beginning start commencement | the act of starting something, he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations |
housing start | the act of starting to construct a house |
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 |
motor control | control of muscles |
startle jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
jumpstart jump-start | starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car, my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor |
automobile horn car horn motor horn horn hooter | a device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
camper camping bus motor home | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling |
diesel diesel engine diesel motor | an internalombustion engine that burns heavy oil |
electric motor | a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
kick starter kick start | a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
motor hotel motor inn motor lodge tourist court court | a hotel for motorists, provides direct access from rooms to parking area |
motor scooter scooter | a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel |
motor vehicle automotive vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
outboard motor outboard | internalombustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat |
power mower motor mower | a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
PT boat mosquito boat mosquito craft motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
starter starter motor starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
stepper stepping motor | a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps |
synchronous motor | electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power |
wiper motor | electric motor that moves the windshield wiper |
start head start | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race), with an hour's start he will be hard to catch |
end-plate endplate motor end plate | the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |
motor neuron efferent neuron motor nerve fiber motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
motor nerve efferent nerve efferent | a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands |
motor fiber efferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands |
motor area motor region motor cortex Rolando's area excitable area | the cortical area that influences motor movements |
pyramidal tract pyramidal motor system corticospinal tract | any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord |
motor memory muscle memory | your memory for motor skills |
starting signal start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
start | the beginning of anything, it was off to a good start |
flying start running start | a quick and auspicious beginning |
kickoff send-off start-off | a start given to contestants, I was there with my parents at the kickoff |
racing start | the start of a race |
flying start running start | a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line |
motor pool | a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed |
start starting line scratch scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
Detroit Motor City Motown | the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port, center of the United States automobile industry, located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor |
motor | a nonspecific agent that imparts motion, happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action |
ataxia ataxy dyssynergia motor ataxia | inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements, unsteady movements and staggering gait |
motor aphasia Broca's aphasia ataxic aphasia expressive aphasia nonfluent aphasia | aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired |
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy | a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood, characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs, progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span, inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant |
fresh start clean slate tabula rasa | an opportunity to start over without prejudice |
motor oil | oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor |
a 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 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 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 |
jumpstart jump-start | start or re-start vigorously, The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process |
resume restart re-start | take up or begin anew, We resumed the negotiations |