beginning (noun)
1beginning — begin ► VERB (beginning; past began; past part. begun) 1) perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity). 2) come into being. 3) have as its starting point. 4) (begin on/upon) set to work on. 5 …
2beginning — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new ▪ She spoke of a new beginning for the nation. ▪ auspicious, hopeful, promising ▪ It was an auspicious beginning to his long career …
3beginning rhyme — noun use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse around the rock the ragged rascal ran • Syn: ↑alliteration, ↑initial rhyme, ↑head rhyme • Derivationally related forms: ↑alliterate (for: ↑ …
4beginning inventory — ➔ inventory * * * beginning inventory UK US noun [C or U] (plural beginning inventories) ACCOUNTING ► OPENING STOCK(Cf. ↑opening stock) …
5beginning of year — ➔ BOY * * * beginning of year UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION BOY) ACCOUNTING, FINANCE ► the start of a financial year: »These figures need to be compared with beginning of year figures …
6beginning — noun 1) the beginning of socialism Syn: dawn, birth, inception, conception, origination, genesis, emergence, rise, start, commencement, starting point, launch, onset, outset; day one; informal kickoff Ant …
7beginning — noun 1) the beginning of socialism Syn: start, commencement, creation, birth, inception, conception, origination, origin, genesis, emergence, rise, dawn, launch, onset, outset, day one; informal kick off 2) …
8beginning rhyme — noun Date: 1913 1. rhyme at the beginning of successive lines of verse 2. alliteration …
9beginning — I noun birth, causative, commencement, conception, creation, derivation, early derivation, elementary, embryo, emergence, foundation, fountain, fountainhead, genesis, inauguration, inception, incipience, infancy, initial, kick off, nascence,… …
10beginning of day — noun The time that a project is scheduled to start See Also: end of day …
