start
Meanings
- the beginning of anything;
- "it was off to a good start"
- the time at which something is supposed to begin;
- "they got an early start"
- 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"
- a sudden involuntary movement;
- "he awoke with a start"
- the act of starting something;
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a signal to begin (as in a race);
- "the starting signal was a green light"
- "the runners awaited the start"
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race);
- "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
- "Who will start?"
- set in motion, cause to start;
- "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
- leave;
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;
- "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
- bring into being;
- get off the ground;
- "Who started this company?"
- "I start my day with a good breakfast"
- "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;
- "She startled when I walked into the room"
- get going or set in motion;
- "We simply could not start the engine"
- "start up the computer"
- begin or set in motion;
- "I start at eight in the morning"
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
- "start a new job"
- play in the starting lineup
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way;
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;
- "She started the soup while it was still hot"
- "We started physics in 10th grade"
- bulge outward;
- START v -ED, -ING, -S to set out
Synonyms
- beginning
- commencement
- first
- outset
- get-go
- kickoff
- starting time
- showtime
- offset
- starting
- startle
- jump
- starting line
- scratch
- scratch line
- starting signal
- head start
- get down
- begin
- get
- start out
- set about
- set out
- commence
- lead off
- depart
- part
- set forth
- set off
- take off
- originate
- initiate
- start up
- embark on
- go
- get going
- take up
- protrude
- pop
- pop out
- bulge
- bulge out
- bug out
- come out
Scrabble Score: 5
start is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordstart is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
start is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 5
start is a valid Words With Friends word