gave cat o'nine tails (verb) flog: whip, lash
Sinonime: alpha,
basis, birth, blastoff, commencement,
creation, dawn, dawning, day one,
genesis, inauguration,
inception,
induction, infancy, initiation,
installation,
introduction, kickoff,
onset, opener,
opening, origin, origination, outset, point of departure,
preface,
prelude,
presentation, rise, root, rudiment, source,
spring, square one, starting point, takeoff,
threshold,
topAntonime: completion, conclusion,
consummation, end, ending, finish,
goal,
termination