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 |
social welfare welfare public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need, she lives on welfare |
supplementary benefit social assistance national assistance | benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law |
aid assist assistance help | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose, he gave me an assist with the housework, could not walk without assistance, rescue party went to their aid, offered his help in unloading |
logistic support logistic assistance | assistance between and within military commands |
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 |
aid assistance help | a resource, visual aids in teaching |
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) |
Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA | the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse |
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 |
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 |