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 |
date rape | rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together) |
startle jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
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 |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
kick starter kick start | a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
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 |
start head start | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race), with an hour's start he will be hard to catch |
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 | 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 |
date bar | fruit bar containing chopped dates |
date bread | bread containing chopped dates |
date-nut bread | bread containing chopped dates and nuts |
date | sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed |
jujube Chinese date Chinese jujube | dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees |
date appointment engagement | a meeting arranged in advance, she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date |
blind date | a date with a stranger, she never goes on blind dates |
double date | a date in which two couples participate |
dateline date line International Date Line | an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the th meridian |
start starting line scratch scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
blind date | a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) |
date escort | a participant in a date, his date never stopped talking |
starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game |
date palm Phoenix dactylifera | tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit |
date plum Diospyros lotus | an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes |
fresh start clean slate tabula rasa | an opportunity to start over without prejudice |
starting buffer | buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
date | the present, they are up to date, we haven't heard from them to date |
maturity maturity date due date | the date on which an obligation must be repaid |
date day of the month | the specified day of the month, what is the date today? |
date | a particular day specified as the time something happens, the date of the election is set by law |
future date | a particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happen |
rain date | an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date, the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday |
sell-by date | a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold |
date | the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred, he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class |
date particular date | a particular but unspecified point in time, they hoped to get together at an early date |
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 |
epoch date of reference | (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |
get down begin get start out start set about set out commence | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action, We began working at dawn, Who will start?, Get working as soon as the sun rises!, The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia, He began early in the day, Let's get down to work now |
begin lead off start commence | set in motion, cause to start, The U.S. started a war in the Middle East, The Iraqis began hostilities, begin a new chapter in your life |