Start Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. |
| 2. | to appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.; rise or issue suddenly forth. |
| 3. | to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place: The rabbit started from the bush. |
| 4. | to be among the entrants in a race or the initial participants in a game or contest. |
| 5. | to give a sudden, involuntary jerk, jump, or twitch, as from a shock of surprise, alarm, or pain: The sudden clap of thunder caused everyone to start. |
| 6. | to protrude: eyes seeming to start from their sockets. |
| 7. | to spring, slip, or work loose from place or fastenings, as timbers or other structural parts. |
–verb (used with object) | 8. | to set moving, going, or acting; to set in operation: to start an automobile; to start a fire. |
| 9. | to establish or found: to start a new business. |
| 10. | to begin work on: to start a book. |
| 11. | to enable or help (someone) set out on a journey, a career, or the like: The record started the young singer on the road to stardom. |
| 12. | to cause or choose to be an entrant in a game or contest: He started his ace pitcher in the crucial game. |
| 13. | to cause (an object) to work loose from place or fastenings. |
| 14. | to rouse (game) from its lair or covert; flush. |
| 15. | to draw or discharge (liquid or other contents) from a vessel or container; empty (a container). |
| 16. | Archaic. to cause to twitch, jump, or flinch involuntarily; startle. |
–noun | 17. | a beginning of an action, journey, etc. |
| 18. | a signal to move, proceed, or begin, as on a course or in a race. |
| 19. | a place or time from which something begins. |
| 20. | the first part or beginning segment of anything: The start of the book was good but the last half was dull. |
| 21. | an instance of being a participant in a race or an initial participant in a game or contest: The horse won his first two starts. |
| 22. | a sudden, springing movement from a position. |
| 23. | a sudden, involuntary jerking movement of the body: to awake with a start. |
| 24. | a lead or advance of specified amount, as over competitors or pursuers. |
| 25. | the position or advantage of one who starts first: The youngest child should have the start over the rest. |
| 26. | a chance, opportunity, aid, or encouragement given to one starting on a course or career: The bride's parents gave the couple a start by buying them a house. |
| 28. | a starting of parts from their place or fastenings in a structure. |
| 29. | the resulting break or opening. |
| 30. | an outburst or sally, as of emotion, wit, or fancy. |
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Business Definition–noun | 1. | an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming. |
| 2. | the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit. |
| 3. | a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern. |
| 4. | volume of trade; patronage: Most of the store's business comes from local famil
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| 5. | a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store, or office; place of work: His business is on the corner of Broadway and Elm Street. |
| 6. | that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business. |
| 7. | something with which a person is rightfully concerned: What they are doing is none of my business. |
| 8. | affair; project: We were exasperated by the whole business. |
| 9. | an assignment or task; chore: It's your business to wash the dishes now. |
| 10. | Also called piece of business, stage business. Theater. a movement or gesture, esp. a minor one, used by an actor to give expressiveness, drama, detail, etc., to a scene or to help portray a character. |
| 11. | excrement: used as a euphemism. |
–adjective | 12. | of, noting, or pertaining to business, its organization, or its procedures. |
| 13. | containing, suitable for, or welcoming business or commerce: New York is a good business town. |
—Idioms| 14. | business is business, profit has precedence over personal considerations: He is reluctant to fire his friend, but business is business. |
| 15. | do one's business, (usually of an animal or child) to defecate or urinate: housebreaking a puppy to do his business outdoors. |
| 16. | get down to business, to apply oneself to serious matters; concentrate on work: They finally got down to business and signed the contract. |
| 17. | give someone the business, Informal. | a. | to make difficulties for someone; treat harshly: Instead of a straight answer they give him the business with a needless run-around. |
| b. | to scold severely; give a tongue-lashing to: The passengers will give the bus driver the business if he keeps driving so recklessly. |
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| 18. | have no business, to have no right: You have no business coming into this house. |
| 19. | mean business, to propose to take action or be serious in intent; be in earnest: By the fire in his eye we knew that he meant business. |
| 20. | mind one's own business, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others: When he inquired about the noise coming from the neighbor's apartment, he was told to mind his own business. |
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