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year? 15 beginning(s), founding, foundation, establishment,
inception, birth, origin: This company had its start in 1781.
startle v. frighten, surprise, scare, disturb, unsettle, upset,
discompose, make (someone) jump, jolt, jar, dismay, perturb,
stun, take (someone) aback, shock, astound, astonish, Colloq
shake up, give (someone) a turn, US discombobulate: He jumped
out from behind the door and startled me. She was startled when
she was told that she had to leave at once.
startling adj. shocking, terrifying, frightening, astounding,
astonishing, awesome, staggering, jarring, disturbing,
unsettling, upsetting, amazing, surprising: Monica fainted when
told the startling news.
starved adj. 1 starving, (extremely) hungry, famished, ravenous: Harry
came in from the fields, declaring he was starved and ready to
eat a horse. 2 starved or starving for. yearning for, dying for,
hankering for, hungry or hungering for, pining for, longing for,
burning for, craving, thirsting for or after, desirous of,
aching for, Colloq hurting for: I was starved for a pint of
cold lager. 3 starved of. deprived of, in need or want of,
lacking, be reft of: The children seemed starved of affection.
state n. 1 condition(s), circumstance(s), situation, state of
affairs, status, shape, position: He was concerned about the
state of the company's finances. 2 structure, form,
constitution, shape, phase, stage: One does not see iodine in
its gaseous state outside the laboratory. 3 grandeur, pomp,
style, splendour, magnificence, glory, brilliance: The prince
was met at the airport and escorted in state to the palace. 4
nation, country, land, body politic: No longer a colony, it
became an independent state in 1952.
--adj. 5 governmental, government, national, federal: The
State schools in the town had a good reputation. 6 ceremonial,
formal, dignified, stately, solemn, official; royal, regal,
imperial, majestic: We attended a state dinner at the White
House. The Queen travelled in the state coach from Buckingham
Palace to Westminster.
--v. 7 aver, assert, asseverate, declare, affirm, express,
report, articulate, voice, specify, delineate, claim, maintain,