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.
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
Lying or exaggerating.
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.