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starter - an electric motor for starting an engine |
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electric motor a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
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electrical system equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
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kick start,
kick starter a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body
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self-starter an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
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starter - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning |
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contestant a person who participates in competitions
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starting pitcher (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game
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starter - 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" |
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culture the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
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starter - the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition |
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dispatcher |
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official someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
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