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Overview of noun start

      »   The noun start has 8 meanings (first 5 from tagged texts)

• start -- (the Beginning1.) Beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  beginning of Anything1.) Anything -- (a thing of any kind; "do you have anything to declare?")
  
  anything; "it was Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off to a Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  
  good start")

• beginning, Commencement1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  2.) Commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise -- (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)
  
  commencement, first, Outset1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  outset, get-go, start, Kickoff1.) Kickoff -- ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  kickoff, starting Time1.) Time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
  
  2.) Time -- (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time")
  
  time, showtime, Offset1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  2.) Counterbalance, offset -- (a compensating equivalent)
  
  offset -- (the Time1.) Time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
  
  2.) Time -- (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time")
  
  time at which Something1.) Something -- (a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?")
  
  something is Supposed1.) Suppose, say -- (express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?")
  
  2.) Think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess -- (expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up")
  
  supposed to Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin; "they got an Early1.) Early -- (at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties")
  
  2.) Early -- (being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer")
  
  early start"; "she Knew1.) Know, cognize, cognise -- (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time")
  
  2.) Know -- (know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?")
  
  knew from the get-go that he was the Man1.) Man, adult male -- (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus")
  
  2.) Serviceman, military man, man, military personnel -- (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")
  
  man for her")

• start, Starting1.) Start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  starting -- (a Turn1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turn to be a Starter1.) Starter, starter motor, starting motor -- (an electric motor for starting an engine)
  
  2.) Starter -- (a contestant who is in the game at the beginning)
  
  starter (in a Game1.) Game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")
  
  2.) Game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")
  
  game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the Regular1.) Regular, habitue, fixture -- (a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture")
  
  2.) Regular -- (a soldier in the regular army)
  
  regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his Starting1.) Start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  starting meant that the Coach1.) Coach, manager, handler -- ((sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team)
  
  2.) Coach, private instructor, tutor -- (a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting))
  
  coach thought he was one of their Best1.) Best -- (the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best")
  
  2.) Best, topper -- (the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them")
  
  best linemen")

• startle, Jump1.) Jump, leap -- (a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance")
  
  2.) Leap, jump, saltation -- (an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues")
  
  jump, start -- (a Sudden1.) Sudden -- (happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure")
  
  sudden involuntary Movement1.) Motion, movement, move, motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility")
  
  2.) Movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
  
  movement; "he Awoke1.) Wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken -- (stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock")
  
  awoke with a start")

• beginning, start, Commencement1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  2.) Commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise -- (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)
  
  commencement -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Starting1.) Start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  starting something; "he was Responsible1.) Responsible -- (worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament")
  
  2.) Responsible, responsible for -- (being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage")
  
  responsible for the Beginning1.) Beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  beginning of negotiations")

• start, Starting1.) Start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  starting line -- (a Line1.) Line -- (a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call")
  
  2.) Line -- (a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart")
  
  line indicating the Location1.) Location -- (a point or extent in space)
  
  2.) Placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place)
  
  location of the start of a Race1.) Race -- (any competition; "the race for the presidency")
  
  2.) Race -- (people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings")
  
  race or a game)

• starting Signal1.) Signal, signaling, sign -- (any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
  
  2.) Signal -- (any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration")
  
  signal, start -- (a Signal1.) Signal, signaling, sign -- (any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
  
  2.) Signal -- (any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration")
  
  signal to Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin (as in a race); "the Starting1.) Start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  starting signal was a Green1.) Green, greenness, viridity -- (green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass)
  
  2.) Park, commons, common, green -- (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park")
  
  green light"; "the Runners1.) Smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser -- (someone who imports or exports without paying duties)
  
  2.) Runner -- (someone who travels on foot by running)
  
  runners awaited the start")

• start, Head1.) Head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
  
  2.) Head -- (a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
  
  head start -- (Advantage1.) Advantage, vantage -- (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me")
  
  2.) Advantage -- ((tennis) first point scored after deuce)
  
  advantage gained by an Beginning1.) Beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he Will1.) Volition, will -- (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith)
  
  2.) Will -- (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way")
  
  will be Hard1.) Difficult, hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")
  
  2.) Hard -- (dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";)
  
  hard to catch")

Overview of verb start
      »   The verb start has 14 meanings (first 11 from tagged texts)

• get down, Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin, get, start out, start, Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set about, Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set out, Commence1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  commence -- (Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take the first Step1.) Measure, step -- (any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime")
  
  2.) Footstep, pace, step, stride -- (the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")
  
  step or Steps1.) Stairs, steps -- (a flight of stairs or a flight of steps)
  
  2.) Steps -- (the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home")
  
  steps in Carrying1.) Transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")
  
  2.) Carry, pack, take -- (have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains")
  
  carrying out an Action1.) Action -- (something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions")
  
  2.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  action; "We Began1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, start -- (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000")
  
  began working at dawn"; "Who Will1.) Volition, will -- (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith)
  
  2.) Will -- (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way")
  
  will start?"; "Get Working1.) Working, workings -- (a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked)
  
  1.) Work -- (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor")
  
  working as Soon1.) Soon, shortly, presently, before long -- (in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long")
  
  soon as the Sun1.) Sun -- (a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system")
  
  2.) Sunlight, sunshine, sun -- (the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind")
  
  sun rises!"; "The first Tourists1.) Tourist, tourer, holidaymaker -- (someone who travels for pleasure)
  
  tourists began to Arrive1.) Arrive, get, come -- (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight")
  
  2.) Arrive, make it, get in, go far -- (succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!")
  
  arrive in Cambodia"; "He Began1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, start -- (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000")
  
  began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")

• begin, Lead1.) Lead, Pb, atomic number 82 -- (a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers")
  
  2.) Lead -- (an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn")
  
  lead off, start, Commence1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  commence -- (Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set in Motion1.) Movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
  
  2.) Gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  
  motion, cause to start; "The U.S. Started1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  started a War1.) War, warfare -- (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war")
  
  2.) War, state of war -- (a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring")
  
  war in the Middle1.) Center, centre, middle, heart, eye -- (an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm")
  
  2.) Middle -- (an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle)
  
  Middle East"; "The Iraqis1.) Iraqi, Iraki -- (a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government")
  
  Iraqis began hostilities"; "Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin a New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new chapter in your life")

• depart, Part1.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  2.) Region, part -- (the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space")
  
  part, start, start out, Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set forth, Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set off, Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set out, Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take off -- (Leave1.) Leave, leave of absence -- (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother")
  
  2.) Leave -- (permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak")
  
  leave; "The Family1.) Family, household, house, home, menage -- (a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home")
  
  2.) Family, family unit -- (primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family")
  
  family took Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off for Florida")

• begin, start -- (have a Beginning1.) Beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  beginning, in a Temporal1.) Temporal role, temporal -- (the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb)
  
  1.) Temporal -- (not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt)
  
  temporal, spatial, or Evaluative1.) Appraising, evaluative -- (exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms")
  
  evaluative sense; "The DMZ1.) Demilitarized zone, DMZ -- (a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea")
  
  DMZ begins Right1.) Right -- (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away")
  
  2.) Right -- ((frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights")
  
  right over the hill"; "The Second1.) Second, sec, s -- (1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
  
  2.) Moment, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")
  
  second movement Begins1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begins after the Allegro"; "Prices1.) Price, terms, damage -- (the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?")
  
  2.) Monetary value, price, cost -- (the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection")
  
  Prices for these Homes1.) Home, place -- (where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?")
  
  2.) Dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")
  
  homes start at $250,000")

• originate, Initiate1.) Novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate -- (someone new to a field or activity)
  
  2.) Initiate, learned person, pundit, savant -- (someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field)
  
  initiate, start -- (Bring1.) Bring, convey, take -- (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point")
  
  2.) Bring -- (cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point")
  
  bring into Being1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  being; "He Initiated1.) Originate, initiate, start -- (bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation")
  
  2.) Initiate, pioneer -- (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants")
  
  initiated a New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new program"; "Start a foundation")

• start, start up, Embark1.) Embark, ship -- (go on board)
  
  2.) Embark, enter -- (set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career")
  
  embark on, Commence1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  commence -- (get Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off the Ground1.) Land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground")
  
  2.) Reason, ground -- (a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration")
  
  ground; "Who Started1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  started this company?"; "We Embarked1.) Embark, ship -- (go on board)
  
  2.) Embark, enter -- (set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career")
  
  embarked on an Exciting1.) Excite -- (arouse or elicit a feeling)
  
  2.) Stimulate, excite -- (act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates")
  
  exciting enterprise"; "I start my Day1.) Day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day -- (time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day")
  
  2.) Day -- (some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual")
  
  day with a Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  
  good breakfast"; "We Began1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, start -- (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000")
  
  began the New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new semester"; "The Afternoon1.) Afternoon -- (the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park")
  
  2.) Good afternoon, afternoon -- (a conventional expression of greeting or farewell)
  
  afternoon session Begins1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begins at 4 PM"; "The Blood1.) Blood -- (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions")
  
  2.) Lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock -- (the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors")
  
  blood shed Started1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  started when the Partisans1.) Partisan, zealot, drumbeater -- (a fervent and even militant proponent of something)
  
  2.) Enthusiast, partisan, partizan -- (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity)
  
  partisans launched a Surprise1.) Surprise -- (the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you)
  
  2.) Surprise -- (a sudden unexpected event)
  
  surprise attack")

• startle, Jump1.) Jump, leap -- (a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance")
  
  2.) Leap, jump, saltation -- (an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues")
  
  jump, start -- (Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  move or Jump1.) Jump, leap -- (a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance")
  
  2.) Leap, jump, saltation -- (an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues")
  
  jump suddenly, as if in Surprise1.) Surprise -- (the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you)
  
  2.) Surprise -- (a sudden unexpected event)
  
  surprise or Alarm1.) Alarm, dismay, consternation -- (fear resulting from the awareness of danger)
  
  2.) Alarm, warning device, alarm system -- (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
  
  alarm; "She Startled1.) Startle, galvanize, galvanise -- (to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action")
  
  2.) Startle, jump, start -- (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room")
  
  startled when I Walked1.) Walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
  
  2.) Walk -- (traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day")
  
  walked into the room")

• start, start up -- (get Going1.) Departure, going, going away, leaving -- (act of departing)
  
  2.) Passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release -- (euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing")
  
  going or Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set in Motion1.) Movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
  
  2.) Gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  
  motion; "We Simply1.) Merely, simply, just, only, but -- (and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment")
  
  2.) Simply -- (absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke")
  
  simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer")

• start, Go1.) Go, spell, tour, turn -- (a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work")
  
  2.) Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug -- (street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
  
  go, get Going1.) Departure, going, going away, leaving -- (act of departing)
  
  2.) Passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release -- (euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing")
  
  going -- (Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin or Set1.) Set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
  
  2.) Set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
  
  set in Motion1.) Movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
  
  2.) Gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  
  motion; "I start at Eight1.) Eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one)
  
  2.) Ashcan School, Eight -- (a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life)
  
  eight in the morning"; "Ready1.) Ready -- (poised for action; "their guns were at the ready")
  
  1.) Cook, fix, ready, make, prepare -- (prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please")
  
  Ready, set, go!")

• start, Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  take up -- (Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin work or Acting1.) Acting, playing, playacting, performing -- (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
  
  1.) Act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")
  
  acting in a Certain1.) Certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
  
  2.) Certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
  
  certain capacity, Office1.) Office, business office -- (place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building")
  
  2.) Agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority -- (an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority")
  
  office or Job1.) Occupation, business, job, line of work, line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")
  
  2.) Job, task, chore -- (a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores")
  
  job; "Take up a position"; "start a New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new job")

• start -- (Play1.) Play, drama, dramatic play -- (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway")
  
  2.) Play -- (a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours")
  
  play in the Starting1.) Start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  starting lineup)

• begin, start -- (have a Beginning1.) Beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  beginning characterized in some Specified1.) Stipulate, qualify, condition, specify -- (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments")
  
  2.) Specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate -- (determine the essential quality of)
  
  specified way; "The Novel1.) Novel -- (a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story)
  
  2.) Novel -- (a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels")
  
  novel begins with a murder"; "My Property1.) Place, property -- (any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House")
  
  2.) Property, belongings, holding, material possession -- (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";)
  
  property begins with the Three1.) Three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one)
  
  1.) Three, 3, iii -- (being one more than two)
  
  three maple trees"; "Her Day1.) Day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day -- (time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day")
  
  2.) Day -- (some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual")
  
  day begins with a workout"; "The Semester1.) Semester -- (one of two divisions of an academic year)
  
  2.) Semester -- (half a year; a period of 6 months)
  
  semester begins with a Convocation1.) Convocation -- (a group gathered in response to a summons)
  
  2.) Convocation, calling together -- (the act of convoking)
  
  convocation ceremony")

• begin, start -- (Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin an Event1.) Event -- (something that happens at a given place and time)
  
  2.) Event, case -- (a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled")
  
  event that is Implied1.) Imply, connote -- (express or state indirectly)
  
  2.) Imply -- (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)
  
  implied and Limited1.) Express, limited -- (public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York")
  
  1.) Restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")
  
  limited by the Nature1.) Nature -- (the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy")
  
  2.) Nature -- (a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women")
  
  nature or Inherent1.) Built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral -- (existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth")
  
  2.) Implicit in, inherent, underlying -- (in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning")
  
  inherent function of the Direct1.) Direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")
  
  2.) Target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")
  
  direct object; "Begin1.) Begin, Menachem Begin -- (Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992))
  
  1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  begin a cigar"; "She Started1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  started the Soup1.) Soup -- (liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food)
  
  2.) Soup -- (any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup)
  
  soup while it was Still1.) Still -- (a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad")
  
  2.) Hush, stillness, still -- ((poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night")
  
  still hot"; "We Started1.) Get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  2.) Begin, lead off, start, commence -- (set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life")
  
  started physics in 10th grade")

• start, Protrude1.) Stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project -- (extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff")
  
  2.) Start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out -- (bulge outward; "His eyes popped")
  
  protrude, pop, Pop1.) Dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop -- (an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
  
  2.) Pop, soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic -- (a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics")
  
  pop out, Bulge1.) Bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence -- (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns")
  
  1.) Bulge, pouch, protrude -- (swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal")
  
  bulge, bulge out, Bug1.) Bug -- (general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate)
  
  2.) Bug, glitch -- (a fault or defect in a system or machine)
  
  bug out, Come1.) Semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come -- (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)
  
  1.) Come, come up -- (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room")
  
  come out -- (Bulge1.) Bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence -- (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns")
  
  1.) Bulge, pouch, protrude -- (swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal")
  
  bulge outward; "His Eyes1.) Eyes -- (opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes")
  
  1.) Eye, oculus, optic -- (the organ of sight)
  
  eyes popped")

Related Terms - "Start"

Meaning 1 of Startstart beginning

• Casus belli1.) Casus belli -- (an event used to justify Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  
  Good - Benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start - The beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"ing a war)
  
  Casus belli - An event used to justify starting a war

• Emergence1.) Emergence, outgrowth, growth -- (the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece")
  
  2.) Emergence, egress, issue -- (the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins")
  
  Emergence, Egress1.) Egress, emersion -- ((astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse)
  
  2.) Emergence, egress, issue -- (the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins")
  
  Egress, Issue1.) Issue -- (an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues")
  
  2.) Issue, number -- (one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room")
  
  Issue - The gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

• Origin1.) Beginning, origin, root, rootage, source -- (the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root")
  
  2.) Origin, descent, extraction -- (properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins")
  
  Origin, Origination1.) Origin, origination, inception -- (an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events)
  
  2.) Initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration -- (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction")
  
  Origination, Inception1.) Origin, origination, inception -- (an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events)
  
  Inception - The place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

• Genesis1.) Genesis, generation -- (a coming into being)
  
  2.) Genesis, Book of Genesis -- (the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers)
  
  Genesis, Generation1.) Coevals, contemporaries, generation -- (all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age)
  
  2.) Generation -- (group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent)
  
  Generation - A coming into being

• Ground floor1.) Ground floor, first floor, ground level -- (the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building)
  
  2.) Ground floor -- (becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor")
  
  Ground floor - The floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

• Emergence1.) Emergence, outgrowth, growth -- (the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece")
  
  2.) Emergence, egress, issue -- (the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins")
  
  Emergence, Outgrowth1.) Outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset -- (a natural consequence of development)
  
  2.) Emergence, outgrowth, growth -- (the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece")
  
  Outgrowth, Growth1.) Growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an Indicator1.) Index, index number, indicant, indicator -- (a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time)
  
  2.) Indicator -- (a signal for attracting attention)
  
  Indicator - A number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time of osseous development in children")
  
  2.) Growth -- (a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture")
  
  Growth - The gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

• start - no definition found

• Creation1.) Creation, creative activity -- (the human act of creating)
  
  2.) Creation -- (an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)
  
  Creation, Conception1.) Concept, conception, construct -- (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
  
  2.) Conception -- (the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon)
  
  Conception - The human act of creating

Meaning 2 of Startbeginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset point, point in time

• Distance1.) Distance -- (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
  
  2.) Distance -- (a distant region; "I could see it in the distance")
  
  Distance - The property created by the space between two objects or points

• Date1.) Date, day of the month -- (the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?")
  
  2.) Date -- (a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law")
  
  Date, Particular date1.) Date, particular date -- (a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date")
  
  Particular date - The specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"

• Deadline1.) Deadline -- (the point in time at which something must be completed)
  
  Deadline - The point in time at which something must be completed

• Arrival time1.) Arrival time, time of arrival -- (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination)
  
  Arrival time, Time of arrival1.) Arrival time, time of arrival -- (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination)
  
  Time of arrival - The time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination

• Departure time1.) Departure time, time of departure -- (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin)
  
  Departure time, Time of departure1.) Departure time, time of departure -- (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin)
  
  Time of departure - The time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin

• Midterm1.) Midterm -- (the Middle1.) Center, centre, middle, heart, eye -- (an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm")
  
  2.) Middle -- (an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle)
  
  Middle - An area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" of the gestation period)
  
  2.) Midterm -- (middle of an academic term or a political term in office)
  
  Midterm - The middle of the gestation period

• Term1.) Term -- (a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms")
  
  2.) Term -- (a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term")
  
  Term, Full term1.) Term, full term -- (the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term")
  
  1.) Full-term -- (gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a healthy full-term baby")
  
  Full term - A word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"

• Midterm1.) Midterm -- (the middle of the gestation period)
  
  2.) Midterm -- (middle of an academic term or a political term in office)
  
  Midterm - The middle of the gestation period

• Moment1.) Moment, minute, second, instant -- (a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began")
  
  2.) Moment, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")
  
  Moment, Minute1.) Minute, min -- (a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile")
  
  2.) Moment, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")
  
  Minute, Second1.) Second, sec, s -- (1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
  
  2.) Moment, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")
  
  Second, Instant1.) Blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash")
  
  2.) Moment, minute, second, instant -- (a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began")
  
  Instant - A particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"

• Run-time1.) Run-time -- (the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run)
  
  2.) Run-time -- ((computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program)
  
  Run-time - The time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run

• Beginning1.) Beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Beginning, Commencement1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  2.) Commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise -- (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)
  
  Commencement, First1.) First, number one -- (the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first")
  
  2.) First, number one, number 1 -- (the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month")
  
  First, Outset1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Outset, Get-go1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Get-go, Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start, Kickoff1.) Kickoff -- ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Kickoff, Starting time1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Starting time, Showtime1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Showtime, Offset1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  2.) Counterbalance, offset -- (a compensating equivalent)
  
  Offset - The event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

• middle - no definition found

• End1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  End, Ending1.) Ending, termination -- (the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending")
  
  2.) Termination, ending, conclusion -- (the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement")
  
  Ending - Either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"

• Phase1.) Phase, form -- ((physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system")
  
  2.) Phase, stage -- (any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected")
  
  Phase, Phase angle1.) Phase, phase angle -- (a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle)
  
  Phase angle - (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"

• Show time1.) Show time -- (the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin)
  
  1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Show time - The point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin

• Then1.) Then -- (that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on")
  
  1.) Then -- (at a specific prior time; "the then president")
  
  Then - That time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"

Meaning 3 of Startstart, starting turn, play

• Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  Move - The act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

• Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start, Starting1.) Start, starting -- (a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
  
  1.) Get Down1.) Down, down feather -- (soft fine feathers)
  
  2.) Down -- ((American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards")
  
  Down - Soft fine feathers, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
  
  Starting - The beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"

• Innings1.) Innings -- (the batting turn of a cricket player or team)
  
  1.) Inning, frame -- (a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat)
  
  Innings - The batting turn of a cricket player or team

• Attack1.) Attack, onslaught, onset, onrush -- ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")
  
  2.) Attack -- (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea")
  
  Attack - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

• down - no definition found

• Bat1.) Bat, chiropteran -- (nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate)
  
  2.) Bat, at-bat -- ((baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats")
  
  Bat, At-bat1.) Bat, at-bat -- ((baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats")
  
  At-bat - Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

• Lead1.) Lead, Pb, atomic number 82 -- (a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with Lead1.) Lead, Pb, atomic number 82 -- (a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers")
  
  2.) Lead -- (an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn")
  
  Lead - A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" soldiers")
  
  2.) Lead -- (an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn")
  
  Lead - A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

• Ruff1.) Frill, ruff -- (an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal)
  
  2.) Choker, ruff, ruffle, neck ruff -- (a high tight collar)
  
  Ruff, Trumping1.) Ruff, trumping -- ((card games) the act of taking a Trick1.) Trick, fast one -- (a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it")
  
  2.) Trick -- (a period of work or duty)
  
  Trick - A cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" with a trump when unable to follow suit)
  
  1.) Trump -- (produce a sound as if from a trumpet)
  
  Trumping - An external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

• trick - no definition found

Meaning 4 of Startstartle, jump, start reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

• Accommodation reflex1.) Accommodation reflex -- (reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina)
  
  Accommodation reflex - Reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina

• Babinski1.) Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign -- (extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons)
  
  Babinski, Babinski reflex1.) Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign -- (extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons)
  
  Babinski reflex, Babinski sign1.) Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign -- (extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons)
  
  Babinski sign - Extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons

• Belch1.) Belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation -- (a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
  
  1.) Burp, bubble, belch, eruct -- (expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table")
  
  Belch, Belching1.) Belching -- (the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys")
  
  2.) Belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation -- (a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
  
  Belching, Burp1.) Belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation -- (a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
  
  1.) Burp, bubble, belch, eruct -- (expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table")
  
  Burp, Burping1.) Belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation -- (a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
  
  1.) Burp, bubble, belch, eruct -- (expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table")
  
  Burping, Eructation1.) Eruption, eructation, extravasation -- ((of volcanos) pouring out fumes of lava (or a deposit so formed))
  
  2.) Belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation -- (a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
  
  Eructation - A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

• Blink1.) Blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
  
  1.) Blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink")
  
  Blink, Eye blink1.) Blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
  
  Eye blink, Blinking1.) Blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
  
  1.) Blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink")
  
  Blinking, Wink1.) Blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash")
  
  2.) Wink -- (closing one eye quickly as a signal)
  
  Wink, Winking1.) Blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
  
  1.) Wink -- (signal by winking; "She winked at him")
  
  Winking, Nictitation1.) Blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
  
  Nictitation, Nictation1.) Blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
  
  Nictation - A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

• Blush1.) Bloom, blush, flush, rosiness -- (a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health)
  
  2.) Blush, flush -- (sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty))
  
  Blush, Flush1.) Flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush -- (the period of greatest prosperity or productivity)
  
  2.) Bloom, blush, flush, rosiness -- (a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health)
  
  Flush - A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

• Vomit1.) Vomit, vomitus, puke, barf -- (the matter ejected in vomiting)
  
  2.) Emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant -- (a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)
  
  Vomit, Vomiting1.) Vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking -- (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
  
  1.) Vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up -- (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night")
  
  Vomiting, Emesis1.) Vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking -- (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
  
  Emesis, Regurgitation1.) Regurgitation -- (backflow of blood through a defective heart valve)
  
  2.) Regurgitation -- (recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation")
  
  Regurgitation, Disgorgement1.) Vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking -- (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
  
  Disgorgement, Puking1.) Vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking -- (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
  
  1.) Vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up -- (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night")
  
  Puking - The matter ejected in vomiting

• Defecation reflex1.) Defecation reflex, rectal reflex -- (normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum)
  
  Defecation reflex, Rectal reflex1.) Defecation reflex, rectal reflex -- (normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum)
  
  Rectal reflex - Normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum

• Yawn1.) Yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy")
  
  1.) Yawn -- (utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance")
  
  Yawn, Yawning1.) Yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy")
  
  1.) Yawn -- (utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance")
  
  Yawning, Oscitance1.) Oscitancy, oscitance -- (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)
  
  2.) Yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy")
  
  Oscitance, Oscitancy1.) Oscitancy, oscitance -- (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)
  
  2.) Yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy")
  
  Oscitancy - An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"

• Electric shock1.) Electric shock -- (the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks")
  
  2.) Electric shock -- (trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness)
  
  Electric shock, Electrical shock1.) Electric shock, electrical shock, shock -- (a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks")
  
  Electrical shock, Shock1.) Daze, shock, stupor -- (the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock")
  
  2.) Shock, impact -- (the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle")
  
  Shock - The use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"

• Fart1.) Fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind -- (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
  
  1.) Fart, break wind -- (expel intestinal gases through the anus)
  
  Fart, Farting1.) Fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind -- (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
  
  1.) Fart, break wind -- (expel intestinal gases through the anus)
  
  Farting, Flatus1.) Fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind -- (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
  
  Flatus, Wind1.) Wind, air current, current of air -- (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere")
  
  2.) Wind -- (a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change")
  
  Wind, Breaking wind1.) Fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind -- (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
  
  1.) Fart, break wind -- (expel intestinal gases through the anus)
  
  Breaking wind - A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

• Gulp1.) Gulp, draft, draught, swig -- (a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp")
  
  2.) Gulp, gulping -- (a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing)
  
  Gulp, Gulping1.) Gulp, gulping -- (a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing)
  
  2.) Gulping, swilling, guzzling -- (the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly)
  
  Gulping - A large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"

• Knee jerk1.) Knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex -- (a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon)
  
  Knee jerk, Knee-jerk reflex1.) Knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex -- (a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon)
  
  Knee-jerk reflex, Patellar reflex1.) Knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex -- (a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon)
  
  Patellar reflex - A reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

• Light reflex1.) Light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis -- (reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller)
  
  Light reflex, Pupillary reflex1.) Light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis -- (reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller)
  
  Pupillary reflex, Miosis1.) Meiosis, miosis, reduction division -- ((genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants))
  
  2.) Light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis -- (reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller)
  
  Miosis, Myosis1.) Epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, myosis, diaphragmatic pleurisy, Bornholm disease -- (an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest))
  
  2.) Light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis -- (reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller)
  
  Myosis - Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

• Mydriasis1.) Mydriasis -- (reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs)
  
  Mydriasis - Reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs

• Micturition reflex1.) Micturition reflex -- (relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder)
  
  Micturition reflex - Relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder

• Pharyngeal reflex1.) Pharyngeal reflex, gag reflex -- (normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth)
  
  Pharyngeal reflex, Gag reflex1.) Pharyngeal reflex, gag reflex -- (normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth)
  
  Gag reflex - Normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth

• Pilomotor reflex1.) Pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation -- (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
  
  Pilomotor reflex, Gooseflesh1.) Pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation -- (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
  
  Gooseflesh, Goose bump1.) Pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation -- (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
  
  Goose bump, Goosebump1.) Pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation -- (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
  
  Goosebump, Goose pimple1.) Pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation -- (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
  
  Goose pimple, Goose skin1.) Pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation -- (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
  
  Goose skin, Horripilation1.) Pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation -- (reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
  
  Horripilation - Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

• Plantar reflex1.) Plantar reflex -- (flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex))
  
  Plantar reflex - Flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)

• Rooting reflex1.) Rooting reflex -- (reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek)
  
  Rooting reflex - Reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek

• Startle1.) Startle, jump, start -- (a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start")
  
  1.) Startle, galvanize, galvanise -- (to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action")
  
  Startle, Jump1.) Jump, leap -- (a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance")
  
  2.) Leap, jump, saltation -- (an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues")
  
  Jump, Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start - A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

• Stretch reflex1.) Stretch reflex, myotactic reflex -- (reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture)
  
  Stretch reflex, Myotactic reflex1.) Stretch reflex, myotactic reflex -- (reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture)
  
  Myotactic reflex - Reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture

• Suckling reflex1.) Suckling reflex -- (reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk)
  
  Suckling reflex - Reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk

• Tremble1.) Tremble, shiver, shake -- (a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement)
  
  1.) Tremble -- (move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document")
  
  Tremble, Shiver1.) Tremble, shiver, shake -- (a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement)
  
  2.) Frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle -- (an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him")
  
  Shiver, Shake1.) Shingle, shake -- (building material used as siding or roofing)
  
  2.) Milkshake, milk shake, shake -- (frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream)
  
  Shake - A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

• Sneeze1.) Sneeze, sneezing, sternutation -- (a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose)
  
  1.) Sneeze -- (exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze")
  
  Sneeze, Sneezing1.) Sneeze, sneezing, sternutation -- (a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose)
  
  1.) Sneeze -- (exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze")
  
  Sneezing, Sternutation1.) Sneeze, sneezing, sternutation -- (a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose)
  
  Sternutation - A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

• Hiccup1.) Hiccup, hiccough, singultus -- ((usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?")
  
  1.) Hiccup, hiccough -- (breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water")
  
  Hiccup, Hiccough1.) Hiccup, hiccough, singultus -- ((usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?")
  
  1.) Hiccup, hiccough -- (breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water")
  
  Hiccough, Singultus1.) Hiccup, hiccough, singultus -- ((usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?")
  
  Singultus - (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"

Meaning 5 of Startbeginning, start, commencement change of state

• Aeration1.) Aeration -- (the process of exposing to air (so as to purify); "the aeration of the soil")
  
  2.) Aeration -- (the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent)
  
  Aeration - The process of exposing to air (so as to purify); "the aeration of the soil"

• Passage1.) Passage, transition -- (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)
  
  2.) Passage -- (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
  
  Passage, Transition1.) Passage, transition -- (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)
  
  2.) Conversion, transition, changeover -- (an event that results in a transformation)
  
  Transition - The act of passing from one state or place to the next

• Meddling1.) Meddling, tampering -- (the act of altering something secretly or improperly)
  
  1.) Meddle, tamper -- (intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!")
  
  Meddling, Tampering1.) Meddling, tampering -- (the act of altering something secretly or improperly)
  
  1.) Tamper, fiddle, monkey -- (play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts")
  
  Tampering - The act of altering something secretly or improperly

• Transfer1.) Transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance -- (the act of moving something from one location to another)
  
  2.) Transfer, transferee -- (someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU")
  
  Transfer, Transference1.) Transference -- ((psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst)
  
  2.) Transfer, transference -- (transferring ownership)
  
  Transference - The act of moving something from one location to another

• Termination1.) Termination, expiration, expiry -- (a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license")
  
  2.) End point, endpoint, termination, terminus -- (a place where something ends or is complete)
  
  Termination, Ending1.) Ending, termination -- (the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending")
  
  2.) Termination, ending, conclusion -- (the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement")
  
  Ending, Conclusion1.) Decision, determination, conclusion -- (a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination")
  
  2.) Conclusion -- (an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion")
  
  Conclusion - A coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

• Nullification1.) Nullification -- (the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress)
  
  2.) Nullification, override -- (the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something)
  
  Nullification, Override1.) Override -- (a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device)
  
  2.) Nullification, override -- (the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something)
  
  Override - The states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

• Reversal1.) Reversal -- (a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function")
  
  2.) Reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye -- (an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating)
  
  Reversal - A change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"

• Beginning1.) Beginning -- (the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Beginning, Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start, Commencement1.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  2.) Commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise -- (an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)
  
  Commencement - The event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

• Arousal1.) Arousal, rousing -- (the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions")
  
  2.) Arousal -- (a state of heightened physiological activity)
  
  Arousal, Rousing1.) Arousal, rousing -- (the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions")
  
  1.) Bestir, rouse -- (become active; "He finally bestirred himself")
  
  Rousing - The act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

• Cooking1.) Cooking, cookery, preparation -- (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife")
  
  1.) Cook -- (prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook")
  
  Cooking, Cookery1.) Cooking, cookery, preparation -- (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife")
  
  Cookery, Preparation1.) Preparation, readying -- (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun")
  
  2.) Formulation, preparation -- (a substance prepared according to a formula)
  
  Preparation - The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

• Seasoning1.) Flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning -- (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
  
  2.) Seasoning -- (the act of adding a seasoning to food)
  
  Seasoning - Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

• Infusion1.) Infusion, extract -- (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
  
  2.) Infusion -- (the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water))
  
  Infusion - A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

• Improvement1.) Improvement -- (the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property")
  
  2.) Improvement, betterment, advance -- (a change for the better; progress in development)
  
  Improvement - The act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"

• Beautification1.) Beautification -- (the act of making something more beautiful)
  
  Beautification - The act of making something more beautiful

• Decoration1.) Decoration, ornament, ornamentation -- (something used to beautify)
  
  2.) Decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon -- (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)
  
  Decoration - Something used to beautify

• Worsening1.) Deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening -- (process of changing to an inferior state)
  
  2.) Worsening -- (changing something with the result that it becomes worse)
  
  Worsening - Process of changing to an inferior state

• Degradation1.) Degradation, debasement -- (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
  
  2.) Abasement, degradation, abjection -- (a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken)
  
  Degradation, Debasement1.) Adulteration, debasement -- (being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating)
  
  2.) Degradation, debasement -- (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
  
  Debasement - Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

• Change of color1.) Change of color -- (an act that changes the light that something reflects)
  
  Change of color - An act that changes the light that something reflects

• Soiling1.) Soiling, soilure, dirtying -- (the act of soiling something)
  
  1.) Dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire -- (make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!")
  
  Soiling, Soilure1.) Soiling, soilure, dirtying -- (the act of soiling something)
  
  Soilure, Dirtying1.) Soiling, soilure, dirtying -- (the act of soiling something)
  
  1.) Dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire -- (make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!")
  
  Dirtying - The act of soiling something

• Wetting1.) Wetting -- (the act of making something wet)
  
  2.) Leak, wetting, making water, passing water -- (a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak")
  
  Wetting - The act of making something wet

• Chew1.) Chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad -- (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
  
  2.) Chew, chewing, mastication, manduction -- (biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)
  
  Chew, Chewing1.) Chew, chewing, mastication, manduction -- (biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)
  
  1.) Chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")
  
  Chewing, Mastication1.) Chew, chewing, mastication, manduction -- (biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)
  
  Mastication, Manduction1.) Communion, Holy Communion, sacramental manduction, manduction -- (the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation")
  
  2.) Chew, chewing, mastication, manduction -- (biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)
  
  Manduction - A wad of something chewable as tobacco

• Defoliation1.) Defoliation -- (the loss of foliage)
  
  2.) Defoliation -- (causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals))
  
  Defoliation - The loss of foliage

• Specialization1.) Specialization, specialisation -- (the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose)
  
  2.) Specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism -- (the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology")
  
  Specialization, Specialisation1.) Specialization, specialisation, differentiation -- ((biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo")
  
  2.) Specialization, specialisation -- (the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose)
  
  Specialisation - The act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

• Spiritualization1.) Spiritualization, spiritualisation -- (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)
  
  Spiritualization, Spiritualisation1.) Spiritualization, spiritualisation -- (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)
  
  Spiritualisation - The act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content

Meaning 6 of Startstart, starting line line

• Balkline1.) Balkline, baulk-line, string line -- (line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game)
  
  Balkline, Baulk-line1.) Balkline, baulk-line, string line -- (line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game)
  
  Baulk-line, String line1.) Balkline, baulk-line, string line -- (line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game)
  
  String line - Line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game

• Finishing line1.) Finishing line, finish line -- (a line indicating the location of the finish of a race)
  
  Finishing line, Finish line1.) Finishing line, finish line -- (a line indicating the location of the finish of a race)
  
  Finish line - A line indicating the location of the finish of a race

• Foul line1.) Foul line -- (a line from which basketball players take penalty shots)
  
  2.) Foul line -- (a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross)
  
  Foul line - A line from which basketball players take penalty shots

• Foul line1.) Foul line -- (a line from which basketball players take penalty shots)
  
  2.) Foul line -- (a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross)
  
  Foul line - A line from which basketball players take penalty shots

• Foul line1.) Foul line -- (a line from which basketball players take penalty shots)
  
  2.) Foul line -- (a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross)
  
  Foul line - A line from which basketball players take penalty shots

• Baseline1.) Baseline -- (an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget")
  
  2.) Service line, baseline -- (the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line)
  
  Baseline - An imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget"

• Goal line1.) Goal line -- (a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand)
  
  Goal line - A line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand

• Red line1.) Red line -- (a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink)
  
  1.) Redline -- (discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood)
  
  Red line - A line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink

• Scrimmage line1.) Scrimmage line, line of scrimmage -- (line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage")
  
  Scrimmage line, Line of scrimmage1.) Scrimmage line, line of scrimmage -- (line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage")
  
  Line of scrimmage - Line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"

• Service line1.) Service line, baseline -- (the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line)
  
  Service line, Baseline1.) Baseline -- (an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget")
  
  2.) Service line, baseline -- (the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line)
  
  Baseline - The back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line

• Sideline1.) Sideline, out of bounds -- (a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field)
  
  2.) Sideline -- (an auxiliary line of merchandise)
  
  Sideline, Out of bounds1.) Sideline, out of bounds -- (a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field)
  
  1.) Out-of-bounds -- (outside the foul lines)
  
  Out of bounds - A line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

• Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start, Starting line1.) Start, starting line -- (a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game)
  
  Starting line - The beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"

• Yard line1.) Yard line -- (in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field)
  
  Yard line - In football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field

Meaning 7 of Startstarting signal, start signal, signaling, sign

• Recording1.) Recording -- (signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded)
  
  2.) Recording, transcription -- (the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth")
  
  Recording - Signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded

• Phone number1.) Phone number, telephone number, number -- (the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number")
  
  Phone number, Telephone number1.) Phone number, telephone number, number -- (the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number")
  
  Telephone number, Number1.) Number, figure -- (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand")
  
  2.) Number -- (a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence")
  
  Number - The number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number"

• Starting signal1.) Starting signal, start -- (a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start")
  
  Starting signal, Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start - A signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"

• Storm signal1.) Storm signal -- (a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence))
  
  Storm signal - A signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence)

• Radio beam1.) Radio beam, beam -- (a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather)
  
  Radio beam, Beam1.) Radio beam, beam -- (a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather)
  
  2.) Beam -- (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
  
  Beam - A signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather

• Ticktack1.) Ticktack -- (system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks)
  
  1.) Tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat -- (make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight")
  
  Ticktack - System of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks

• Time signal1.) Time signal -- (a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time)
  
  Time signal - A signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time

• Dog-ear1.) Dog-ear -- (a corner of a page turned down to mark your place)
  
  Dog-ear - A corner of a page turned down to mark your place

• Animal communication1.) Animal communication -- (communication between animals (of the same species))
  
  Animal communication - Communication between animals (of the same species)

• Alarm1.) Alarm, dismay, consternation -- (fear resulting from the awareness of danger)
  
  2.) Alarm, warning device, alarm system -- (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
  
  Alarm, Alert1.) Alert, qui vive -- (condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis")
  
  2.) Alert, alerting -- (a warning serves to make you more alert to danger)
  
  Alert, Warning signal1.) Alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum -- (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
  
  Warning signal, Alarum1.) Alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum -- (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
  
  Alarum - Fear resulting from the awareness of danger

• Distress signal1.) Distress signal, distress call -- (an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed)
  
  Distress signal, Distress call1.) Distress signal, distress call -- (an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed)
  
  Distress call - An internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed

• All clear1.) All clear -- (a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over)
  
  2.) All clear -- (permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed)
  
  All clear - A signal (usually a siren) that danger is over

• Bugle call1.) Bugle call -- (a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle)
  
  Bugle call - A signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle

• Curfew1.) Curfew -- (the time that the curfew signal is sounded)
  
  2.) Curfew -- (a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions)
  
  Curfew - The time that the curfew signal is sounded

• Retreat1.) Retreat -- ((military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops")
  
  2.) Retreat -- (a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)
  
  Retreat - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

• Drumbeat1.) Rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat -- (the sound made by beating a drum)
  
  2.) Drumbeat -- ((military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown)
  
  Drumbeat - The sound made by beating a drum

• Telegraphic signal1.) Telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal -- (a signal transmitted by telegraphy)
  
  Telegraphic signal, Radiotelegraphic signal1.) Telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal -- (a signal transmitted by telegraphy)
  
  Radiotelegraphic signal - A signal transmitted by telegraphy

• Whistle1.) Whistle, whistling -- (the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture)
  
  2.) Whistle, whistling -- (the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game")
  
  Whistle, Whistling1.) Whistle, whistling -- (the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture)
  
  2.) Whistling -- (the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work")
  
  Whistling - The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

• High sign1.) High sign -- (a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign")
  
  High sign - A silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign"

• Symbol1.) Symbol -- (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
  
  2.) Symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation -- (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States")
  
  Symbol - An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

• Visual signal1.) Visual signal -- (a signal that involves visual communication)
  
  Visual signal - A signal that involves visual communication

• indicator - no definition found

• Electronic signal1.) Electronic signal -- (a signal generated by electronic means)
  
  Electronic signal - A signal generated by electronic means

• Radio beacon1.) Radio beacon -- (a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation)
  
  2.) Radio beacon, beacon -- (a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes)
  
  Radio beacon - A characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation

• Input signal1.) Input signal, input -- (signal going into an electronic system)
  
  Input signal, Input1.) Input signal, input -- (signal going into an electronic system)
  
  2.) Stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input -- (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)
  
  Input - Signal going into an electronic system

• Output signal1.) Output signal, output -- (signal that comes out of an electronic system)
  
  Output signal, Output1.) End product, output -- (final product; the things produced)
  
  2.) Output, yield -- (production of a certain amount)
  
  Output - Signal that comes out of an electronic system

Meaning 8 of Startstart, head start advantage, vantage

• Favor1.) Favor, favour -- (an act of gracious kindness)
  
  2.) Favor, favour -- (an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor")
  
  Favor, Favour1.) Favor, favour -- (a feeling of favorable regard)
  
  2.) Favor, favour -- (an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season")
  
  Favour - An act of gracious kindness

• Leverage1.) Leverage, purchase -- (the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever)
  
  2.) Leverage -- (strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage")
  
  Leverage - The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

• Handicap1.) Disability, disablement, handicap, impairment -- (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment")
  
  2.) Handicap -- (advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning)
  
  Handicap - The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

• Homecourt advantage1.) Homecourt advantage -- (the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you)
  
  Homecourt advantage - The advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you

• lead - no definition found

• Pull1.) Pull, pulling -- (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back")
  
  2.) Pull -- (the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current")
  
  Pull, Clout1.) Clout -- (a target used in archery)
  
  2.) Pull, clout -- (special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull")
  
  Clout - The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

• Start1.) Start -- (the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
  
  2.) Beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
  
  Start, Head start1.) Start, head start -- (advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch")
  
  Head start - The beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"

• Profit1.) Net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings -- (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
  
  2.) Profit, gain -- (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
  
  Profit, Gain1.) Addition, increase, gain -- (a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks")
  
  2.) Profit, gain -- (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
  
  Gain - The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• Preference1.) Preference, penchant, predilection, taste -- (a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney")
  
  2.) Predilection, preference, orientation -- (a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation")
  
  Preference - A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

• Privilege1.) Privilege -- (a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all)
  
  2.) Prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right -- (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males")
  
  Privilege - A special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

• Expedience1.) Expedience, expediency -- (the quality of being suited to the end in view)
  
  2.) Opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expedience -- (taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others)
  
  Expedience, Expediency1.) Expedience, expediency -- (the quality of being suited to the end in view)
  
  Expediency - The quality of being suited to the end in view

• Superiority1.) Superiority, high quality -- (the quality of being superior)
  
  2.) Superiority, favorable position, favourable position -- (the quality of being a competitive advantage)
  
  Superiority, Favorable position1.) Superiority, favorable position, favourable position -- (the quality of being a competitive advantage)
  
  Favorable position, Favourable position1.) Superiority, favorable position, favourable position -- (the quality of being a competitive advantage)
  
  Favourable position - The quality of being superior

• good - no definition found

• Favorableness1.) Favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness -- (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
  
  Favorableness, Favourableness1.) Favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness -- (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
  
  Favourableness, Advantageousness1.) Favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness -- (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
  
  Advantageousness, Positivity1.) Positivity, positiveness -- (the character of the positive electric pole)
  
  2.) Positivity, positiveness, positivism -- (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)
  
  Positivity, Positiveness1.) Positivity, positiveness -- (the character of the positive electric pole)
  
  2.) Positivity, positiveness, positivism -- (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)
  
  Positiveness, Profitableness1.) Favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness -- (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
  
  2.) Profitableness, profitability, gainfulness, lucrativeness -- (the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit)
  
  Profitableness - The quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome

• Tax advantage1.) Tax advantage -- (an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity)
  
  Tax advantage - An advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity