starting

English Thesaurus

1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	play, turn,
definition	:	(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act)

2. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event (adj.all)

similar	:	opening,
definition	:	first or beginning (adj.all)

3. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear (adj.all)

similar	:	protrusive,
definition	:	thrusting outward (adj.all)

4. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) (noun.act)

derivation	:	start,
definition	:	play in the starting lineup (verb.competition)

derivation	:	start,
definition	:	play in the starting lineup (verb.competition)