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starter
[ stahr-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that starts.
- a person who gives the signal to begin, as for a race, the running of a train, bus, elevator, etc.
- a device that starts an internal-combustion engine without a need for cranking by hand.
- a person or thing that starts in a race or contest:
Only five starters finished the race.
- Also called start·er cul·ture [stahr, -ter kuhl-cher]. a culture of bacteria used to start a particular fermentation, as in the manufacture of cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, etc. mother 2.
- Also called sour·dough star·ter [souuhr, -doh stahr-ter, sou, -er-].
- a mixture of water and flour left to ferment over several days to create dough for sourdough bread.
- Slang. a shill, as at a gaming table in a casino.
- the card turned face up on the stack before the play, as in cribbage, crazy eights, and other card games.
adjective
- constituting a basis or beginning:
a starter set of dishes; a starter home.
starter
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
- a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel Formerly called self-starter
- a person who organizes the timely departure of buses, trains, etc
- a person who supervises and signals the start of a race
- a competitor who starts in a race or contest
- informal.an acceptable or practicable proposition, plan, idea, etc
- informal.a person who is willing to engage in a particular activity
- a culture of bacteria used to start fermentation, as in making cheese or yogurt
- the first course of a meal
- modifier designed to be used by a novice
a starter kit
- for starters slang.in the first place
- under starter's orders
- (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal
- (of a person) eager or ready to begin
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points and all five Clippers starters scored in double figures as the team rolled to a home win over the Pelicans on Wednesday.
For starters, where the founders had a clear creative vision — the “magic” that is evident when you walk in the room — they lacked business acumen.
He got to play varsity basketball because there was no age limit and immediately became a starter.
If he misses more than the final 60 minutes of Tuesday’s game, he will become the 10th starter from last season’s championship team to be unavailable for multiple games because of injury or a trade.
Foster acknowledged that Aguilar was likely on track to be the starter based on his massive edge in experience.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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