kickoff
1. kickoff (n)
(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score.
2. kickoff (n)
a start given to contestants. "I was there with my parents at the kickoff".
3. kickoff (n)
the time at which something is supposed to begin.
Opposite meanings of kickoff (Anytonyms)
middle, middle, end, end, ending, ending
Words derived from kickoff
inaugurate, kick off, begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out, begin, commence, lead off, start, initiate, originate, start, commence, embark on, start, start up, start, take up, inaugurate, kick off, begin, start
kickoff is related to the topic
football, football, football game, football game
kickoff is an instance of
place-kicking, place kick, beginning, commencement, start, start, point, point in time
Word and things that fall within kickoff
birth, incipience, incipiency, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold