Tomatoes may be served hot or cold, as a starter or as a side dish.
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Starter
//ˈstɑɹ.tɚ//
Synonyms for "starter" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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13 entriesSynonyms
3 entriescoordinate
3 entriesdefined as
1 entriesderived
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
derived from
1 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
4 entriespart of
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
89 translations across 29 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- մակարդ noun (yeast culture)
Bulgarian
4 entries- but see първоначален noun (something with which to begin)
- ордьовър noun (first course of a meal)
- предястие noun (first course of a meal)
- разядка noun (first course of a meal)
Catalan
2 entries- aperitiu noun (first course of a meal)
- entrant noun (first course of a meal)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 启动机 noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- 啟動器 /启动器 noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- 起動機 /起动机 noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Czech
2 entries- předkrm noun (first course of a meal)
- startér noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Danish
1 entries- forret noun (first course of a meal)
Dutch
2 entries- voorafje noun (first course of a meal)
- voorgerecht noun (first course of a meal)
Finnish
4 entries- alkupala noun (first course of a meal)
- aloittaja noun (someone who starts something)
- aloitus noun (something that starts)
- avauspelaaja noun (player that a team fields at the beginning of a game)
French
4 entries- démarreur noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- entrée noun (first course of a meal)
- hors d'œuvre noun (first course of a meal)
- starter noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Galician
1 entries- titular noun (player that a team fields at the beginning of a game)
Georgian
2 entries- თავი noun (first course of a meal)
- წამომწყები noun (first course of a meal)
German
4 entries- Anlasser noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- Starter noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- Vorgericht noun (first course of a meal)
- Vorspeise noun (first course of a meal)
Greek
2 entries- μίζα noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- ορεκτικό noun (first course of a meal)
Italian
1 entries- antipasto noun (first course of a meal)
Japanese
1 entries- スターター noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Latvian
2 entries- ieraugs noun (yeast culture)
- pirmais ēdiens noun (first course of a meal)
Macedonian
2 entries- ордевер noun (first course of a meal)
- предјадење noun (first course of a meal)
Māori
2 entries- kaitīmata noun (someone who starts something)
- kumamatanga noun (first course of a meal)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- forrett noun (first course of a meal)
- starter noun (person who starts a race)
- starter noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- startmotor noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- forrett noun (first course of a meal)
- startar noun (person who starts a race)
- startar noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- startmotor noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Persian
2 entries- اردور noun (first course of a meal)
- استارتر noun (first course of a meal)
Polish
1 entries- rozrusznik noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Portuguese
4 entries- afogador noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- entradas noun (first course of a meal)
- partida noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- titular noun (player that a team fields at the beginning of a game)
Romanian
1 entries- demaror noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Russian
3 entries- пе́рвое блю́до noun (first course of a meal)
- ста́ртер noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- стартёр noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Spanish
4 entries- cebador noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
- cebador noun (device that initiates a fluorescent lamp)
- entrada noun (first course of a meal)
- entrante noun (first course of a meal)
Swedish
4 entries- entré noun (first course of a meal)
- entrérätt noun (first course of a meal)
- förrätt noun (first course of a meal)
- startspelare noun (player that a team fields at the beginning of a game)
Turkish
2 entries- antre noun (first course of a meal)
- marş motoru noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bộ khởi động động cơ noun (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
It's a great conversation starter.
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It's a good conversation starter.
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The President is using his executive authority to create “myRA” (my Retirement Account) – a new simple, safe and affordable “starter” retirement savings account that will be available through employers and help millions of Americans save for retirement.
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