DICTOMETER

STARTING

1. Synonyms:
   • Start
   • Starting
   Definitions:
   • a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Get down
   • Begin
   • Get
   • Start out
   • Start
   • Set about
   • Set out
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   stop
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   • Lead off
   • Start
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • set in motion, cause to start
   Examples:
   • The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
   • The Iraqis began hostilities
   • Begin a new chapter in your life
   Antonyms:
   stop, halt
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Depart
   • Part
   • Start
   • Start out
   • Set forth
   • Set off
   • Set out
   • Take off
   Definitions:
   • leave
   Examples:
   • The family took off for Florida
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   • Start
   Definitions:
   • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   Examples:
   • The DMZ begins right over the hill
   • The second movement begins after the Allegro
   • Prices for these homes start at $250,000
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Originate
   • Initiate
   • Start
   Definitions:
   • bring into being
   Examples:
   • He initiated a new program
   • Start a foundation
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Start
   • Start up
   • Embark on
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • get off the ground
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Startle
   • Jump
   • Start
   Definitions:
   • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
   Examples:
   • She startled when I walked into the room
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Start
   • Start up
   Definitions:
   • get going or set in motion
   Examples:
   • We simply could not start the engine
   • Start up the computer
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Start
   • Go
   • Get going
   Definitions:
   • begin or set in motion
   Examples:
   • I start at eight in the morning
   • Ready, set, go!
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Start
    • Take up
    Definitions:
    • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    Examples:
    • Take up a position
    • Start a new job
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Start
    Definitions:
    • play in the starting lineup
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Begin
    • Start
    Definitions:
    • have a beginning characterized in some specified way
    Examples:
    • The novel begins with a murder
    • My property begins with the three maple trees
    • Her day begins with a workout
    • The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Begin
    • Start
    Definitions:
    • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
    Examples:
    • Begin a cigar
    • She started the soup while it was still hot
    • We started physics in 10th grade
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Start
    • Protrude
    • Pop
    • Pop out
    • Bulge
    • Bulge out
    • Bug out
    • Come out
    Definitions:
    • bulge outward
    Examples:
    • His eyes popped
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Starting
   Definitions:
   • (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
   Examples:
   • With eyes starting from their sockets
   Antonyms:
   • Intrusive
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Starting
   Definitions:
   • appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
   Examples:
   • The starting point
   • Hands in the starting position
   Antonyms:
   • Closing