A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.

A surname from Old English.

The beginning of an activity. / A sudden involuntary movement. / The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc. / An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.

To set in motion. / To begin. / To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine. / To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).

A tail; the caudal appendage of an animal. / A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out. / A handle, especially that of a plough. / The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.

An instance of starting.

simple past tense and past participle of start

Synonym of to begin with

(informal) To make a start on; to begin to tackle. / (informal) To attack verbally or physically.

For one thing; as one rebutting factor among many.