The initial portion of some extended thing.
The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
That which happens without human design or forethought.
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
A number of people taken collectively.
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
A prize in a lottery.
Allotment; lottery.
An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
All members of a set; everything.
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.