beginning
beginning is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source. I am . . . the beginning and the ending. Rev. i.
- 2.3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element. Mighty things from small beginnings grow. Dryden.
- 3.Enterprise. "To hinder our beginnings." Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- activity
- adventure
- anvil
- apprentice
- begin
- betake
- break
- broach
- business
- compact
- contract
- determination
- devote
- embark
- emprise
- engage
- engagement
- enterprise
- execution
- fall
- fire
- first
- foot
- for
- forth
- forward
- hand
- have
- here
- institute
- into
- launch
- lay
- many
- matter
- move
- neck
- oneself
- originate
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is beginning.
- What is 2. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source. I am . . . the beginning and the ending. Rev. i called?
- What is 3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element. Mighty things from small beginnings grow. Dryden called?
- What is enterprise. "To hinder our beginnings." Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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