Benting time () The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe. |
Start (v. i.) To leap |
Start (v. i.) To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act. |
Start (v. i.) To set out |
Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened |
Start (v. t.) To cause to move suddenly |
Start (v. t.) To bring onto being or into view |
Start (v. t.) To cause to move or act |
Start (v. t.) To move suddenly from its place or position |
Start (v. t.) To pour out |
Start (n.) The act of starting |
Start (n.) A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm |
Start (n.) A sudden, unexpected movement |
Start (n.) The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action |
Start (v. i.) A tail, or anything projecting like a tail. |
Start (v. i.) The handle, or tail, of a plow |
Start (v. i.) The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket. |
Start (v. i.) The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse. |
Start-up (n.) One who comes suddenly into notice |
Start-up (n.) A kind of high rustic shoe. |
Start-up (a.) Upstart. |
Time (n.) Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof. |
Time (n.) A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future |
Time (n.) The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived |
Time (n.) The duration of one's life |
Time (n.) A proper time |
Time (n.) Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition. |
Time (n.) Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition |
Time (n.) The present life |
Time (n.) Tense. |
Time (n.) The measured duration of sounds |
Time (v. t.) To appoint the time for |
Time (v. t.) To regulate as to time |
Time (v. t.) To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of |
Time (v. t.) To measure, as in music or harmony. |
Time (v. i.) To keep or beat time |
Time (v. i.) To pass time |
Time-honored (a.) Honored for a long time |
Time-table (n.) A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides, etc. |
Time-table (n.) A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains. |
Time-table (n.) A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes. |
time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
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 |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
startle jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
time exposure | exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second) |
harvest harvest time | the season for gathering crops |
haying haying time | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder |
respite recess break time out | a pause from doing something (as work), we took a -minute break, he took time out to recuperate |
free time spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
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 |
character printer character-at-a-time printer serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
kick starter kick start | a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
line printer line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
page printer page-at-a-time printer | a printer that prints one page at a time |
time-ball | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time, especially at an observatory |
time bomb infernal machine | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time |
time clock | clock used to record the hours that people work |
time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
time exposure | a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time |
time-fuse | a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) |
time machine | a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
vintage time of origin | the oldness of wines |
meter metre time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
light time | distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves), the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately minutes |
start head start | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race), with an hour's start he will be hard to catch |
space-time space-time continuum | the four-dimensional coordinate system ( dimensions of space and of time) in which physical events are located |
time series | a series of values of a variable at successive times |
pulse-time modulation | modulation of the time between successive pulses |
time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
starting signal start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
time signal | a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
time signature musical time signature | a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat |
good time blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
time | a person's experience on a particular occasion, he had a time holding back the tears, they had a good time together |
semantic error run-time error runtime error | an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time |
time clip | an instance or single occasion for some event, this time he succeeded, he called four times, he could do ten at a clip |
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 |
time zone | any of the regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used |
double time | a doubled wage (for working overtime) |