starter

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starter noun

ADJ. cold, hot

VERB + STARTER eat, have Are you having a starter? | choose, order I've chosen a hot starter. | serve sth as This dish can be served as a starter or a main course.

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    n.

  • an electric motor for starting an engine; starter motor, starting motor
  • a contestant who is in the game at the beginning
  • the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition; dispatcher
  • any new participant in some activity; newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
  • food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course); appetizer, appetiser
  • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle; crank
  • 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