| Main Entry: | dawn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start |
Synonyms: |
appear, begin, develop, emerge, glimmer, initiate, lighten, loom, open, originate, rise, show itself, unfold |
Antonyms: |
end, finish, set |
| Main Entry: | dawning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dawn |
Synonyms: |
cockcrow, crack of dawn, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup |
| Main Entry: | begin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being; become functional |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, be born, bud, come forth, come into existence, come out, commence, crop up, dawn, derive from, emanate, emerge, enter, germinate, get going, get show on road, get under way, grow out of, happen, issue forth, kick off, make tick, occur, originate, proceed from, result from, rise, sail, send off, set, spring, sprout, start, stem from, take off |
Antonyms: |
die, end |
| Main Entry: | beginning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | start of an event or action |
Synonyms: |
alpha, basis, birth, blastoff, commencement, creation, dawn, dawning, day one, genesis, inauguration, inception, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, introduction, kickoff, onset, opener, opening, origin, origination, outset, point of departure, preface, prelude, presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source, spring, square one, starting point, takeoff, threshold, top |
Antonyms: |
completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, finish, goal, termination |
| Main Entry: | birth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning |
Synonyms: |
commencement, dawn, dawning, emergence, fountainhead, genesis, onset, opening, origin, outset, rise, source, start |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, death, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | commencement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony marking the beginning of stage |
Synonyms: |
admission, alpha, birth, bow, celebration, convocation, countdown, curtain-raiser, dawn, dawning, genesis, graduation, initiation, kickoff, onset, opener, opening, outset, proem, services, start, starting point, tee off |
Antonyms: |
cessation, completion, end, ending, finish, stop |
| Main Entry: | dawn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning of day |
Synonyms: |
aurora, break of day, bright, cockcrow, crack of dawn, dawning, day peep, daybreak, daylight, early bright, first blush, first light, light, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup, wee hours |
Antonyms: |
dusk, end, evening, eventide, setting, sundown, sunset |
| Main Entry: | dawn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a beginning |
Synonyms: |
advent, alpha, birth, commencement, dawning, emergence, foundation, genesis, head, inception, onset, opening, origin, outset, outstart, rise, source, start, unfolding |
Antonyms: |
conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | daybreak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning of light hours |
Synonyms: |
aurora, break of day, bright, cockcrow, crack of dawn, dawn, dawning, day peep, daylight, dayspring, early bright, first light, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup |
Antonyms: |
darkness, eventide, sundown, sunset |
| Main Entry: | emerge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come out, arise |
Synonyms: |
appear, arrive, become apparent, become known, become visible, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, come to light, come up, crop up, dawn, derive, develop, egress, emanate, flow, gush, issue, loom, make appearance, materialize, originate, proceed, rise, show, spring, spring up, spurt, steam, stem, surface, transpire, turn up |
Antonyms: |
disappear, fade, go away, leave |