Start and Wind

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Wind and start are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wind" instead a verb "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

Wind verb - To follow a circular or spiral course.

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Start and wind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Start" instead a verb "Wind".

Nearby Words: windy, winding, windless, windstorm, winder

good	good start	good wind
high	high start	high wind
original	original start	original wind
true	true start	true wind
Other adjectives: light, green, strong, great, huge, bad, cold, new, possible, next, literal, sudden.

time	start time	wind time
way	start way	wind way

After being beaten down, he'd get his Heroic Second Wind and start No Selling his opponent's attacks, shaking his arms as he got back to his feet before starting in on his Five Moves of Doom Finishing Move.

Source: Hulking Out
In Donkey Kong 64, robot Kremlings called Krobots have these, and the theme tune itself even has a music box type wind up effect at the start, as heard here.

Source: Wind-Up Key
Then a 2000-year-old psychopathic Mew gets wind of his situation, and things start getting complicated...This webcomic provides examples of: Afraid of Needles: Cole is.

Source: Webcomic / CharCole

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