Are you trying to hyphenate starts? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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The beginning of anything It was off to a good start |
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The time at which something is supposed to begin They got an early start She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her |
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A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital His starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
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A sudden involuntary movement He awoke with a start |
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The act of starting something He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations |
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A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
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A signal to begin (as in a race) The starting signal was a green light The runners awaited the start |
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The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) With an hour's start he will be hard to catch |
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Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let's get down to work now |
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Set in motion, cause to start The U.S. started a war in the Middle East The Iraqis began hostilities Begin a new chapter in your life |
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Leave The family took off for Florida |
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Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense The DMZ begins right over the hill The second movement begins after the Allegro Prices for these homes start at $250 |
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Bring into being He initiated a new program Start a foundation |
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Get off the ground Who started this company? We embarked on an exciting enterprise I start my day with a good breakfast We began the new semester The afternoon session begins at 4 PM The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack |
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Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm She startled when I walked into the room |
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Get going or set in motion We simply could not start the engine Start up the computer |
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Begin or set in motion I start at eight in the morning Ready |
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Set |
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Go! |
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Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job Take up a position Start a new job |
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Play in the starting lineup |
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Have a beginning characterized in some specified way The novel begins with a murder My property begins with the three maple trees Her day begins with a workout The semester begins with a convocation ceremony |
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Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object Begin a cigar She started the soup while it was still hot We started physics in 10th grade |
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Bulge outward His eyes popped |