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booster shot an injection of a vaccine given at some time after the first injection. A booster shot continues the protection against disease begun by the earlier injection.
bud1 a flower that has just begun to open or remains tight but will likely begin to open soon. [1/8 definitions]
granny knot a knot begun like a square knot, but in which the second interlace is the reverse of that of a square knot.
intifada (Arabic) used most often to refer to the uprising begun by Palestinian Arabs in 1987 to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Literally meaning "shaking off," the term can also be used in general to refer to an uprising or revolt.
newborn as if just begun or begun again. [1/3 definitions]
new year a year that has recently begun or will soon begin. [1/2 definitions]
protostar a collapsing cloud of gas and dust that will become a star once nuclear fusion has begun.
running begun or carried out while running. [1/7 definitions]
second wind renewed energy or spirit, usu. for the completion of an undertaking already begun. [1/2 definitions]
sequel a book or movie that is complete in itself but continues a story begun in an earlier work.
Space Age (often l.c.) the period characterized by the exploration of space by manned and unmanned spacecraft, regarded as having begun on October 4, 1957, with the launching of the first sputnik.