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 |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
initial public offering IPO initial offering | a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
starter starter motor starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
starting block | block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race |
starting gate starting stall | a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course |
starting signal start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
initial | the first letter of a word (especially a person's name), he refused to put the initials FRS after his name |
situation comedy sitcom | a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life |
situation comedy sitcom | a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life |
alliteration initial rhyme beginning rhyme head rhyme | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse, around the rock the ragged rascal ran |
starting post | a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) |
site situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings, the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides |
start starting line scratch scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game |
situation position | a condition or position in which you find yourself, the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils, found herself in a very fortunate situation |
situation state of affairs | the general state of things, the combination of circumstances at a given time, the present international situation is dangerous, wondered how such a state of affairs had come about, eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation- Franklin D.Roosevelt |
no-win situation | a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible, you are bound to lose whatever you do |
situation | a complex or critical or unusual difficulty, the dangerous situation developed suddenly, that's quite a situation, no human situation is simple |
starting buffer | buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
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 |
terminus a quo starting point | earliest limiting point |
initial | mark with one's initials |
starting | appropriate to the beginning or start of an event, the starting point, hands in the starting position |
initial | occurring at the beginning, took the initial step toward reconciliation |
starting | (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear, with eyes starting from their sockets |