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kickoff

noun

(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score

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Word length
7
Starts with
K
Ends with
F
Contains
IC
Scrabble score
23
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score

noun

  1. a start given to contestants

    “I was there with my parents at the kickoff”

noun

  1. the time at which something is supposed to begin

    “they got an early start”

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Example Sentences

I was there with my parents at the kickoff
they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

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