head starts

noun

plural of head start
as in legs up

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  1. legs up
  2. starts
  3. margins
  4. allowances
  5. inside tracks
  6. advantages
Noun
  • On slide four of her carousel, Pink included a cute photo of Jameson posing with his arms and one of his legs up.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • His hand gripped the side bar of an umbrella stroller that had a toddler kicking her legs up, dressed in daisy-print overalls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Definition of legs up
Noun
  • Amid Pride Park’s sea of black seats, there’s no real sense of where one stand ends and the next starts.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The rookie left-hander had lost his previous two starts, giving up 11 runs in 9 1/3 innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of starts
Noun
  • Businesses naturally gravitate toward raising prices, cutting costs, and maximizing quarterly margins because those decisions produce immediate, measurable results.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Wisconsin's statewide races are typically decided by slim margins.
    — Clay Masters, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of margins
Noun
  • Individuals can still transfer crypto abroad under personal allowances – up to 2 million rand (~$120,000) annually without pre-clearance and up to 10 million rand with tax authority clearance.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There are special allowances for vehicles at least 100 years old, believe it or not, but as this AutoWeek explainer from 2024 spells out, good luck trying to ship a ’60s Mustang across the world to drive it on their streets.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of allowances
Noun
  • The hard sidewalls swing out and secure inside tracks mounted atop the bed rails.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of inside tracks
Noun
  • One of the biggest advantages demonstrated by the new approach is speed.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Boko Haram militants in Nigeria are using (mostly closed) AI to plan attacks and gain tactical advantages, The New York Times reported.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of advantages
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