starter
(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; “to make sourdough you need a starter”
crank, starter
(noun) a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
starter, starter motor, starting motor
(noun) an electric motor for starting an engine
appetizer, appetiser, starter
(noun) food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
(noun) any new participant in some activity
starter, dispatcher
(noun) the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
starter
(noun) a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
starter (plural starters)
Someone who starts something.
The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag
(baseball) A starting pitcher.
Something that starts something.
An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine
A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp
A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
Synonyms: entrée, hors d'oeuvre, appetizer
Coordinate terms: main, main course, dessert
(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
A dog that rouses game.
(historical, British) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
(rail) A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal.
• Tarters, ratters, restart
Source: Wiktionary
Start"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.
2. A dog that rouses game.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
