starter
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an electric motor for starting an engine
Types & categories
- electric motor hypernym
- kick starter hyponym
- self-starter hyponym
Parts & wholes
- electrical system part holonym
Sense 2 noun
a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
Types & categories
- contestant hypernym
- starting pitcher hyponym
Sense 3 noun
the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
Types & categories
- official hypernym
Sense 4 noun
any new participant in some activity
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
Types & categories
Sense 6 noun
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Types & categories
- hand tool hypernym
- crank handle hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
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
Types & categories
- culture hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | electrical system |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | electric motor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kick starter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-starter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | contestant |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | starting pitcher |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | official |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | callow |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | initiate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | enlistee |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | antipasto |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | canape |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cocktail |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hors d'oeuvre |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | crudites |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | crank |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | crank up |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | hand tool |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | crank handle |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | culture |