the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | the act of starting something |
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result | a sudden involuntary movement |
something less than the whole of a human artifact | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) |
an item that is an instance of some type | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) |
a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions | a signal to begin (as in a race) |
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | the beginning of anything |
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation | the time at which something is supposed to begin |
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music | |
the extended spatial location of something | |
a portion of a natural object | |
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | |
something determined in relation to something that includes it | |