| NOUN | artifact | starter, starter motor, starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
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| person | starter | a contestant in a team sport who is in the game / game / game at the beginning | |
| person | starter, dispatcher | the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition | |
| person | starter, newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant | any new participant in some activity | |
| food | starter, appetizer, appetiser | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | |
| artifact | starter, crank | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | |
| act | starter | a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start / start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough |
| Sounds | staa'rter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | An electric motor for starting an engine. | |
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| Synonyms | starter motor, starting motor | |
| Part of | electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
| Narrower | kick starter, kick start | A starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
| self-starter | An electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine | |
| Broader | electric motor | A motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
| Spanish | botón de arranque, cebador, motor de arranque, starter | |
| Catalan | botó d'arrencada, estàrter | |
| Meaning | A contestant in a team sport who is in the game / game / game at the beginning. | |
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| Narrower | starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game |
| Broader | contestant | A person who participates in competitions |
| Meaning | The official who signals the beginning of a race or competition. | |
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| Synonym | dispatcher | |
| Broader | official | someone who administers the rules of a game / game or sport |
| Meaning | Any new participant in some activity. | |
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| Synonyms | newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant | |
| Narrower | recruit, enlistee | Any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) |
| Broader | novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate | someone new to a field / field or activity |
| Spanish | newbie, novato, nuevo, recién llegado | |
| Catalan | neòfit, nouvingut, principiant | |
| Verbs | start | take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
| start | bring into being | |
| Meaning | Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course). | |
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| Synonyms | appetizer, appetiser | |
| Narrower | antipasto | A course of appetizers in an Italian meal |
| canape | An appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | |
| cocktail | An appetizer served as a first course at a meal | |
| crudites | raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip | |
| hors d'oeuvre | A dish served as an appetizer before the main meal | |
| Broader | course | Part of a meal served at one time |
| Spanish | abreboca, aperitivo, tapa | |
| Catalan | aperitiu, entrant, tapa, vermut | |
| Meaning | A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | crank | |
| Narrower | crank handle, starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| Spanish | manivela, manubrio | |
| Catalan | maneta, manovella, manubri | |
| Meaning | A culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start / start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough. | |
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| Example | "to make sourdough you need a starter" | |
| Broader | culture | (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) |
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