Thesaurus / start the ball rolling
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synonyms for start the ball rolling
- begin
- create
- generate
- induce
- lead to
- make
- precipitate
- produce
- provoke
- brainstorm
- breed
- compel
- effect
- elicit
- engender
- evoke
- hatch
- incite
- introduce
- kickoff
- kindle
- let
- motivate
- muster
- occasion
- open
- originate
- revert
- secure
- be at the bottom of
- break in
- break the ice
- bring to pass
- come out with
- cook up
- dream up
- fire up
- get things rolling
- give rise to
- make up
- result in
- sow the seeds
- think up
- work up
- begin
- inaugurate
- initiate
- launch
- take up
- arise
- open
- originate
- come into being
- come into existence
- embark on
- enter upon
- get cracking
- get going
- get one's feet wet
- get show on road
- hit the ground running
- jump into
- kick off
- lead off
- tear into
- begin
- construct
- create
- erect
- establish
- form
- initiate
- launch
- organize
- plant
- raise
- settle
- start
- commence
- constitute
- endow
- fashion
- fix
- inaugurate
- institute
- originate
- get going
- ring in
- settle up
- start up
- commence
- convene
- inaugurate
- initiate
- launch
- meet
- start
- bow
- embark
- jump
- sit
- begin business
- get things rolling
- kick off
- raise the curtain
- ring in
- set in motion
- set up shop
- begin
- deal with
- engage in
- take on
- try
- undertake
- work on
- accept
- attack
- attempt
- essay
- launch
- apply oneself
- bang away at
- come to grips with
- devote oneself to
- embark upon
- give a try
- give a whirl
- go for it
- make a run at
- pitch into
- set about
- square off
- take a shot at
- take in hand
- take on
- try on for size
- turn one's hand to
- turn to
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How to use start the ball rolling in a sentence
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENSleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSKeep closely covered with a bell glass and, in a few weeks, more or less, the baby Ferns will start to put in an appearance.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINThe smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENIt was little better than coal dust, and would not carry a ball fifty paces to kill or wound.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSA view of the duchess's ball-room, or of the dining-table of the earl, will supersede all occasion for lengthy fiddle-faddle.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSYou never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYThere are sentimental children, as there are sentimental adults, who seem never happier than when the tears are ready to start.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYBut the day he planned to start was very cold—the mercury stood twenty-seven below zero.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXThe first steam rolling mill, with the exception of the one at Soho, was put up at Bradley ironworks.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELLWORDS RELATED TO START THE BALL ROLLING
- being friendly and talkative
- break ground
- cutting the first turf
- getting one's feet wet
- leading off
- leading the way
- lying the first stone
- making a start
- oiling the works
- opening the way
- paving the way
- setting at ease
- smoothing the path
- socializing
- starting
- starting the ball rolling
- taking the plunge
- be at the bottom of
- begin
- brainstorm
- break in
- break the ice
- breed
- bring to pass
- come out with
- compel
- cook up
- create
- dream up
- effect
- elicit
- engender
- evoke
- fire up
- generate
- get things rolling
- give rise to
- hatch
- incite
- induce
- introduce
- kickoff
- kindle
- lead to
- let
- make
- make up
- motivate
- muster
- occasion
- open
- originate
- precipitate
- produce
- provoke
- result in
- revert
- secure
- sow the seeds
- start the ball rolling
- think up
- work up
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.