OUTSET

beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset

(noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin; ā€œthey got an early startā€; ā€œshe knew from the get-go that he was the man for herā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

outset (plural outsets)

The beginning or initial stage of something. [from 1759]

Etymology 2

Verb

outset (third-person singular simple present outsets, present participle outsetting, simple past and past participle outset)

(internet, CSS, transitive) To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.

Anagrams

• Stoute, Tetsuo, set out, setout

Source: Wiktionary


Out"set`, n.

Definition: A setting out, starting, or beginning. "The outset of a political journey." Burke. Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. J. Hawes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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