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Staithe
- unknown - landing stage for loading and unloading cargo [ U.K. ]
Stanton
- noun - United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
Started
- verb - 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 motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
- get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with
Starter
- 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
Startle
- 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"
Startsy
- noun - a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Startup
- 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"
Swarthy
- adjective - naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
Swatted
- verb - hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"
Swatter
- noun - an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
- splash and flutter about in or as if in water; "She swattered about in the pool"