noun
Meaning 1
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
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noun
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
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noun
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
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noun
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
A starting pitcher.
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Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
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Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Something that starts something.
An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
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noun
Something that starts something.
A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
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noun
Something that starts something.
A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
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Broader terms: mother, sour mash
noun
Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
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noun
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
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Synonyms: entrée, hors d'oeuvre, appetizer
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noun
A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
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Qualifier: team sports
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A dog that rouses game.
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A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
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Usage: UK, historical
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noun
Ellipsis of starter signal.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: culture
noun
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crank
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Broader terms: hand tool
Narrower terms: crank handle, starting handle
noun
an electric motor for starting an engine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: starter motor, starting motor
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Broader terms: electric motor
Narrower terms: kick starter, kick start, self-starter
noun
food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: appetizer, appetiser
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Broader terms: course
Narrower terms: antipasto, canape, cocktail, hors d'oeuvre, crudites
noun
any new participant in some activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
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Broader terms: novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
Narrower terms: recruit, enlistee
noun
the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dispatcher
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Broader terms: official
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a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: contestant
Narrower terms: starting pitcher
History
From start + -er.
Across languages
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.