[
UK
/stˈɑːtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈstɑɹtɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈstɑɹtɝ/ ]
NOUN
- the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- an electric motor for starting an engine
- any new participant in some activity
- a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
- food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
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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
How To Use starter In A Sentence
- The starter motor draws a great deal of electrical current from the battery.
- This dish can be served as a starter or a main course.
- Similarly, when the starter button is pressed, along with the clutch pedal, the system recognises the transponder signal, releases the engine immobiliser and the steering lock, and the engine starts.
- Worse still, every paper lists him as a definite starter in Sunday's game.
- You have to spend at least £5 when dining in at a branch of the chain to get a free quarter chicken meal or starter.
- Or, for a warm starter try the saltcrust tarts filled either with herbed mushrooms or barbecue chicken.
- The company says it “would be elated to have a personable, motivated self-starter such as yourself join our team of merry pornstars.” Will Ferrell First Guest On “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
- Other predictable starters included focaccia topped with portobello mushrooms with pancetta and garlic as well as bruschetta with poached plum tomato, ricotta and basil pesto.
- These starters can be ordered from different laboratories in lyophilized form in small bags or bottles and can be conserved in the refrigerator for about three months. 1. Cheese formulae
- Paraneck Stable's former classic starter Griffinite has been retired due to a slight ligament strain in his left front leg.