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 |
Braxton-Hicks contraction false labor | painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency |
false pretense false pretence | (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation |
perjury bearing false witness lying under oath | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
startle jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
false imprisonment | (law) confinement without legal authority |
false verdict | a manifestly unjust verdict, not true to the evidence |
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 |
false gavial Tomistoma schlegeli | crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial |
false scorpion pseudoscorpion | small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion |
false saber-toothed tiger | North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene, much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon |
false vampire false vampire bat | any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects |
false bottom | a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) |
false face | a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume |
false teeth | a removable denture |
hairpiece false hair postiche | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
kick starter kick start | a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
start head start | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race), with an hour's start he will be hard to catch |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
rima vestibuli rima respiratoria false glottis glottis spuria | the opening between the false vocal folds |
fallacy false belief | a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
alias assumed name false name | a name that has been assumed temporarily |
false return | an incorrect income tax return |
starting signal start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
false alarm | a warning that is given about something that fails to occur |
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 |
start starting line scratch scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
perjurer false witness | a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
false sago fern palm Cycas circinalis | southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage |
epicalyx false calyx calycle calyculus | a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus |
false rue anemone false rue Isopyrum biternatum | slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers, resembles meadow rue |
false bugbane Trautvetteria carolinensis | tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers |
wild sarsaparilla false sarsaparilla wild sarsparilla Aralia nudicaulis | common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla, central and eastern North America |
Camelina genus Camelina false flax | annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia |
false chamomile | any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters, wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas |
safflower false saffron Carthamus tinctorius | thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil |
burweed marsh elder false ragweed Iva xanthifolia | tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis, produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever |
sweet false chamomile wild chamomile German chamomile Matricaria recutita Matricaria chamomilla | annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior |
scentless camomile scentless false camomile scentless mayweed scentless hayweed corn mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Matricaria inodorum | ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America, sometimes included in genus Matricaria |
chaffweed bastard pimpernel false pimpernel | weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves |
tall oat grass tall meadow grass evergreen grass false oat French rye Arrhenatherum elatius | coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat, found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows, introduced in North America for forage |
false mallow | an American plant of the genus Malvastrum |
globe mallow false mallow | genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits |
prairie mallow red false mallow Sphaeralcea coccinea Malvastrum coccineum | false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers, sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum |