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 |
razor clam jackknife clam knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
ax handle axe handle | the handle of an ax |
broomstick broom handle | the handle of a broom |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
handle grip handgrip hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
hoe handle | the handle of a hoe |
mop handle | the handle of a mop |
rake handle | the handle of a rake |
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 |
threeentered arch basket-handle arch | a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers |
mustachio moustachio handle-bars | a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) |
spare tire love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
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) |
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 |
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 |
cover treat handle plow deal address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression, This book deals with incest, The course covered all of Western Civilization, The new book treats the history of China |
handle palm | touch, lift, or hold with the hands, Don't handle the merchandise |
wield handle manage | handle effectively, The burglar wielded an axe, The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well |
e flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit combust blow one's stack fly off the handle flip one's wig lose one's temper blow a fuse go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
handle | show and train, The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott |
manage deal d care b handle | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of, I can deal with this crew of workers, This blender can't handle nuts, She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old |
treat handle do by | interact in a certain way, Do right by her, Treat him with caution, please, Handle the press reporters gently |
handle with kid gloves | handle with great care and sensitivity, You have to handle the students with kid gloves |
starting | appropriate to the beginning or start of an event, the starting point, hands in the starting position |
starting | (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear, with eyes starting from their sockets |
handles | without a hand or hands, a handless war veteran |