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Starters
- noun - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
- 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"
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- an electric motor for starting an engine
- any new participant in some activity
- food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
- the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
Startful
- - Apt to start; skittish.
Starting
- verb - (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear; "with eyes starting from their sockets"
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
- appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
- Began
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
- begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
- bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
- bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
- get going or set in
Startish
- - Apt to start; skittish; shy; -- said especially of a horse.
Startled
- verb - excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression"
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
- to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
Startles
- noun - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
- to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
Startups
- noun - the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
- the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
Starving
- verb - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
- deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"
- deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
- die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
- have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
- suffering from lack of food
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
Starwort
- noun - low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
Stashing
- verb - save up as for future use