S: (n) springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure (a beginning from which an enterprise is launched) "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
S: (n) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation (the act of forming or establishing something) "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
S: (n) icebreaker (a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere) "he told jokes as an icebreaker"
S: (n) inauguration, startup (the act of starting a new operation or practice) "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
S: (n) jump ball ((basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate)
S: (n) kickoff ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)
S: (n) scrum, scrummage ((rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession)
S: (n) startup (the act of setting in operation) "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
S: (n) Creation ((theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence)
S: (n) submission, entry (something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)) "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"
S: (n) entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree (something that provides access (to get in or get out)) "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"
S: (n) arch, archway (a passageway under a curved masonry construction) "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"
S: (n) doorway, door, room access, threshold (the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close) "he stuck his head in the doorway"
S: (n) portal (a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)) "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success"
S: (n) porte-cochere (a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard)