Starter
noun
Something that starts or begins something else.
The button on the car dashboard is the starter.
Often appears as...
- car starter
- starter motor
noun
The first course in a meal.
Tomato soup is his usual starter at the restaurant.
Often appears as...
- soup starter
- salad starter
noun
A player who starts a game or match in sport.
He's the starter for tonight's basketball game.
Often appears as...
- game starter
- match starter
noun
A device used to start an engine, machine or electrical equipment.
The car won't start, I think there's an issue with the starter.
Often appears as...
- starter motor
- engine starter
noun
A beginner in learning something.
She's a starter in German language classes.
Often appears as...
- language starter
- music starter
noun
Something that starts or begins something else.
The button on the car dashboard is the starter.
Often appears as...
- car starter
- starter motor
noun
The first course in a meal.
Tomato soup is his usual starter at the restaurant.
Often appears as...
- soup starter
- salad starter
noun
A player who starts a game or match in sport.
He's the starter for tonight's basketball game.
Often appears as...
- game starter
- match starter
noun
A device used to start an engine, machine or electrical equipment.
The car won't start, I think there's an issue with the starter.
Often appears as...
- starter motor
- engine starter
noun
A beginner in learning something.
She's a starter in German language classes.
Often appears as...
- language starter
- music starter
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Initiating Action
Used to describe objects or mechanisms that cause something to run or operate.
Pressing the starter gets the mower running.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically for people causing events or activities to commence.
She was the starter of the new community project.
Pro Tip 1/2Initiating Action
Used to describe objects or mechanisms that cause something to run or operate.
Pressing the starter gets the mower running.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically for people causing events or activities to commence.
She was the starter of the new community project.
Pro Tip 1/2Initiating Action
Used to describe objects or mechanisms that cause something to run or operate.
Pressing the starter gets the mower running.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically for people causing events or activities to commence.
She was the starter of the new community project.
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America's forgotten...
I don't mean to discount these structural barriers. But when I look back at my life and my community, something else was going on, something else mattered. It's difficult to quantify, but it was no less real. So for starters, there was a very real sense of hopelessness in the community that I grew up in.
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The biology of our best...
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Why is being scared so...
For starters, fear can actually feel pretty good. When a threat triggers our fight or flight response, our bodies prepare for danger by releasing chemicals that change how our brains and bodies function. This automatic response jumpstarts systems that can aid in survival.
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The surprisingly long...
At the same time, oil discoveries lowered the price of gasoline, and new advances made internal combustion engines more appealing. Electric starters removed the need for hand-cranking, mufflers made engines quieter and rubber engine mounts reduced vibration.
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How to Make a Friction...
at the spindle and hearth you want something fairly light but most important it's the grain structure if you look at this one you would see little grains almost little holes and pores in here so you want to make a starter hole so I make a divot in there
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The power in your name PIPE...
moment if I change my name will I get this job but I've chosen to get in front of it it took some time as I mentioned earlier and so today I use my name as a conversation starter an entry point into the world that is Who I am my name is
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The Hornet Queen Builds...
underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and Sun she lays her very first egg just like any mother her commitment to her offspring will be unswerving her young should have a good
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Sally Kohn: Don’t like...
and that tyranny of the loud encourages the tyranny of the nasty. It does not have to be that way. It does not. We can change the incentive. For starters, there are two things we can all do.
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
be a massive boost to the hornet's own larvae and their queen's fortunes for the first month of spring the queen has her work cut out as she builds her starter nest she flies
Video examples
The lies we tell...
we need what happens in the world to reinforce what happens in our home. This is not a men's problem or a women's problem. This is everyone's problem, and we all play a role in dismantling systems of inequality. For starters, we have got to stop telling women what they can and cannot do with their bodies.
Video examples
America's forgotten...
I don't mean to discount these structural barriers. But when I look back at my life and my community, something else was going on, something else mattered. It's difficult to quantify, but it was no less real. So for starters, there was a very real sense of hopelessness in the community that I grew up in.
Video examples
The biology of our best...
we're also this extraordinarily altruistic, compassionate one. So how do you make sense of the biology of our best behaviors, our worst ones and all of those ambiguously in between? Now, for starters, what's totally boring is understanding the motoric aspects of the behavior.
Video examples
Why is being scared so...
For starters, fear can actually feel pretty good. When a threat triggers our fight or flight response, our bodies prepare for danger by releasing chemicals that change how our brains and bodies function. This automatic response jumpstarts systems that can aid in survival.
Video examples
The surprisingly long...
At the same time, oil discoveries lowered the price of gasoline, and new advances made internal combustion engines more appealing. Electric starters removed the need for hand-cranking, mufflers made engines quieter and rubber engine mounts reduced vibration.
Video examples
How to Make a Friction...
at the spindle and hearth you want something fairly light but most important it's the grain structure if you look at this one you would see little grains almost little holes and pores in here so you want to make a starter hole so I make a divot in there
Video examples
The power in your name PIPE...
moment if I change my name will I get this job but I've chosen to get in front of it it took some time as I mentioned earlier and so today I use my name as a conversation starter an entry point into the world that is Who I am my name is
Video examples
The Hornet Queen Builds...
underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and Sun she lays her very first egg just like any mother her commitment to her offspring will be unswerving her young should have a good
Video examples
Sally Kohn: Don’t like...
and that tyranny of the loud encourages the tyranny of the nasty. It does not have to be that way. It does not. We can change the incentive. For starters, there are two things we can all do.
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
be a massive boost to the hornet's own larvae and their queen's fortunes for the first month of spring the queen has her work cut out as she builds her starter nest she flies
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Frank Gore
American Athlete
You think about when I went to Miami. I played as a freshman, I go in and compete to be a starter, I tear my ACL. Come back, I start, I get off to a good couple of games and I get hurt again. You hear everybody saying, 'Oh, he's done.' I get drafted in the third round. People still said I got drafted too high, saying I'll only play three years.
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Carson Wentz
American Athlete
If the team's winning, I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team, whether that's from third-string role, backup, starter, it doesn't matter. I'm going to do what I can to prepare and help the team.
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Roma Downey
Irish Actress
Entire families are attending 'Son of God' together and sharing it with their own kids. Parents are using the film as a conversation starter to help bring the story of Jesus to life for their children.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I've always been a slow starter. My first date was with a girl called Cessi. We had a beautiful relationship over the phone all summer, and then when we met, I couldn't look her in the eye.
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Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.
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Kawhi Leonard
American Athlete
It was a great feeling to be named an All-Star starter, to know that my hard work is paying off and fans around the world are recognizing that.
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Adam Thielen
American Athlete
I feel like I've proven that I can be a starter in this league, and I want to be respected in that way.
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Raul
Spanish Athlete
I have always been there to help the team, sometimes coming off the bench, other times as a starter.
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Bojan Bogdanovic
I hope that I will be the starter and that I'll play important minutes.
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Usain Bolt
Jamaican Athlete
There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.
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Frank Gore
American Athlete
You think about when I went to Miami. I played as a freshman, I go in and compete to be a starter, I tear my ACL. Come back, I start, I get off to a good couple of games and I get hurt again. You hear everybody saying, 'Oh, he's done.' I get drafted in the third round. People still said I got drafted too high, saying I'll only play three years.
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Carson Wentz
American Athlete
If the team's winning, I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team, whether that's from third-string role, backup, starter, it doesn't matter. I'm going to do what I can to prepare and help the team.
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Roma Downey
Irish Actress
Entire families are attending 'Son of God' together and sharing it with their own kids. Parents are using the film as a conversation starter to help bring the story of Jesus to life for their children.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I've always been a slow starter. My first date was with a girl called Cessi. We had a beautiful relationship over the phone all summer, and then when we met, I couldn't look her in the eye.
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Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.
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Kawhi Leonard
American Athlete
It was a great feeling to be named an All-Star starter, to know that my hard work is paying off and fans around the world are recognizing that.
Quote examples
Adam Thielen
American Athlete
I feel like I've proven that I can be a starter in this league, and I want to be respected in that way.
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Raul
Spanish Athlete
I have always been there to help the team, sometimes coming off the bench, other times as a starter.
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Bojan Bogdanovic
I hope that I will be the starter and that I'll play important minutes.
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Usain Bolt
Jamaican Athlete
There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.
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