(athletics) A gun fired to start a race. / (figuratively) A signal to start or proceed.

plural of starting five

(soccer) An appearance in a match from the kick-off.

(computing) A menu in some operating systems that is launched by pressing an on-screen button and provides a central launching point for applications and tasks.

To emerge suddenly; to jump out. / To be or become conspicuous; to stand out. / To begin, proceed.

(idiomatic) An especially good start. / The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.

plural of Start button

(computing, graphical user interface) a labeled button in some versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system that opens the Start menu.

Intermittent; starting and stopping with regularity.

plural of head start