begins
Gets under way
Begins is the third-person singular form of begin, marking the start of something: The movie begins at eight, She begins her new job Monday.
What begins may continue or end, but the word captures only the moment of starting.
To begin with introduces the first point in a series or means originally: To begin with, I never agreed to this.
Day's first glow
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- emergenceComing into existence
- adventNotable arrival or emergence
- inceptionFounding moment
genesis · threshold · birth · awakening · outset · arising · starting point · commencement
Sends off forcefully
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- activatesCauses to function
- initiatesStarts or new members
- instigatesCauses to begin
provokes · precipitates · induces · stimulates · generates · engenders · sets off · catalyzes
Fabric hung for privacy
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- debutFirst public appearance
- premiereFirst public performance
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
prelude · prologue · first act · entrance · launch · kickoff · ribbon cutting · inauguration
Completing academic requirements formally
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
procession · valedictorian · convocation · keynote · academic · degree · honors · university
Foundational building block
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- footingSecure ground position
underpinning · framework · infrastructure · platform · substrate · root · pillar · core
dawn
Day's first glow
inception · genesis · threshold · birth · awakening · outset · arising · starting point · commencement · origin
launches
Sends off forcefully
instigates · provokes · precipitates · induces · stimulates · generates · engenders · sets off · catalyzes · prompts
curtain
Fabric hung for privacy
introduction · prelude · prologue · first act · entrance · launch · kickoff · ribbon cutting · inauguration · overture
graduation
Completing academic requirements formally
gown · procession · valedictorian · convocation · keynote · academic · degree · honors · university · college
cornerstone
Foundational building block
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- bedrockSolid stone underground
footing · underpinning · framework · infrastructure · platform · substrate · root · pillar · core · basis
- from the beginningSince the origin point
- begin againStart from scratch
- to begin withAt the outset
- new beginningChance to start again
- beginner's luckNovice's unearned early success
- in the beginningAt the start