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.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
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.
That which breaks off, or is broken off
A break, discontinuance, or interruption
The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game
To play the first shot in a game of snooker