start
/stɑːt/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
The beginning of an activity.
2
A sudden involuntary movement.
3
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
4
An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
5
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
6
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
7
A happening or proceeding.
8
Alternative letter-case form of Start (“a typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option”)
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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