Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jumping-off point | Yes | No | No | No |
start | Yes | No | Yes | No |
jumping-off point (noun) | start (noun) |
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a beginning from which an enterprise is launched | the act of starting something |
a sudden involuntary movement | |
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) | |
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) | |
a signal to begin (as in a race) | |
the beginning of anything | |
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | |
the time at which something is supposed to begin |
jumping-off point (verb) | start (verb) |
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | |
set in motion, cause to start | |
play in the starting lineup | |
bring into being | |
get off the ground | |
begin or set in motion | |
get going or set in motion | |
depart for someplace | |
bulge outward | |
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | |
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | |
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | |
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | |
have a beginning characterized in some specified way |