Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: starting

'starting'

[start.n.03] as in: 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

'starting'

[get_down.v.07] as in: 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

'starting'

[begin.v.03] as in: 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

'starting'

[depart.v.03] as in: leave

Examples:
The family took off for Florida

'starting'

[begin.v.02] as in: 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

'starting'

[originate.v.02] as in: bring into being

Examples:
He initiated a new program
Start a foundation

'starting'

[start.v.06] as in: 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

'starting'

[startle.v.02] as in: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

Examples:
She startled when I walked into the room

'starting'

[start.v.08] as in: get going or set in motion

Examples:
We simply could not start the engine
start up the computer

'starting'

[start.v.09] as in: begin or set in motion

Examples:
I start at eight in the morning
Ready, set, go!

'starting'

[start.v.10] as in: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

Examples:
Take up a position
start a new job

'starting'

[start.v.11] as in: play in the starting lineup

'starting'

[begin.v.07] as in: 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

'starting'

[begin.v.08] as in: 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

'starting'

[start.v.14] as in: bulge outward

Examples:
His eyes popped

'starting'

[starting.s.01] as in: (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

Examples:
with eyes starting from their sockets

'starting'

[starting.s.02] as in: appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

Examples:
the starting point
hands in the starting position