start
/stɑːt/
The beginning of an activity.
The movie was entertaining from start to finish.
A sudden involuntary movement.
He woke with a start.
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.
An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
to get, or have, the start