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
- The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
- The present time.
adv
- Used to indicate a context of urgency.
- Sometimes; occasionally.
- Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before. (In this usage, now is usually emphasized).
- At the present time.
- Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
- At the time reached within a narration.
- Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
adj
conj
intj
noun
- the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- an intermediate part or section
- the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
adj
- of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
- between an earlier and a later period of time
verb
adj
prefix
prep
- At a given time after the start of something; at.
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- So as to impact; against.
- Some time during the day of.
- Indicating a means of subsistence.
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- In the possession of.
- Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.
- Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- Expressing figurative placement or attachment.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
- Having identical domain and codomain.
- At or in (a certain region or location).
- Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
- Under the influence of (a drug).
- Generated by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Against; in opposition to.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Covering.
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Paid for by.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At the date of.
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- Because of, or due to.
- Near; adjacent to; alongside.
- Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
- Without.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- So as to impart force to.
- Serving as a member of.
verb
adv
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action).
- To an operating state.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
noun
adj
- Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
- Acting in character.
- Fitted; covering; being worn.
- Acceptable, appropriate.
- Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
- Menstruating.
- Performing according to schedule; taking place.
verb
- have a beginning, of a temporal event
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- set in motion, cause to start
- begin to speak or say
- be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
adv
noun
- The advance of time.
- An incident or episode.
- A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
- A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
- A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
- The act of passing; movement across or through.
- Part of a path or journey.
- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- A passageway or corridor.
- The right to pass from one place to another.
- Serial passage.
- A strait or other narrow waterway.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- The vagina.
- The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
verb
- To execute a passage movement.
- To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium.
- To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross.
adj
adv
adv
noun
adj
- Inserted between other things
- Describing a time period inserted between others; leap, (as in leap day, leap month, or leap year)
- of a wing vein: between the major veins common to insect wings.
- of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant.
prefix
prefix
symbol
noun
- The current moment or period of time.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The present tense.
verb
- To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
- To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
adj
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
noun
- The beginning of something.
- The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
- An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
- The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
- Ancestry.
- The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
noun
- The time.
- A season, moment, or time.
- Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
- A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
- The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
- A distance that can be traveled in one hour.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- 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
noun
- A critical moment in time.
- A place where things join, a junction.
- The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- the act of beginning something new
- the first section of a communication
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- a basic or elementary instructional text
- a new proposal
- the act of putting one thing into another
noun
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- the basis on which something is grounded
- an institution supported by an endowment
- lowest support of a structure
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- 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
noun
noun
noun
- a point or period in time
- time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
- the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
- the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
- an era of existence or influence
- the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
- the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
- a period of opportunity
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