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 |
band aid quick fix quickie quicky | hurried repair |
quick march | marching at quick time |
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 |
quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) |
mental quickness quickness quick-wittedness | intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay |
starting signal start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
starting post | a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) |
irascibility short temper spleen quick temper | a feeling of resentful anger |
quick bread | breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking |
start starting line scratch scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
quick study sponge | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily, she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game |
dog grass couch grass quackgrass quack grass quick grass witch grass witchgrass Agropyron repens | European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes, naturalized in North America as a weed |
fast buck quick buck | quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck |
liquid assets current assets quick assets | assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) |
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 |
quick time | a normal marching pace ofsteps per minute |
quick-freeze flash-freeze | freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors, quick-freeze the shrimp |
agile nimble quick spry | moving quickly and lightly, sleek and agile as a gymnast, as nimble as a deer, nimble fingers, quick of foot, the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it |
quick-witted | mentally nimble and resourceful, quick-witted debater, saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact |
quick-change(a) | adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes, a quick-change artist |
quick-drying | of a liquid substance that dries quickly |
sharp-eared quick-eared | having keen hearing |
quick warm | easily aroused or excited, a quick temper, a warm temper |
double-quick | (of a marching cadence) very quick |
immediate prompt quick straightaway | performed with little or no delay, an immediate reply to my letter, a prompt reply, was quick to respond, a straightaway denial |
quick speedy | accomplished rapidly and without delay, was quick to make friends, his quick reaction prevented an accident, hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem, a speedy recovery, he has a right to a speedy trial |
starting | appropriate to the beginning or start of an event, the starting point, hands in the starting position |
flash-frozen quick-frozen frozen | (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value, frozen foods |
choleric irascible hotheaded hot-tempered quick-tempered short-tempered | quickly aroused to anger, a hotheaded commander |
flying quick fast | hurried and brief, paid a flying visit, took a flying glance at the book, a quick inspection, a fast visit |
quick ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity, a quick mind, a ready wit |
starting | (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear, with eyes starting from their sockets |
quick-sighted sharp-sighted sharp-eyed | keenly perceptive or alert, quick-sighted into the faults of the time- Leonard Bacon |
argus-eyed hawk-eyed keen-sighted lynx-eyed quick-sighted sharp-eyed sharp-sighted | having very keen vision, quick-sighted as a cat |
promptly quickly quick | with little or no delay, the rescue squad arrived promptly, come here, quick! |
double time double quick | at a faster speed, now let's play the piece again double-quick |