To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
To provide a harbor or safe place for.
A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
Any place of shelter.
A mixing box for materials.
A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return - Sarah Orne Jewett
To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
To begin.
To flinch or draw back.
To awaken suddenly.
To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
To break away, to come loose.
To put into play.
To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
To set in motion.
To have its origin (at), begin.
To jerk suddenly in surprise.
To start one's periods (menstruation).
To begin an activity.
To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
A handle, especially that of a plough.
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
The beginning of an activity.
An instance of starting.
A sudden involuntary movement.