The start is the beginning of something, when it starts to move or work gets underway. The people in the picture are starting a race.
The opposite of start is stop, finish or end. A similar word to start is begin.
A tart or flan is a dish made with a pastry casing with no lid and a filling inside. The filling is usually sweet and may contain fruit but can also be meat-based.
A tart with a lid is called a pie.