STARTER
STARTER, noun1. One that starts; one that shrinks from his purpose.2. One that suddenly moves or suggests a question or an objection.3. A dog that rouses game.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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STARTFUL
STARTFUL, adjective Apt to start; skittish.
STARTFULNESS
STARTFULNESS, noun Aptness to start.
STARTING
STARTING, participle present tense Moving suddenly; shrinking; rousing; commencing, as a journey, etc.STARTING, noun The act of moving suddenly.
STARTING-HOLE
STARTING-HOLE, noun A loophole; evasion.
STARTING-POST
STARTING-POST, noun [start and post.] A post, stake, barrier or place from which competitors in a race start or begin the race.
STARTINGLY
STARTINGLY, adverb By sudden fits or starts.
STARTISH
STARTISH, adjective Apt to start; skittish; shy.
STARTLE
STARTLE, verb intransitive [dim. of start.] To shrink; to move suddenly or be excited on feeling a sudden alarm.Why shrinks the soul back on herself, and startles at destruction...
STARTLED
STARTLED, participle passive Suddenly moved or shocked by an impression of fear or surprise.
STARTLING
STARTLING, participle present tense Suddenly impressing with fear or surprise.
STARTUP
STARTUP, noun [start and up.]1. One that comes suddenly into notice. [Not used. We use upstart.]2. A kind of high shoe.STARTUP, adjective Suddenly coming into notice. [Not used.]
STARVE
STARVE, verb intransitive [G., to die, either by disease or hunger, or by a wound.]1. To perish; to be destroyed. [In this general sense, obsolete.]2. To perish or die with cold...
STARVED
STARVED, participle passive1. Killed with hunger; subdued by hunger; rendered poor by want.2. Killed by cold. [Not in use in the United States.]
STARVELING
STARVELING, adjective starvling. Hungry; lean; pining with want.STARVELING, noun starvling. An animal or plant that is made thin, lean and weak through want of nutriment.And thy...
STARVING
STARVING, participle present tense1. Perishing with hunger; killing with hunger; rendering lean and poor by want of nourishment.2. Perishing with cold; killing with cold. [Engli...
STATARY
STATARY, adjective [from state.] Fixed; settled. [Not in use.]
STATE
STATE, noun [Latin, to stand, to be fixed.]1. Condition; the circumstances of a being or thing at any given time. These circumstances may be internal, constitutional or peculiar...
STATE-MONGER
STATE-MONGER, noun [state and monger.] One versed in politics, or one that dabbles in state affairs.
STATE-ROOM
STATE-ROOM, noun [state and room.]1. A magnificent room in a palace or great house.2. An apartment for lodging in a ships cabin.
STATED
STATED, participle passive1. Expressed or represented; told; recited.2.adjective Settled; established; regular; occurring at regular times; not occasional; as stated hours of bu...
STATEDLY
STATEDLY, adverb Regularly; at certain times; not occasionally. It is one of the distinguishing marks of a good man, that he statedly attends public worship.
STATELESS
STATELESS, adjective Without pomp.
STATELINESS
STATELINESS, noun [from stately.]1. Grandeur; loftiness of mien or manner; majestic appearance; dignity.For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a horse?2. Appearance ...
STATELY
STATELY, adjective1. Lofty; dignified; majestic; as stately manners; a stately gait.2. Magnificent; grand; as a stately edifice; a stately dome; a stately pyramid.3. Elevated in...
STATEMENT
STATEMENT, noun1. The act of stating, reciting or presenting verbally or on paper.2. A series of facts or particulars expressed on paper; as a written statement3. A series of fa...
STATER
STATER, noun Another name of the daric, an ancient silver coin weighing about four Attic drachmas, about three shillings sterling, or 61 cents.