startup.
The act or process of starting a process or machine.
Meaning & usage
The act or process of starting a process or machine.
A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from start up.
A kind of high-low or thigh-high boot worn by rustic people.
A kind of gaiter or legging.
One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
Where this word comes from
From start + up, describing a boot that starts up (reaches up) to the middle of the leg.
Try it on your idea.
startup has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.