Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login / Register - It's free!

start Definition

Cancel
Login to Create a ListRegister for Free!
start
verb(start)
get off the ground
Synonyms: commence, embark on, start up,
Examples:
Who started this company?.
I start my day with a good breakfast.
The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack.
start
verb(start)
bulge outward
Synonyms: bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude,
start
noun(start)
the time at which something is supposed to begin
Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, starting time,
Examples:
They got an early start.
start
verb(start)
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Synonyms: take up,
Examples:
Start a new job.
start
verb(start)
get going or set in motion
Synonyms: start up,
Antonyms: stop,
Examples:
We simply could not start the engine.
Start up the computer.
start
noun(start)
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Synonyms: scratch, scratch line, starting line,
start
verb(start)
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Synonyms: begin,
Examples:
Prices for these homes start at $250,000.
start
noun(start)
a signal to begin (as in a race)
Synonyms: starting signal,
Examples:
The starting signal was a green light.
The runners awaited the start.
start
verb(start)
bring into being
Synonyms: initiate, originate,
start
noun(start)
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
Synonyms: starting,
Examples:
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.
start
verb(start)
set in motion, cause to start
Synonyms: begin, commence, lead off,
Examples:
The U.S. started a war in the Middle East.
start
verb(start)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Synonyms: begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start out,
Examples:
Who will start?.
start
verb(start)
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Synonyms: begin,
Examples:
She started the soup while it was still hot.
We started physics in 10th grade.
start
noun(start)
a sudden involuntary movement
Synonyms: jump, startle,
Examples:
He awoke with a start.
start
verb(start)
begin or set in motion
Synonyms: get going, go,
Antonyms: stop,
Examples:
I start at eight in the morning.
start
verb(start)
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Synonyms: begin,
start
verb(start)
leave
Synonyms: depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start out, take off,
start
verb(start)
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Synonyms: jump, startle,
Examples:
She startled when I walked into the room.
start
noun(start)
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
Synonyms: head start,
Examples:
With an hour's start he will be hard to catch.
start
noun(start)
the act of starting something
Synonyms: beginning, commencement,
Antonyms: finish,
start
verb(start)
play in the starting lineup
start
noun(start)
the beginning of anything
Examples:
It was off to a good start.

Words Related to start!

begin, beginning, commence, go, first, outset, initiate, get, depart, jump, commencement, kickoff, part, offset, get going, set off, startle, take up, start up, head start, originate, lead off, set about, start out, starting line, starting signal, starting time, embark on, set forth, set out, take off, began, resume, begins, commences, begun, restart, early, opening, run, commencing, move, debut, turn, take, commenced, step, come, scratch, kick, embark, pitch, time, launch, starter, enter, progress, kicks, proceed, way, set, commit, build, launching, place, opens, put, leave, hold, advance, heading, prelude, beginnings, exit, onset, make, initiation, activate, dawn, startup, initiating, momentum, inaugurate, spark, open, initial, introduction, introduce, spearhead, lead, undertake, departure, launched, launches, date, establish, develop, impetus, drive, crank,

start Examples by Brain Bank Users