starts
Gets things going
Starts is the verb start in third-person singular or the noun start as a plural.
To start is to begin—an engine starts, a race starts, a business starts up.
A start is a beginning or an initial advantage: She got a head start.
Starts also means sudden involuntary movements: He woke with a start.
The movie starts in ten minutes.
Founding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- genesisPoint of creation
- dawnDay's first glow
- onsetStarting point of something
outset · threshold · kickoff · advent · birth · emergence · debut · introduction
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- blastoffRocket launch moment
mission · orbit · shuttle · satellite · propulsion · launchpad · NASA · spaceport
Begins or initiates
- triggersCauses or activates
- activatesCauses to function
- launchesSends off forcefully
- inauguratesFormally begins or installs
establishes · enacts · implements · introduces · embarks · instigates · sparks · ignites
inception
Founding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- genesisPoint of creation
- dawnDay's first glow
onset · outset · threshold · kickoff · advent · birth · emergence · debut · introduction · opening
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- liftoffMoment of ascent
blastoff · mission · orbit · shuttle · satellite · propulsion · launchpad · NASA · spaceport · trajectory
commences
Begins or initiates
inaugurates · establishes · enacts · implements · introduces · embarks · instigates · sparks · ignites · begins
startles
Shocks with surprise
frightens · spooks · scares · jumps · flinches · gasps · recoils · twitches · jerks · bolts
- originsbeginning, birth, creation, source, roots
- swim trainingswim lessons, swimming lessons, swim coaching, freestyle, laps
- taking actionacts, moves, responds, take action, go for it
- sports statsstats, most points, yards, most goals, box scores
- sprint trainingsprints, wind sprints, hill sprints, speed work, striders
- verb formsam, are, is, was, were
- start overBegin from the beginning
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- get startedBegin an undertaking
- starting overBeginning again from scratch
- start a fireInitiate burning
- start offBegin an activity
start, started, startle, starting, starter, starters, starting point, start out, start up