starter
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
A starting pitcher.
A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
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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