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Start.

A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.

Where this word comes from

The verb start, with initial uppercase letter.

name
  1. A surname from Old English.

Where this word comes from

Topographic surname, from Old English steort (“tail, promontory”).

name
  1. The city of London, England.

    UK · obsolete · slang
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.