Upstart
Pronunciation : Up*start"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Up"start`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu. Bacon.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The meadow saffron. Dr. Prior.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Up"start`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of upstart creatures." Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913