1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Starting

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v. Present participle of start.

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a. & n. from start, v.

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adj. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

adj. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

n. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

Word Usage

"Catholic college yanks courses by gay priest Share Chestnut Hill College, a Roman Catholic institution in Philadelphia, last week told a gay priest who had been a popular adjunct there for several semesters that he was no longer welcome to teach the two religion courses he had been offered for the term starting this week."

Equivalent

protrusive opening

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

turn play

Variant

start

Verb Stem

start

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

carting charting darting departing farting