Phrase Hound found 141 phrases and 46 compound words that contain start. The most common are listed below. Open start in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 141
- start-upAlternative spelling of startup: The act or process of starting a process or machine.
- head startAn advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.
- start overto begin again; to return to the beginning
- start a familyTo conceive one's first child
- Start menuA menu in some operating systems that is launched by pressing an on-screen button and provides a central launching point for applications and tasks.
- fresh startA new beginning, without prejudices.
- jump-startThe process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
- start pagehome page
- start offTo begin.
- start outTo emerge suddenly; to jump out.
- black startThe process of restoring an electric power station or part of an electric grid to operation without relying on the external electric power transmission network.
- Start buttonA labeled button in some versions of the Windows operating system that opens the Start menu.
- start timeSynonym of starting time: The moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.
- Start PointA promontory in the South Hams district of Devon, England
- false startThe act of an athlete starting a race before being signaled to do so.
- Start Again
- stop-startIntermittent; starting and stopping with regularity.
- Start Talking
- mass startA format of starting in certain racing sports, such as long-distance running, cycling and biathlon, where the competitors start at the same time and same place and proceed along the same course.
- kick startA metal bar on a motorcycle used to start its engine.
- start up onTo begin again at criticizing (someone or something).
- quality startA start in which a pitcher pitches for at least six full innings and allows three or fewer earned runs.
- running startA start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point.
- New Start
- start keySynonym of Windows key: A key on a computer keyboard bearing the Microsoft Windows logo, used to open the Start menu and as a modifier key for various other functions.
Compound words 46
- startupThe act or process of starting a process or machine.
- upstartOne who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.
- startleTo move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
- quickstartA guide or manual intended to get a user rapidly acquainted with a program or system.
- redstartAny of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.
- autostartTo start automatically.
- headstartAlternative spelling of head start: An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.
- startlineA line marking the start of something, such as a race.
- startwordA string of letters that identifies the beginning of a valid sequence in a specified language.
- unstartA sudden compressor stall that can occur in the jet engines of supersonic aircraft.