starter

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. an electric motor for starting an engine (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
starter motor, starting motor
• Hypernyms:
electric motor
• Hyponyms:
kick starter, kick start, self-starter
• Part Holonyms:
electrical system
2. a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
• Hypernyms:
contestant
• Hyponyms:
starting pitcher
3. the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
• Syn:
dispatcher
• Hypernyms:
official
4. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
• Syn:
crank
• Derivationally related forms:
crank (for: crank)
• Hypernyms:
hand tool
• Hyponyms:
crank handle, starting handle
5. food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
• Syn:
appetizer, appetiser
• Hypernyms:
course
• Hyponyms:
antipasto, canape, cocktail, hors d'oeuvre, crudites
6. any new participant in some activity
• Syn:
newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman,
newbie, entrant
• Derivationally related forms:
start, fledgling (for: fledgling)
• Hypernyms:
novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
• Hyponyms:
recruit, enlistee
7. 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
• Hypernyms:
culture

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  crank, appetizer, appetiser, newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant, dispatcher, starter motor, starting motor