2. (Bot.) The meadow saffron. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Upstart — Entwickler Scott Remnant, Canonical Ltd. Aktuelle Version 1.3 (14. Juni 2011) Betriebssystem Unix und unixoide Betriebssysteme Programmiersprache … Deutsch Wikipedia
Upstart — Développeur Scott James Remnant Dernière version … Wikipédia en Français
Upstart — Тип Init daemon Автор Scott James Remnant … Википедия
Upstart — Up start , a. Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. A race of upstart creatures. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upstart — UK US /ˈʌpstɑːt/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a company that has only recently been started: »The article shows how mature companies can challenge upstarts. »Larger drug companies are buying up many of the upstart firms … Financial and business terms
upstart — (n.) 1550s, one newly risen in importance or rank, a parvenu, also start up, from UP (Cf. up) + START (Cf. start) (v.) in the sense of jump, spring, rise. Cf. the archaic verb upstart to spring to one s feet, attested from c.1300 … Etymology dictionary
upstart — upstart1 [up′stärt΄] n. a person who has recently come into wealth, power, etc., esp. one who behaves in a presumptuous, aggressive manner; parvenu adj. 1. newly rich, powerful, etc. 2. of or characteristic of an upstart upstart2 [up stärt′] vi … English World dictionary
Upstart — Up*start , v. i. To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upstart — [n] newly rich name dropper, nouveau riche, parvenue, social climber, status seeker; concept 347 … New thesaurus
upstart — ► NOUN derogatory ▪ a person who has risen suddenly to prominence and behaves arrogantly … English terms dictionary
