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)