Outset

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Outset \Out"set`\, n.
     A setting out, starting, or beginning. "The outset of a
     political journey." --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. --J.


                                                    Hawes.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outset
       n : the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
           an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was
           the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first},
            {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime},
            {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "outset":
     A, alpha, beginning, birth, blast-off, commencement, creation,
     cutting edge, dawn, dawning, edge, establishment, first,
     flying start, foundation, fresh start, inauguration, inception,
     institution, jump-off, kick-off, leading edge, new departure,
     oncoming, onset, opening, origin, origination, outbreak,
     outsetting, outstart, running start, send-off, setoff, setout,
     setting in motion, setting-up, square one, start, start-off,
     starting, starting point, take-off, takeoff