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Nouns (24)

n. 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"

start, head start

n. advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

start, starting signal

n. a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"

start, commencement

n. the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"

start, starting line

n. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

beginning, start, commencement

n. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

jump, start, startle

n. a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

kickoff, beginning, start, commencement, first, offset, outset, starting time

n. 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"

Verbs (47)

start

v. play in the starting lineup

start, take up

v. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, set in motion, start up

v. get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"

start, go, get going

v. begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. 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"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. 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"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

start, part, take off, set off, set out, start out, set forth, depart

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

Adverbs (11)

suddenly, on the spur of the moment

adv. "He decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"

overnight, suddenly

adv. "These solutions cannot be found overnight!"

short, dead, abruptly, suddenly

adv. quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"

suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden

adv. very quickly and unexpectedly; "suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her side"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (410)

birth, nativity, nascency, nascence

n. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

outbreak

n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

advent, coming

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

appearance

n. the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"

coming, approach, approaching

n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

onset, oncoming

n. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

beginning

n. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

generation

n. the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

creation

n. the human act of creating

origination, origin, genesis, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

infancy, babyhood, early childhood

n. the early stage of growth or development

morning, dawn, sunrise, aurora, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow, first light, break of the day, break of day

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. 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"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. 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"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up

v. make up something artificial or untrue

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

introduce, innovate

v. bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

plant, institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

v. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

forge, devise, formulate, invent, contrive, excogitate

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

design, plan, make a design of

v. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

develop, work out, evolve

v. work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

launch, mount

v. put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pornography"

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

hatch, think of, think up, concoct, dream up

v. devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

cover, hatch, brood, incubate

v. sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"

introduce

v. bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"

plant, set, put into the soil, set to grow

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

scatter

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

project, design, plan, contrive

v. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

improvise, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise

v. perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

plant, set, put into the soil, set to grow

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

scatter

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

balk, baulk, jib, resist

v. refuse to comply

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

stampede, panic

v. run away in a stampede

trouble, disquiet, disorder, unhinge, perturb, derange, cark, distract

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

disturb, stir up, shake up, agitate, commove, raise up

v. change the arrangement or position of

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. 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"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

implement, put through, carry out, follow through with, go through with

v. follow through with

activate, make more adsorptive

v. of metals

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. 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"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

generate, bring forth, bring into being

v. bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

hatch, think of, think up, concoct, dream up

v. devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

cover, hatch, brood, incubate

v. sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

spring

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

sire, mother, father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

defect, desert

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

escape, break loose, get away

v. run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

recall, withdraw, call back, call in

v. cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

quick, quickly, promptly

adv. with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

Synonyms (8)

come from, be from, hail from, originate in

v. come from

spare, give up, dispense with, part with

v. give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

Antonyms (71)

finish

n. the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

n. a concluding action

middle

n. time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"

ending, end

n. the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

termination, expiration, expiry

n. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

finish, end, terminate

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

close, come to a close

v. come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

copy, recreate

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

stop, halt

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

stall

v. cause an airplane to go into a stall

stall

v. cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

stop, halt, come to a halt, stop moving

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

stall

v. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

stall, conk

v. come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"

end, terminate, bring to an end, cause to end

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

dissolve, break up

v. as of a marriage

v. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

v. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"

finish, complete

v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

culminate

v. bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

find, conclude, bring to a close, come to a conclusion about

v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

climax, culminate

v. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

v. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

get, come, arrive

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

start suddenly

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