starter

/ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/noun
Elementary
1

Someone who starts, or who starts something.

2

The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.

3

A starting pitcher.

4

A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.

5

An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.

6

A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.

7

A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.

8

Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.

9

The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.

10

A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing