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Common
verb
•
To
begin
,
commence
,
initiate
.
To
set in motion
.
To
begin
.
To
initiate
operation
of a
vehicle
or
machine
.
To
put
or
raise
(a
question
, an
objection
); to
put forward
(a
subject
for
discussion
).
To
bring
onto being or into
view
; to
originate
; to
invent
.
•
To
begin
an
activity
.
•
To have its
origin
(at),
begin
.
•
To
startle
or be
startle
d; to
move
or be
moved
suddenly
.
To
jerk
suddenly
in
surprise
.
To
awaken
suddenly
.
To
disturb
and
cause
to
move
suddenly
; to
startle
; to
alarm
; to
rouse
; to
cause
to
flee
or
fly
.
To
move
suddenly
from its
place
or
position
; to
displace
or
loosen
; to
dislocate
.
•
To
break away
,
to come
loose
.
•
In Sports:
To
put
into
play
.
•
In Nautical:
To
pour out
; to
empty
; to
tap
and
begin
drawing
from.
•
To
start
one's
periods
(menstruation).
noun
•
The
beginning
of an
activity
.
•
A
sudden
involuntary
movement
.
•
The
beginning
point
of a
race
, a
board game
, etc.
•
An
appearance
in a
sports
game
,
horserace
, etc; from the
beginning
of the
event
.
•
In Horticulture:
A
young
plant
germinated
in a
pot
to be
transplanted
later
.
•
An
initial
advantage
over somebody else; a
head start
.
•
A
tail
,
or anything
projecting
like a
tail
.
•
A
handle
,
especially
that of a
plough
.
•
The
curved
or
inclined
front and
bottom
of a
water wheel
bucket
.
•
The
arm
, or level, of a
gin
,
drawn
around by a
horse
.
•
A
typical
button
for
video games
,
originally
used to
start
a game
, now also often to
pause
or choose an
option
.
•
In Medicine:
Acronym
of
simple
triage
and
rapid
treatment
.
name
•
A
habitational
surname
, from
Old English
.
•
Acronym
of
Strategic
Arms
Reduction
Treaty
.
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birth
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Cart
part
fart
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vart
tart
Hart
cart
dart
hart
smart
start
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carte
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apart
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English
stert
Middle English (1100-1500)
sterten
Middle English (1100-1500)
styrtan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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