ORIGIN Synonyms

• the event consisting of the start of something

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the first part or section of something

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• the act of starting something

• serving to begin

• (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

• the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

• a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

• the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

• take root and begin to grow

• come into existence, originate

• cheer for

• plant by the roots

• dig with the snout

• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

• cause to take roots

• the time when something begins (especially life)

• the event of being born

• the process of giving birth

• the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

• a baby born; an offspring

• cause to be born

• events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

• the act of starting something

• the human act of creating

• (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence

• an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

• the event that occurred at the beginning of something

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• everything that exists anywhere

• the basis on which something is grounded

• an institution supported by an endowment

• lowest support of a structure

• education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers

• a coming into being

• the beginning of anything

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

• a sudden involuntary movement

• the act of starting something

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• a signal to begin (as in a race)

• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• set in motion, cause to start

• depart for someplace

• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

• bring into being

• get off the ground

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• get going or set in motion

• begin or set in motion

• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

• play in the starting lineup

• have a beginning characterized in some specified way

• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

• bulge outward

• a movement downward

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• the act of changing your location in a downward direction

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• a downward slope or bend

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

• temperament or disposition

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• people viewed as members of a group

• smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• ancestry of a purebred animal

• the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

• an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

• a formation of people or things one beside another

• a mark that is long relative to its width

• a formation of people or things one behind another

• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

• a telephone connection

• acting in conformity

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

• (often plural) a means of communication or access

• a particular kind of product or merchandise

• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress

• a short personal letter

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

• be in line with; form a line along

• cover the interior of

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• mark with lines

• fill plentifully

• reinforce with fabric

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• the number of lines in a piece of printed material

• a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• the state of being a parent

• the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

• the hereditary derivation of an individual