Onset Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Onset crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on October 16 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Onset has a total of 5 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | START | Onset | Newsday |
| 20% | THAW | Onset of melting | Newsday |
| 20% | STARTTO | Onset of | LA Times |
| 20% | LEE | Onsets | New York Times |
Definition
| • | To leap; to jump. |
| • | To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act. |
| • | To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business. |
| • | To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure. |
| • | To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox. |
| • | To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent. |
| • | To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business. |
| • | To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel. |
| • | To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask. |
| • | The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. |
| • | A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort. |
| • | A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy. |
| • | The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish. |
| • | A tail, or anything projecting like a tail. |
| • | The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle. |
| • | The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket. |
| • | The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Newsday: Oct 16, 2024
- Universal: May 20, 2023
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