the first part of a journey, activity etc; (to cause a person, thing) to take the first action, go into operation
beginning
Cases of word usage
1) a person who helped to start or organize a colony (colonist)
2) to start and organize (something); to settle, place, (a person or oneself) (in a position, place etc) (establish)
3) an ending that can be seen or could have been seen from the start (foregone)
4) (to cause seeds) to start growing (germinate)
5) the start (inception)
6) to break into the edge or surface of (something); to start (a line of print or writing) farther from the margin than the others (indent)
7) to cause (a scheme etc) to start working (initiate)
8) a celebration of a special anniversary of some event, especially the start of a king's or queen's reign (jubilee)
9) to start a game (kick-off)
10) the start (of something bad) (onset)